For many folks, SCUBA diving triggers a kind of spiritual conversion to environmental activism. I’ve experienced this conversion, and I’ve heard so many divers say they have, too.
Hands-On Christopher Ward C60 BLUE Limited Edition Dive Watch
Category: Brands
Hands-On Uncle Seiko SKX Z199 and Super Oyster Bracelets
The stock “jangly jubilee” has become the battle cry for SKX enthusiasts. It’s been glorified and celebrated for what should be unacceptable. Uncle Seiko sells their versions of what they think should be not on the replacement, but the remedy.
Monogamous Wrist Dec 2020 Edition
Our poor wrists bear the literal weight of our horological obsessions, and yet we never hear from them. It’s time to let our wrists speak! Allen’s Wrist The incessant pulse of Allen’s mechanical watch movements is the rhythm by which I live my life, and during 2020 that rhythm felt like a slow, somber dirge…. Read more »
Podcast Conversations E12 – The Quartz “Disruption” of the 1970s (w Pedro Mendes)
Pedro comes on to discuss his new-found acceptance of some quartz watches, and he and Allen end up discussing the Quartz Crisis from many different angles.
Hands-On Uncle Seiko Vintage Straps
Uncle Seiko, aka Larry Bouligny, was motivated to start making replacement rubber straps after having difficulties finding good quality replacements for the vintage Seiko dive watches he was restoring at the time.
Second Look The Q Timex Reissue
Second Looks are opportunities to revisit watches that have been available for a while – many years, even – and give them fresh consideration after the novelty and marketing hype have passed.
Hands-On Christopher Ward C65 Chronograph
Christopher Ward seem have had a prolific 2020 despite COVID-19. First there was the C60 Sapphire that brought technical innovation in the form of the 0.3mm sapphire dial. Then came the C65 Super Compressor with its innovative case spring. Now we have the colorful, vintage-inspired C65 Chronograph.
The Mission Lake George AUCTIONS – Support Freshwater Health & Vie For Two Oris Divers 65s.
Mission Lake George is Sponsored by ORIS. WIN EITHER OF THESE INSTAGRAM AUCTIONS AND SUPPORT OUR MISSION TO HELP PRESERVE AMERICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL FRESHWATER LAKE Auction #1 – 36mm Divers 65 in Blue, signed certificate, framed watercolor painting of Lake George by mission diver, Shelley Wollert. Watch was used for two days of diving on… Read more »
Insight How I Learned to Stop Hating, And Love Quartz
Ok, I’ll be honest, “love” is too strong a word. If I’m honest, this article should be titled: “how I learned to stop hating and try to appreciate some types of quartz watches.”
Hands-On Brew Retromatic
In 2015 Jonathan Ferrer designed his first watch inspired by a coffee machine and powered by a Ronda quartz movement. He subsequently launched on Kickstarter and New York’s Brew Watch Co. was born. Since then, Brew have subsequently released the automatic HP-1 (HP for High Pressure, 2017), the mechaquartz Retrograph (2018) and the mechaquartz Mastergraph (2018). Now, Brew are back in 2020 with the Retromatic and out go the mechaquartz movements and in come the automatics, including Brew’s first Swiss movement.