Tag: automatic

Owner Review: Formex Essence Automatic Chronometer

Anytime any sort of saving or budgeting for a watch comes into play, you open the box containing your new purchase hoping that it truly is all that it’s cracked up to be. This goes for a $200 Seiko or, in my recent case, the $1265 USD Formex Essence Automatic Chronometer in the Silver dial,…
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22/03/2021
Owner Review: Omega Speedmaster Reduced

The Omega Speedmaster Reduced 3539.50 is somewhat of a sleeper in the watch world. It evokes a lot of the same classic styling of the iconic 42mm Speedmaster Professional “Moonwatch” but sporting an automatic movement in a versatile 38mm form-factor instead. Unfortunately, the Speedmaster Reduced has long been discontinued but at least they’re still pretty…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Santos de Cartier – Can guys still wear 28mm Cartier?

When I am not arguing with people about 36mm Day Dates being the perfect sized Rolex, I can be found extolling the virtues of incredibly small watches, just like the Santos de Cartier. I have been asked at meet ups about how small a watch I would wear. It all depends on the watch. When…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko SNK809 – The “Gateway” Automatic

Got this watch as a gift in 2014. 6 years later, I still find myself admiring this little Seiko SNK809 whenever I put it on the wrist! I did some minor modding throughout the years: – Domed sapphire crystal – Removed Seiko 5 shield. I’d been wearing the Seiko SNK809 for years before my watch…
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13/10/2020
Owner Review: Seiko SNK385K1 – A one watch army, Seiko’s magnum opus

Remember that episode of the Fifth Wrist podcast about a one-watch collection with a $50000 budget? Well, if you had 500 times less than that, this Seiko SNK385K1 is one of your go-to options, for sure. We all have a special watch that brought each of us into the hobby. For young Iaroslav, this rather…
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22/06/2020
Owner Review: Universal Geneve Microtor Automatic

This Universal Geneve Microtor Automatic cost just about as much as a Volkswagen car in 1959. Universal Geneve watches at the time were sold in Patek Philippe boutiques and it really does show. Truly stunning quality in 18k rose gold and a beautiful brushed face. I wear a suit almost every day- at least I…
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10/05/2020