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Rob and The Regulator – with Charles Sutanto

Rob and The Watch Regulator chat with watch collector and indie enthusiast Charles Sutanto about how his watch interests have changed over the years and what it is like to build long term relationships with artisan watchmakers. The Regulator’s tattoo supplied by @alyssadonlonart The Regulator’s booze supplied by @the_watch_vault Our Instagram picks Rob: @charlestearle The…
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14/04/2020
Owner Review: Seiko 5 SNK803 – An honest look at a gateway watch.

The Seiko 5 SNK803 flieger style watches are as ubiquitous to the watch community as coffee culture is to the Pacific Northwest. However, despite their popularity, they remain as an affordable ticket of entry into the world of automatic watches and the inevitable collection of them that follows. A quick overview of the important specs…
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12/04/2020
The Defining Time Show -Sponsored Content with Dagbert

Defining_Time and The Watch Regulator are joined by Zach AKA @Dagbert. Zach is the Social Content Director of A Blog To Watch and he very kindly agreed to join us for a friendly debate about paid watch reviews and sponsored content. We discuss if the watch media has a duty of care to the community…
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12/04/2020
Rob and the Regulator – with Mo Coppoletta

Rob and The Watch Regulator talk at length with watch collector Mo Coppoletta about his passion for the art of horology and how the ultimate thing to be passionate about is passion itself. The Regulator’s tattoo supplied by @alyssadonlonart The Regulator’s booze supplied by @misslongines Our Instagram picks Rob: @independentintime The Watch Regulator: @24horiginal Mo:…
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12/04/2020
Owner Review: Seiko 5 Sports SKZ211 – an alternative to the SKX??

When it was “time” to purchase my first automatic watch, I did the research; and what kept coming up? The Seiko SKX, and for good reason. I started shopping online in earnest, and that is when I stumbled across the watch I ended up purchasing the Seiko 5 Sports SKZ211. The SKZ211 is commonly referred…
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08/04/2020
Owner Review: Marathon Navigator Tritium

The Marathon Navigator Tritium is quite simply, one of the best field watches you can buy, at almost any price point. Let that sink in for a minute. You could easily spend more money, much more and have nothing as rugged, dependable or field ready. Marathon now produces Navigators that are much better spec’ed, you…
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07/04/2020
Owner Review: Tudor Prince Oysterdate

I have touched on the relationship between Rolex and Tudor in some of my previous Fifth Wrist reviews. Tudor is the sister company of Rolex. Their watches have always been intended to be as tough as a Rolex but at a more affordable price point. I think the Tudor Prince Oysterdate really embodies this philosophy.…
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06/04/2020
Owner Review: Seiko SRPA27K1 – a dresswatch for BIG wrists!

Usually, I am not the type of person to normally wear a “dress watch”, I am a lathe operator. In my spare time, I like to wear simple 3-hand watches, even in smaller diameters, despite my 18.5cm wrist. The Seiko SRPA27K1 is 42mm in diameter with a lug width of 20mm and a case thickness…
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05/04/2020
The Defining Time Show with Vinnie from Tell You Time

This week the challenge was set for the gents to come up with a 10k AUD total 3 watch collection. 1 Dress, 1 Diver/sport and 1 Chronograph. Its always interesting when people battle with these collection challenges, often depending on which collection you’re looking at, there is a higher priced watch in the collection and…
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05/04/2020
Owner Review: Alpina Alpiner 4 GMT

Like some of you out there in the watch-world, I tend to live my life in one time zone – GMT-5 for me. So why would I need the Alpina Alpiner 4 GMT? The answer is simple: Because. Having never owned an Alpina or a GMT before, I was surprised by the quality of finishing…
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03/04/2020