Tag: Review

Owner review: IWC Portugieser Chronograph

In the early 1930’s, two Portuguese merchants commissioned from IWC a large wristwatch with pocket watch precision. Using an existing pocket watch movement, the brand released a time-only watch in 1939. The Portuguese line was reborn in the 1990’s with the Rattrapante split-second chronograph released in 1995 and standard chronograph in 1998. Updated to model…
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25/08/2022
Owner review: Seiko Prospex Speedtimer SSC813

Bringing back the Seiko Prospex Speedtimer SSC813 has been a great move from the iconic Japanese house. Next to 3 automatic Speedtimers (SRQ-series), 5 Solar powered chronographs (SSC-series) have been released at the time of writing. In this review, the Seiko Prospex Speedtimer SSC813 with the panda dial will be taken under the loupe. At…
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24/08/2022
Owner review: Grand Seiko Diver SBGA229

When I first started looking at Grand Seiko and their Spring Drive watches, it wasn’t the Snowflake that caught my attention, it was a large dive watch with the reference SBGA029. Even though I had seen many black dive watches before, this stuck in my head. I searched for every post with this watch that…
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23/08/2022
Owner review: Ochs und Junior Settimana

Preface: this review is being written on behalf of, and in cooperation with, the owner of the Ochs und Junior Settimana – my wife My wife doesn’t like watches – she rolls her eyes when I show her an amazing A. Lange und Sohne complication, or try to express my excitement when I got to…
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22/08/2022
Owner review: Tudor Tiger Prince Date Chronograph

Daytona..Daytona..Daytona.. Admit it – you want one. Everyone wants one. Heck, I want one too. 🙂 But gone are the days wherein you can walk to a Rolex AD and get yourself the watch of your dreams to celebrate that promotion or event in your life. Yeah, it’s been like that for a number of…
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21/08/2022
Owner review: Glycine Combat Sub GMT

I used to travel a lot for work and when I started collecting watches (not so long ago), I was always intrigued by a GMT complication, but most of them were out of my budget. I also liked Glycine Combat Subs but I was kind of intimidated by the size. Then I discovered that they…
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19/08/2022
Owner review: M.A.D.1 Red

A lot has already been written about how the M.A.D.1 Red watch came about, and the relationship to Max Busser and MB&F so I won’t rehash it here. Suffice to say, I was one of the people who emailed MAD Galleries when the original M.A.D.1 Blue was released, to express interest in purchasing one if they…
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18/08/2022
Owner review: Nomos Orion Neomatik Silvercut

I’m no stranger to Nomos, the Nomos Orion Neomatik Silvercut is the fourth one I’ve owned. It came up for sale from a fellow watch collector, barely used, so I just went for it. I’ve been looking for my next Nomos, but wanted something different from my Club and Lambda. The fact that the Nomos Orion…
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17/08/2022
Owner review: Pagani Design PD1685

How many Divers actually get pushed to their 200m-300m subsurface claims? How many GMT’s are actually set to an important alternate timeline? How many chronographs are actually timing the speed of an aircraft? As I type this I am wearing a Bulova LP that cannot even tell me the date! But, I digress. This review…
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16/08/2022
Owner review: Bulgari Octo Finissimo S

I didn’t set out to buy this Bulgari Octo Finissimo S. No, I was on a mission to buy a rose gold dress watch. You see I’m 40 now and after a decade collecting watches in my 20’s and then avoiding watches for mountain biking/skiing in my 30’s, I had now decided that was deserving…
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15/08/2022