All Sections Posted December 30, 2021 by David Flett Restoration Workbench – The Two Year MACV-SOG Seiko Restoration Podcast – Insights E37 – I Fell Into The Rolex Black Hole Collector Guide – The Seiko Pogue on its 50th Anniversary Collector Guide – Understand Vintage & Pre-Owned Rolex By Getting Familiar with Four-, Five-, & Six-Digit References Hands-On – Bremont Supermarine S302 GMT Dive Watch – Gen II with 24-hour Bezel New For 2023 Hands On – The Panerai PAM01347 & 01348 Radiomir 8 Giorni Hands-On – Tudor Black Bay 54 Hands On – The Panerai PAM01467 Luminor BiTempo Titanium DLC New York Limited Edition Podcast – Insights E36 – SWATCH’s BIOCERAMIC – THE UNVARNISHED FACTS (& OPINIONS) Hands On – The Panerai PAM914 Why We Built The Watch Space App Curating the Collection – The Return of the Doxa SUB 300 Searambler -1970s Ugly Is Back Hands-On – Reservoir Sonomaster Chronograph Hands-On – Bremont Broadsword Recon 40mm Limited Edition Military Watch Hands-On – Nodus Sector GMT Watch Hands-On – Nodus Sector Deep 39mm Left-Hand Drive (LHD) Dive Watch Insight – The Watch Scene – Will The 2020s Be The Decade of Glitz? Hands-On – Moser Endeavor 42mm Perpetual Calendar Tantalum & Steel With Blue Fume Dial Hands-On – Oris 38mm Big Crown Pointer Date Manually-Wound Caliber 473 – A Timepiece for the Democratically Minded Connoisseur of Horology Collector Guide – Vacheron Constantin Reference 4073 Time-Only Sub-Seconds Calatrava-style Dress Watch (1940s -1960s) – Complete Information Podcast – Insights E35 – How “In-House” Obscures The Quality of Movements (& Insults Our Intelligence) Collector Guide – Vacheron Constantin Reference 4217 Time-Only Center-Seconds Calatrava-style Dress Watch (1940s -1970s) – Complete Information on an Undervalued Classic Hands-On – Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Pro-Diver 42mm GMT Left-Hand Drive (LHD) – The Watch That Proves Zodiac is Back Hands-On – Bulova Hack 38mm Reference 96A259 Special Edition Field Watch (Supports Veteran’s Watchmaking Initiative) Podcast – Insights E34 – For Exhibition Only – Rolex Without Watches Hands-On – Bremont Fury 40mm Pilot’s Watch Hands-On – 1978 Patek Philippe Nautilus Reference 3700-01A – One Owner, Unpolished Hands-On – Patek Philippe Calatrava 5226G Curating the Collection – A Rolex Oyster Date Reference 6494 Captures My Heart Hands-On – Hemel x Mathey-Tissot TypeXX Pilot’s Chronograph Insight – The Argument for Cheap Tool Watches and Expensive Dress Watches Curating the Collection – How The Vacheron Constantin Reference 92239/000P-4 Cooled My Passion for Watches Hands-On – Yema Superman 500 GMT 39mm Curating the Collection – A Vintage Seiko Speedtimer 6139 Pogue Chronograph Ousts a Ceramic Daytona From a Rolex Collection How Horology Helps – Monta Noble Pink to Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month Iteration Tracker Tudor Black Bay Chrono (All Models 2017-Present) Hands-On Tudor Black Bay GMT Pro (Reference M79470-0002 of 2022) Collector Guide How A Pocket Watch Crystal Maker is Keeping Vintage King Seiko Alive Hands-On 42mm Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Titanium Pro Diver Chronometer Reference ZO3550 Iteration Tracker Modern Zodiac Super Sea Wolf (2015-present) Iteration Tracker Tudor Pelagos (2012-Present) Iteration Tracker Oris Divers Sixty-Five (2015-Present) Iteration Tracker Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight (2018 – Present) Hands-On Oris Divers Sixty-Five 12-Hour Calibre 400 