Category: Brands

Owner Review – 1972 Rolex Datejust 1603

The Skinny 1972 Rolex Datejust 1603 $3100 cash (no bracelet) 36mm auto-winding in-house movement, no quick-set for date I Was Pretty Gone In Nashville I was in Nashville on a cross-country trip with my best friend Andy Baldwin – an Aussi record producer who is part Winnie The Pooh, part Buddha, and part Clive Davis…. Read more »

Collector Guide Birth-Year Seiko Watches: 1960-1969

We love a chase don’t we? Watch enthusiasts I mean. The thrill of opening the next box or clicking the next link to see if it might be hiding something different. Something special. Something only we have discovered. Tales of $25 Rolex watches bought at the local thrift shop or found at the bottom of… Read more »

Insight Rethinking Bremont: How The Indie Watch Community Got It All Wrong About This Unique British Brand

For years now I have attempted to understand the negativity that watch nerds unthinkingly hurl at the British watch brand Bremont. The negativity centers on two complaints: 1) there are too many brand ambassadors to feel genuine; 2) the prices are too high for watches with ETA-based movements. I hope to disarm these repetitive criticisms… Read more »

Owner Review Ianos Avyssos

For Zeus’ sake, this is Ianos’ first watch! Are you kidding me? Listen up, you indie hipster watch designers: this is the bar over which you now must hurdle. The Skinny pronounced: i-a-nos ah-bee-sos 44mm, but wears like a 40mm because the caseback is so well thought out Sellita SW216-1 Mechanical Manual Movement (unless you’re a professional… Read more »

Hands-On Momotaro x Oris Divers 65 Special Edition

The Skinny 40mm – perfect for so many wrists $2200.00 US – given the fit and finish, a perfectly reasonable price Auto-Winding Mechanical ORIS Cal. 733 based on Selita SW-201 – totally solid, easily serviced This Watch Is One of The Very Best Special Edition Diver 65s Of the many Oris Divers 65 collaborative special… Read more »