Tag: diver
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Owner Review: Polerouter Sub – Gerald Genta’s First Dive Watch
As someone fixated on rare, vintage, affordable divers, the Polerouter Sub checks all the boxes. Let’s start with the brand. Universal Genève was an illustrious Swiss watch company established in the 1800s that shared DNA with the likes of Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, but ultimately fell during the quartz crisis. Their many accolades include…
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Owner Review: Yema Superman – It’s French so It Must be Good
Once upon a time, France was at the world’s epicenter of horology — so, they must know a thing or two about watchmaking, oui? Yema is one of the brands that looks to carry on the French watchmaking tradition. Founded in 1948, they produced some pretty iconic sailing, diving, and racing watches — even supplying…
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Owner Review: Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial
I had a long story about why I decided to buy this Seamaster 300, but the limited characters allowed in this review meant I had to keep things mercifully concise. In short, this vintage-inspired diver rocks, and here are a few reasons why: Firstly, it wears great. My wrist is on the smaller side at…
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Owner Review: Unimatic U1-F Design Clarity and Sensibility
Since the first time I stumbled onto an image of this micro-brand, Unimatic captured my attention with their bold, clear design sensibility. Couple that with the limited edition runs that incrementally experiment with the details of the watch and it became a “must have” piece. The design is not unfamiliar. I might describe it as…
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Owner Review: Marathon GSAR – One. Tough. Watch.
For those of you who are not familiar with Marathon, they are a Canadian watch company that was formed in 1904. In 1941 they began manufacturing timing instruments for the Allied Forces and they continue to supply watches to the Canadian and U.S. militaries to this day. They manufacture their watches in La Chaux de…
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Owner Review – NTH Amphion Vintage Gilt
So I hear you’re in the market to own yet another Mil-sub with a heavy dash of the “H-word” sprinkled in for good measure. If you are looking for a watch that exhibits its heritage in the form of a vintage gilt relief dial, submariner style design cues, and sexy ass sword hands, then the…
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Owner Review: CWC Royal Navy Spec MK1 Diver makes me half fat!
The CWC RN MK1 Diver is a military collectors dream watch. Made by the Cabot Watch Company in the UK, who have supplied the British armed forces with watches since the 70’s and are known as one of the ‘Fab 4’. The Fab 4 were Hamilton, Newmark, Precista and of course CWC. I can see…
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Owner Review: Seiko Prospex Solar SNE541 – A Panerai for the skinny wristed
The last time I bought a watch was my 2.5 watchmaker’s edition G-Shock and look how badly that turned out. This time I purchased a watch based purely on my own desires with no peer pressure from other watchmakers. I have thought about getting a tuna on numerous occasions but always thought they would be…
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Owner Review – Seiko SKX009J – Memoirs of a discontinued Seiko
The humble Seiko SKX009J. A beater for many, but for me a watch of memories and my first “collector” watch. The first day I wore it I enjoyed one of the nicest days of my life so far. I made it to scans on time without having to wait. I visited Pellegrini’s for the first…
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Owner Review: Sears Tradition Skin Diver – A 1970s Cult Classic
If your parents ever dragged you to the local Sears department store for back-to-school supplies in the 1970s, somewhere among the endless racks of discounted tie-dye shirts and bell-bottom jeans, you may have seen this handsome Sears Tradition Skin Diver sitting in a display case. “Tradition” was Sears Roebuck’s private label for their line of…
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That dial is just fntastic.
Very cool watch. I have always wondered about the bronze models. Is the caseback bronze as well? If so do…