Hands-On Omega 39mm Constellation with Integrated Bracelet in Solid Yellow Gold (Ref. 131.50.39.20.02.0022) Insight From Virtual to Real to Vintage How the Tudor Ranger Reissue of 2022 Lead Me To A Vintage Field Watch Hands-On Panerai Goldtech Luminor Marina PAM1112 – Solid Red Gold, 44mm, Caliber P.9010 Hands-On Tudor Black Bay GMT S&G – A Tribute to the Rolex Rootbeer GMT Master of the 1960s Insight Greubel Forsey’s Double Balancier Convexe of 2022 & How a Generation of Master Watchmakers Is Futureproofing Their Brands Hands-On Re-evaluating the Hermès H08 Restoration Workbench Seiko Liner 14090 – How Resistant to Water were Seiko’s Earliest Waterproof Watches? Hands-On The Swatch 34mm Slim Caricia Verde – Bioceramic Explained Hands-On The 2022 Omega Speedmaster 57 Reference 332.10.41.51.01.001 – An Elegant and Sophisticated Chronograph Collector Guide Vacheron Constantin Triple Calendar Movements of the 20th Century – A Complete Catalog of Serially-Produced Complete Calendars With and Without Moonphase Hands-On Bremont S300 Supermarine Kaimu 40m Dive Watch – Serious Diver Durability & Timeless Aviation Vibes Restoration Workbench 1960s Croton Nivada Grenchen Hands-On Nezumi Voiture Ref. VM1S.201 Manual Mechanical Chronograph Insight Why I Am Bored With Vintage-Inspired Watches & Fascinated With Cutting-Edge Mechanical Movements Insight Clarifying In-House Movements for the 21st Century Watch Collector Hands-On Zodiac Super Sea Wolf 53 Compression Automatic Dive Watch with a High-Precision In-House Movement Hands-On Isofrane & Tropic Rubber Watch Straps – The Italian Non-Silicon Vulcanized Compound Perfect for Dive Watches Insight The Watch Collector / Enthusiast Dichotomy & Its Discontents – The Phenomenology of Watches as Spiritual Practice Hands-On Blok 33 Vegan Children’s Watch – Helps Kids Learn To Tell Time and Love Watches Hands-On Seiko Shogun Titanium Dive Watch SPB191 SBCD131 Hands-On Zodiac Super Sea Wolf 53 Skin Automatic – The Allure of Core Collections In the Age of Proliferation Collector Guide Vacheron Constantin Time-Only Movements of the 20th Century – A Complete Catalog of Serially-Produced Large-Format Round Calibers Hands-On Ianos Mihanikos Dive Watch Collector Guide Vacheron Constantin Dealer Deck From 1960s Hands-On Yema Navygraph Marine Nationale Automatic Hands-On Haven Watch Co. Chilluminati 37.5mm Hand-Wound Chronograph Hands-On Oris ProPilot X Calibre 400 Collector Guide Why Are Vintage Vacheron Constantin Dress Watches Undervalued? Hands-On Praesidus 38mm Mechanical Type A11 – A Very Vibey WWII-Era Field Watch Tribute Hands-On Yema Kavinsky… C’est Très Choutte Hands-On UNIMATIC x HODINKEE Modello Uno U1-HGMT – Progenitor of the Thinner UNIMATIC “Swiss Case” Hands-On Seiko Speedtimer SSC819P1 – A Disappointing Chronograph Hands-On Zenith Defy Revival A3642, Predecessor to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Owner Review Patek Philippe World Time 5231J and The Law of Attraction Insight Why the 2022 King Seiko Relaunch was a Misstep Insight The Oris Sun Wukong Aquis Breaks The Cycle of Lame Swiss Watches for Asian Markets Hands-On Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Mega-Review Book Review 100+ No BS Watch Tips Collector Guide We Must Repudiate “Recently Serviced” – A Manifesto for 21st Century Watch Buyers Collector Guide The Short-Lived Seiko Liner Insight What Exactly Is A Calatrava? – Patek Philippe’s Bauhaus Watch Spawned an Horological Genre Hands-On Oris Divers