The Time Bum

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Undone Aquadeep

Watch Blogs1 year ago

Undone Watches has created watches in just about every market niche, (I’m particularly keen on the Basecamp line) but I remember when they had just one model, the Aqua. It…

Aquatico Sea Star GMT

Watch News1 year ago

Aquatico routinely piques my interest with its attractive and aggressively priced dive watches, but the review samples they have sent me have been a very mixed bag. Sometimes they are…

Depancel Pista Offroad

Watch News1 year ago

Depancel is a French watch brand with a passion for automobiles. The name is a portmanteau of three French automobile manufacturers: Delage, Panhard, and Facel Vega, symbolized by the three…

Venturian Wildsider

Watch Blogs2 years ago

I can count the number of solar-powered microbrand watch options I’ve come across on one hand and still have a finger and a thumb left over. We can now add…

Haim Legacy Automatic

Watch Blogs2 years ago

Few microbrands have found their groove as quickly and successfully as the Haim Watch Company. Founder Zakir Miah established Haim’s design language right out of the gate with the debut…

Benrus Ultra-Deep

Watch Blogs2 years ago

Is there anything special about the last review of the year? It seems there should be. After making it through another journey around the sun and telling you about all…

Praesidus PAC-76 Chronograph

Watch News2 years ago

Praesidus, the purveyor of remarkably satisfying military watch homages, will release its first chronograph, the PAC-76, on December 7.  Of course, I had to get my hands on one for…

Radia Trinity

Watch News2 years ago

Longtime Time Bum readers might recall my review of Radia’s debut model, the Chernobyl Collection. I sampled an RBMK, and it was a fun watch, possessing one of the most…

Second Hour Gin Clear MkII

Watch News2 years ago

It is hard to believe that it has been three years since Australia’s Second Hour Watches launched their debut model, the Gin Clear. Since then, the brand has turned out…

MMI Nor-Light

Watch Blogs2 years ago

MMI, purveyors of affordable quality tool watches, are back with the Nor-Light, a model that takes the brand in a dressier direction than their previous offerings. Inspired by the Northern…

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