Tag: diver

Owner Review: TAG Heuer Aquaracer – the watch that saved Heuer

It’s the late 1970s (long before the TAG Heuer Aquaracer) and the quartz crisis is taking hold. Heuer is a brand known for its mechanical stopwatches and chronographs, what can it do survive? The solution, launch a quartz dive watch, the Heuer 1000. The Heuer 1000 was intended to be an affordable yet robust dive
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09/12/2019
Owner Review: Tudor Submariner 7016/0 Snowflake

In 2017, my passion for vintage grew. My good buddy was a keen watch fanatic, who especially loved vintage. I tried on his vintage Submariners, and like any watch enthusiast, once you try on a watch, and if it clicks with you, you know it instantly. The watch I tried was a 1980 Tudor Submariner
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05/12/2019
Owner Review: Bulova Sea King UHF 262khz

So here I am with my third Bulova Sea King UHF 262khz. My Dad had one in the 70’s, and I wanted one like his, I just loved that little Whale on the dial. Sadly it looked tiny on my elephant trunk wrist! So I decided to do a bit of research on what larger
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04/12/2019
Owner Review: Eberhard Scafograf 200 – The iconic big crown

In the early 50’s the Ernest Hemingway novel “The old man and the sea” renewed the charm of the challenge between man and the sea. In response to this incredibly successful novel, many watch maisons created diving watches. One such watch was the iconic Eberhard Scafograf 200. Eberhard & Co launched the Scafograf collection composed
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25/11/2019
Owner Review: Hamilton Super Compressor – Deeper than you think..

The Hamilton Super Compressor is known by a few names – Aqua-Date, Cape-Horn and Hamilton 600 to name a few – this EPSA cased super compressor dive watch has a lot going for it. Once you start getting into vintage super compressors (especially of the Ervin Piquerez variety), one of the first things you’ll notice,
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21/11/2019
Owner Review: Tudor Submariner 79090 – The Other Rolex Sub

Until a few years ago, Tudor was always shadowed by its bigger sibling; Rolex. This was never intended, as Tudor was created to develop designs while using cheaper, more affordable components, attributing to one of many reasons why the Tudor Submariner 79090 is pursued today. Housed in a Rolex case, with the famous logo on
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20/11/2019
Owner Review: Tudor Submariner Snowflake

The vintage Tudor Submariner Snowflake needs no formal introduction due to its military and sports heritage amongst collectors. I love sport watches (divers, chronographs, GMT) which are functional as tool watches in both daily and sports activities but also elegant enough for a dinner party. Vintage sports watches which come with a rich history of
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17/11/2019
Owner Review: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms – The mother of diving watches

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms can be referred to as the mother of diving watches. Even though it is not the first waterproof watch that has been developed and used to dive, that can be attributed to the Omega Marine in 1936, the Fifty fathoms is the first that featured a rotating bezel to help scuba
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09/11/2019
Owner Review: Longines Legend Diver

Legend has it that reissues are on-trend, and it appears that will continue for some time yet. Longines has lead this game and were one of the firsts with the release of the mighty Longines Legend Diver. While the case is faithful to the original 42mm, modern upgrades include screw-down crowns and a sapphire crystal
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26/09/2019
Owner Review: Longines Legend Diver 36mm

As a mega-fan of super compressor style cases, I was beyond excited to be one of the first get my hands on the 36mm Longines Legend Diver (LLD). I already own a 36mm Hamilton super compressor so I have no issues wearing a 36mm watch and I am a big fan of the two crown
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05/09/2019