Sixty-Five Glow Restoration Workbench 1970 36mm Ricoh 040121 Medallion Hands-On Grand Seiko SBGX347 & SBGX349 Hands-On Moser Streamliner Perpetual Calendar Owner Review Roue Watches TPS Restoration Workbench 1968 LeGant 333ft Skin Diver Owner Review Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked 37mm Frosted Gold Hands-On Yay, it’s the 80s! – Nuclear War, AIDS, Porn, and The Casio Vintage x Pac-Man Watch Insight The Birth-Year Watch – From Rolex to G-Shock Hands-On Tudor Black Bay Bronze Collaboration Introducing The Transatlantic – A Collaboration between Bulova x Semper & Adhuc x BTD (Now on sale!) Collector Guide King Seiko Part 2 – Upping the Beat Rate Hands-On WMT Royal Marine Subdiver MKII Limited Hands-On Parmigiani Fleurier Kalpa Hebdomadaire Collector Guide Leather Straps & Their Environmental Impact Collaboration Alsta x Beyond The Dial Motoscaphe 120 Hands-On Longines Heritage Classic Chronograph Collector Guide Breitling Navitimer Slide Rule Instructions Hands-On Breitling Navitimer B01 Owner Review Christopher Ward C65 Divetimer Hands-On Longines Heritage Classic Sector Dial Hands-On Breitling Superocean Automatic 42 Collector Guide Refinishing Hardlex Crystals Hands-On G-Shock NASA DW5600NASA20 & DW5600NASA21 Hands-On 38mm Bronze Oris Divers 65 “Cotton Candy” Pink Collector Guide How To See Past Marketing & Popular Opinion Book Review “Depth Charge” by Jason Heaton Hands-On C Ward C63 Sealander Automatic Hands-On G-Shock “Casioak” GMAS2100-7A & Post-Gender Curating the Collection How Storage Impacts Confidence in Collecting Insight Watches That Star Wars Characters Would Actually Wear Hands-On Overlooking The Glory of Large Watches, a Case Study Featuring the Moser Pioneer Centre Seconds Limited Edition in Mad Red Second Look The Tudor Black Bay GMT Insight Relapping Grand Seiko – Honoring Taro Tanaka’s Vision Hands-On The Hemel Airfoil Chronograph Hands-On Tutima M2 Coastline Chronograph 6430-06 Our Watches – Swapping a 1972 Rolex Datejust 1603 for a 1976 Seiko 6139-6002 Pogue Collector Guide King Seiko Part 1 – Evolution of the 44KS Hands-On Seiko SZSJ005 & SZSJ006 Chronographs Our Watches Swapping an Omega Speedmaster Professional for a Cartier Tank Basculante Collector Guide LIP Nautic-Ski Watches 1967-1976 Hands-On Aquastar Deepstar Diver Chronograph Collector Guide Understanding Patina on Vintage Varnished Metal Dials Owner Review anOrdain Model 1 Green Fumé Hands-On Grand Seiko SBGK007 Collector Guide Interpreting Timegrapher Results Curating the Collection Allen Pares Back to Less Than 20 Core Watches Hands-On Oris Aquis Whaleshark Limited Edition Collector Guide The Rolex Explorer II (All References In Detail) Collector Guide Seiko Crown Special, An Alternative to Vintage Grand Seiko Curating the Collection Fewer, Better, Dressier Hands-On Oris Carl Brashear Cal 401 Limited Edition Diver 65 in Bronze Hands-On Vieren Automatic Rectangular Dress Watch Hands-On Zenith Chronomaster Sport (1/10th Second Chronograph) Collector Guide LIP, the French Watch Brand That Started an Aesthetic Revolution Book Review “The Cartiers” by Francesca Cartier Brickell Hands-On A Pair of Hamilton Khaki Aviation Converters Collector Guide A Detailed Primer On a Century of Cartier Tanks (1919-present) Collector Guide Seiko Factory History – Daini, Suwa, Fact and Fiction Curating the Collection Out With The Pogues, In With the Vintage Grand Seiko Collector Guide Rolex Datejust 36mm Steel 1972-1987 Hands-On Omega