Tag: time

Owner Review: Alpina Startimer 40mm Limited Edition

While lusting over a more expensive pilot’s watch, I found the Alpina Startimer 40mm Limited Edition. It lacks the boldness of Sinn and grandeur of Breitling, but meets the one requirement for true fliegers: legibility. It may not be your grail, but it fits the mold. The Alpina is impeccably legible. At any angle, you…
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27/06/2020
Owner Review: Seiko 7A38 Speedmaster

Find any online watch discussion and you will read quartz is dismissed as having “no soul” and is often aligned with cheap quality and mass production. With the Seiko 7A38 calibre from the mid 1980’s – you will find only one of those points to be accurate. Adding a superbly integrated day/date complication onto its…
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22/04/2020
Owner Review: Renato Beast Chronograph

‘And now for something completely different’ ~ Monty Python This is the almighty Renato Beast Chronograph! It’s a 46mm Monster, and this is the mid size model – the full size is 52mm! I remember seeing a Body Builder wearing one of these and it looked small on his wrist! What I like is the…
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09/03/2020