Tag: Review

Owner review: Zelos Swordfish 40mm TI

A review is just one individual’s opinion. Take it. Weigh it. It may inform, irritate, entertain, or none of those things. In the end, make up your own mind if a timepiece is for you. The watch I am reviewing has multiple reviews, most of them extremely positive. So please, don’t just take my word…
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07/11/2021
Owner review: Seiko SNK381

The Seiko 5 back catalogue is extensive and was the back bone of their general market popularity, with some really worthy classics still available at very reasonable prices. The Seiko SNK381 has been gaining traction a lot lately within the community for good reason and again, like most of my watch purchases, blindsided me. Seiko…
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06/11/2021
Owner review: Armitron Griffy

Retro is all the rage these days and that’s what the Armitron Griffy is all about. Nostalgic themes have manifested in major aspects of popular culture, from entertainment, video games, cars and even the items we use every day (e.g. the re-emergence of the enamel cup, something I grew up watching my grandfather drink morning…
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05/11/2021
Owner review: Omega De Ville

I can start by saying I’m a big Omega fan and not just because the Speedmaster was my first luxury watch or because Bond was my childhood dream life. Throughout the years Omega has somehow managed to find it’s way into Ethiopia, my homeland. From Ethiopian pocket watches, that I’ve previously reviewed here, to a…
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04/11/2021
Owner review: TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 01

Summer 2019, a warm evening, little did I know that I would always remember it for the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 01 story! I’m on vacation, alone, on the way to the cottage on the bay to enjoy some deserved time off. I stop at my local AD to pick up one of my grandfather’s…
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03/11/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114200

I’ve been collecting watches for a few years now, since just before the whole steel sports watch thing blew up and long before the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114200 existed. I wish I could say that when I started out I bought a handful of Subs and left them boxed and stickered and have now sold…
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30/10/2021
Owner Review: Grand Seiko SBGA413

A short while ago Grand Seiko announced that their Seasons Collection of four watches (two Spring Drive, two hi-beat) would now be available globally instead of being exclusive to the US market. I wrote at the time that Grand Seiko shouldn’t have launched something as a regional exclusive and used that as a selling point,…
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29/10/2021
Owner review: Hermes Slim d’Hermès

For my (no offence!) compass of values Hermes is a brand which is not dear … it is ridiculously expensive. However, their mechanical watches are an exception of that “rule”. While still costly, they are quite affordable compared to the relevant competition – and relative to other products of the brand they are a bargain.…
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28/10/2021
Owner review: Bulova Hack Watch

When I was looking for a field watch the Bulova hack watch caught my eye , sure I love the classics and this is a modern interpretation of a World War Two watch supplied to the U.S Army by Bulova , as I understand they are now owned by Citizen and have released a few…
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27/10/2021
Owner Review: Casio G-Shock GMWB5000CS-1 Steel “Tron”

The current metal G-Shock line-up stretches to seven model variations now (I think? Could be more), and In terms of design, encasing that classic shape in metal is a pretty ridiculous idea- the whole ethos of G-Shock was to create a tough go anywhere tool watch-but why not hey? The watch world is basically superfluous…
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26/10/2021