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.
Second Look The Q Timex Reissue
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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.
Podcast Insights E19 – Wrist-Presence & The Inelegance of Tool Watches
Evolutionary theory suggests that we are drawn to certain people and not others based on hardwired aesthetic judgements wrought over some five-million years. Allen suggests that similar hardwired aesthetics are at play when we judge “wrist presence,” and goes on to suggest that tool watches categorically fail to achieve this elusive quality. A deep dive… Read more »
Insight New Old Stock Watches: What NOS Really Means And How Dealers Abuse the Term
In order for a watch to be legitimately considered New Old Stock it must, by definition, never have been sold at retail. If you’re buying something that’s labeled NOS, then you have to be the first individual consumer to have bought it. Period. If old stock is changing hands between retailers, or even being distributed… Read more »
Second Look The Oris Big Crown ProPilot X
There’s wisdom in the old adages that tell us to be wary of first impressions, to not judge books by their covers, and to give things time, because only time will tell. Second Looks are opportunities to revisit watches that have been available for a while – many years, even – and give them fresh… Read more »
Owner Review Squale 50 Atmos ‘Originale Opaco’
Have you ever seen a watch online, a watch that you knew nothing about and immediately decided you must have it? This is the story of just such a watch. The Skinny Squale 50 Atmos Originale Opaco 41mm ETA 2824-2 Around $1500 as of Oct 2020 The story begins on a rainy Saturday morning as… Read more »
Hands-On Oris Aquis Date Calibre 400
The Skinny 43.5mm x 13mm 300m water resistance In-house Calibre 400 automatic mechanical with date $3300 US on rubber strap, $3600 US on steel bracelet It’s totally new…on the inside. Oris’ CEO VJ Geronimo recently came on a recent episode of the podcast to talk about a new in-house movement, the Calibre 400. Designed from… Read more »