Tag: Review

Owner Review: Swatch Les Aventures De Tintin GM165

If you’ve ever been to an airport, you’ve likely browsed a Swatch store, Most people reading this probably have a swatch in a drawer somewhere. It’s a simple and cheap watch that ultimately served as a blank canvas for a zillion fun designs, and yet these watches are often overlooked, such is the case with…
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07/03/2022
Owner Review: Timex Waterbury Traditional Day-Date

Before I get to my Timex Waterbury Traditional Day-Date review I should let you know that I have been an automotive enthusiast for as long as I can remember. While I love finding out about the latest hyper car, resto-modded classic or other high horsepower example of automotive excellence, I am almost equally drawn to…
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05/03/2022
Owner Review: Cartier Tank Must

I’d say I’m quite a rational person and that reflects in my way of collecting watches. I usually think and learn about a watch for some time, save money, order the piece etc. But that’s not the story with this one. I knew about the Cartier Tank Must from their release in April 2021 but just when I saw…
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02/03/2022
Owner Review: Maratac Pilot

When looking for an affordable Big Pilot 7-Day alternative, it did not take long to find the Maratac Pilot. It’s a proper pilot watch. It’s an automatic. It has a small seconds. And… It is BIG. Unlike the pilot watch offerings from Hamilton or Laco, the Maratac has a more curvaceous case and a somewhat…
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23/02/2022
Owner Review: Seiko SPB243

Through thunderous clouds they descend upon you: the gods of the watch-y-verse. With earthquake-inducing force, they slam into the ground producing a shockwave powerful enough to tear the watch off your wrist. Towering over you, armed with Breguet hand spears, clad in armor of sapphire and stainless steel, brandishing watch-dial-shields with complications only worthy of…
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22/02/2022
Owner Review: Timex Expedition North Field Post Solar

Timex are at it like rabbits of late, turning out countless models and re-editions to rival the swatch group. While some are questionable, its latest releases titled ‘Expedition North’ instantly caught my eye with their IP coated and stainless steel cases, choice of solar powered or mechanical movements and varying sizes. I hit ‘add to…
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21/02/2022
Owner review: Seiko SKX009

Let me start this off by saying that this won’t be your typical Seiko SKX009 review – I’m well aware that this watch was reviewed to death. And honestly, it’s a watch that I just didn’t get for a very long time. Beloved by both budget and high-end enthusiasts and collectors, it was the darling…
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18/02/2022
Owner review: Dietrich SD-1 Skin Diver

As a micro-brand guy, I have bought and sold hundreds of watches over the last decade. So, I feel like I’m a pretty good judge of watches in the $500-$1500 range. Coming in that range ($1050 USD) recently is the Dietrich SD-1 Skin Diver. Historically while their watches have been very cool, they have been…
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12/02/2022
Owner Review: Casio Edifice EMA-100

Watch enthusiasm is a hobby that, as observed over my decades of interest, has some peculiarities. For one thing, while we as hobbyists often own boxes full of watches, more than a few of us counterintuitively idealise the “one watch” person; the owner who has worn their (for example) Rolex GMT through thick and thin,…
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08/02/2022
Owner Review: Omega Speedmaster Mark II

The vintage Omega Speedmaster Mark II has been reviewed on fifth wrist before but I’d like to tell this story as it is one of the many reasons I am interested in the hobby. My father purchased this watch in 1970 when he worked as a clerk and interpreter at the Diyarbakir air station (USAF)…
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07/02/2022