Speedmaster US1171 and US1035 Flat Link Bracelets from Uncle Seiko Hands-On Christopher Ward C60 BLUE Limited Edition Dive Watch Hands-On Uncle Seiko SKX Z199 and Super Oyster Bracelets Hands-On Uncle Seiko Vintage Straps Second Look The Q Timex Reissue Hands-On Christopher Ward C65 Chronograph The Mission Lake George AUCTIONS – Support Freshwater Health & Vie For Two Oris Divers 65s. Insight How I Learned to Stop Hating, And Love Quartz Hands-On Brew Retromatic Insight New Old Stock Watches: What NOS Really Means And How Dealers Abuse the Term Second Look The Oris Big Crown ProPilot X Owner Review Squale 50 Atmos ‘Originale Opaco’ Hands-On Oris Aquis Date Calibre 400 Insight The Psychology of Watch Size & The Black Box of Taste Owner Review Seiko Lord Matic Special 5216-8020 Second Look The Seiko SKX007 200m Dive Watch Insight Omega Speedmaster: The Price of Emotion Watches, Environmentalism, and The Ungalmorous SCUBA Dives of Mission Lake George Podcast Field Reports 6 – Mission Lake George (Allen Reflects on a Successful Mission) Announcing the Oris x Beyond The Dial Essay Contest Winners! Announcing Mission Lake George Hands-On Christopher Ward C60 Sapphire Insight Vortic Watch Co. Retains Rights to “Upcycle” Antique Hamilton Pocket Watches in US Federal Court Insight How Many Watches are in Your Collection? Insight I Dream of Tanks – War, Warhol, and Cartier’s Greatest Creation Hands-On Bremont DH-88 Owner Review A Hardcore Rolex Fan Buys A Grand Seiko SBGH273 Our Watches A Day on the Lake with the Seiko SPB087 Hands-On Moser Streamliner Centre Seconds Insight The Wardrobe Lessons I Wish I’d Applied To Watch Collecting Hands-On Seiko SPB143 / SBDC101 62MAS Prospex 200m Diver Insight Hockey Sticks, Fava Beans and a Timex Hands-On Oris Hangang Limited Edition Aquis Hands-On Tutima Patria 6601-02 Dual Time Hands-On Everest Bands – Summer Swap-out Hands-On Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda GT Hands-On Hublot’s $5200 Smart Watch Insight The Power of Right Now: Why I Wear A Watch While Motorcycling Hands-On Oris Carysfort Reef Limited Edition Aquis in Steel Insight Are Mechanical Watches a Bellwether for Fashion? The Oris x Beyond The Dial Essay Contest Collector Guide Seiko Bell-Matic Insight The Watches Watch Experts Own & Wear Insight Longines Gracefully Shuns Lindbergh With Their New Spirit Collection Pilots Watches Hands-On Alpina Seastrong Gyre Made From Upcycled Ocean Plastics Insight The Strange Allure of Becoming a Counterfeit Watch Importer Hands-On Moser & Cie. Venturer Small Seconds Concept in Arctic Blue Collector Guide Birth-Year Seiko Watches: 1970-1979 Insight Tudor’s Sleepers: Three Excellent Watches You May Have Overlooked Hands-On Bremont 40mm Supermarine S300 White Owner Review – The Tockr Air-Defender Hulk Is Totally Punk Rock Collector Guide Deciphering Used, Pre-Owned, Vintage, & Antique Insight The Curious Case of Hamilton International Ltd. v Vortic LLC Insight Are Watch Wonks Overstating The Trend Toward Smaller Men’s Watches? Owner Review – 1972 Rolex Datejust 1603 Collector Guide Birth-Year Seiko Watches: 1960-1969 Insight 5 Car Watches That Might Not Make You Cringe Insight Rethinking Bremont: How The Indie Watch Community Got It All Wrong About This Unique British Brand Our Watches The Worst Watch I Ever Owned Insight Why and How to Collect Vintage Watches Owner Review Ianos Avyssos Hands-On Momotaro x Oris Divers 65 Special Edition Collector Guide A Primer on Buying Vintage Watches