Tag: Review

Owner Review: Colibrica Design Indicator

If you were to ask me if there is anything unique about the Colibrica Design Indicator I would have to answer that it would be its soul. Despite its more than reasonable price, considering the amount of self-made components involved, the Indicator is by no means a beginner’s watch. It is a timepiece I recommend
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Romain Jerome Spacecraft

For all those old enough like me who reminisce about their childhood gadgets back in the 1980s, very few know that a now bankrupt but eternally controversial watch brand released the Romain Jerome Spacecraft watch back in 2013 with a limited edition of 99 pieces. The Spacecraft was meant to reference the retro futurism spaceships
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Tudor Pelagos Blue Dial 25600tb

Being the watch idiot savant that I am, I use an app (“On My Wrist” should anyone be interested!) to record the regularity with which I wear each of my watches in my increasingly inappropriately excessive collection. The app tells me this morning that my Tudor Pelagos Blue Dial 25600tb has today become my equal most
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Swatch Sistem 51 Blue

Every watch enthusiast should have a swatch in their collection, so why not a Swatch Sistem 51 Blue? Swatch (second watch) refers to the counter of the quartz crisis. The Swatch Group aimed to keep mechanical watches alive by creating an affordable automatic timepiece that could compete with quartz watches. In terms of “modern horological
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Tudor Black Bay GMT

In 1954 Rolex launched the GMT-Master ref. 6542. It featured a 38mm steel case with a 6mm screw down crown, slim lugs, no crown guards and a red and blue bezel. The 24hr hand and two tone bezel was developed in partnership with Pan Am for their pilots. The red half of the bezel representing
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Tiffany & Co Day-Date

Everybody who knows me knows that I love day dates. I love them so much that I wrote another article on how they were the genesis for my journey into watchmaking. Have a look here if you dare question my love for this iconic watch. I haven’t changed my mind about them. I still think
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Oris Divers Sixty Five Two Tone “Bico”

The Sixty Five Series is probably Oris’ most popular model series, with a decent range of colour options. Inspired by an Oris divers watch first released in 1965. Today we will be looking at the Oris Divers Sixty Five Two Tone otherwise known as the Divers 65 Bico. You can find the review for the
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Tudor Pelagos Blue – a daily beater

Since I started to collect watches, I have been searching for that one watch that I could wear on a daily basis, without having to worry about what would happen during the day. I settled on choosing the Tudor Pelagos Blue 25600TB. It is a very sturdy watch and I love the fact that it
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Zodiac Super Seawolf 53

I had seen the Zodiac Super Seawolf 53 about a bit on social media and then I met someone at a Redbar London event in the new year who owned the Zodiac Aerospace GMT Hodinkee Edition and thought it looked fantastic and the quality looked great too. I ummed and aahed for a couple of
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko 5 Sports SRPD Diver

When I was lucky enough to see the Seiko 5 Sports SRPD Diver on a local shop’s flash buy email for 60% off retail last Friday week, I just had to buy it. Sure I have a few watches in my collection, but I was wanting one for riding my bike to work and not
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02/01/2021