Tag: diver

Owner Review: Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600

I have always been a huge fan of dive watches. Something about their practical, no-nonsense design and usability has appealed to me since my interest in watches started. One of those dive watches is manufactured by none other than Rolex, a heavy-weight in this category for its timeless designs and innovation. This is my review…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Tudor Pelagos LHD Left Hand Drive

The Tudor Pelagos Left Hand Drive or LHD employs an MT5612 in house COSC certified calibre, titanium case and bracelet, helium escape valve, 500m of water resistance and Tudor’s proprietary spring-loaded clasp. Putting this watch on the wrist you immediately recognise the traits that make the LHD unique. The hands and markers are given a…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Oris Diver 65 – blast from the past that lasts

In a marketplace saturated by retro dive watches and watch company reissues complete with artificially aged lume, dials, and hand sets, it can be hard to imagine a less funky and colorful world only half a decade ago when watches were generally just iterations of modern lineups. Which is why when big hitters like Tudor…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Double Red Sea Dweller

I’ve always been a Sea-Dweller fan. My first Rolex Sea-Dweller was the 16600, and the major draw to me was the fact that it did not have a date magnifier (aka cyclops), and the fact that at 40mm, it is very similar to the Rolex Submariner, but a little thicker. The Rolex Double Red Sea…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko SPB147 – Who Needs the Black Bay 58?

Like most watch people, Seiko has been a staple part of my wristwatch experience for many years. For me, Seiko divers have come and gone. The most recent Seiko void in my rotation, just happened to coincide with the release of the new Prospex line up of the 62 MAS inspired divers, the SPB/SBDC series,…
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16/12/2020
Owner Review: Tudor Submariner 75090 – Neo Vintage

In my three watch collection, a neo vintage Submariner is my sport/active watch. I don’t like the term beater; to me it implies being disposable. I see my Tudor Submariner more as being ultra durable. I don’t have to worry about it at all. In fact, the scuffs, scratches and fading make it look better.…
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10/12/2020
Owner Review: Seiko 5 SNZH55 – More Than a Fifty Fathoms Homage!

So yes, it’s been done to death and everyone knows how amazing it is blah blah blah. I admit I bought into the hype buying this Seiko 5 SNZH55 on an impulse. A few months later it hasn’t seen too much wrist time. Don’t fall into the hype! It’s not a bad watch. Not even…
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29/11/2020
Owner Review: Squale 60 Atmos – Summer on the Wrist

I don’t know about everyone else, but for me when I purchase a watch it is based on how it looks first and foremost, and everything else second. There are a lot of things that go into the decision to buy a watch (price, brand, movement etc.) but if I don’t like the way a…
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14/11/2020
Owner Review: Seiko 5 SRPD76 Rose Gold – How I Learned to Love a Gold Watch

Scene; 2020. A global pandemic rages; violence, fires, locusts, and murder hornets are everywhere. Hell’s creaking doors (or whatever version of The Bad Place you may subscribe too) have opened. The end becons. Nothing good is on the horizon. Then one day on IG, I see this watch: the new Seiko 5 rose gold PVD.…
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11/11/2020
Owner Review: Mido Ocean Star Decompression Timer 1961

This year Mido reissued a classic of the Mido cannon. The Mido Ocean Star Decompression Timer 1961. So, let’s start with the obvious. That riot of colour! It immediately jumps right out at you. These days dive watches are more Marco Polo than Mariana trench and that colour packed playful dial looks like a fun…
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31/10/2020