At the recent Wind-up NYC, I met Mitch Greenblatt, the founder of Xeric, a brand known for its avant-garde style and alternative time-keeping mechanisms. Among Xeric’s wild and wonderful selection…
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For the last couple of years, I’ve dared to name an “Ultimate Halloween Watch,” taking advantage of the spectral holiday to exhume some tales from the crypt and recount horology’s…
Hot on the heels of its Loop-Less collection, Australia’s Artem Straps has added another model to its sailcloth stable, the HydroFlex. This one mates Artem’s sailcloth to an FKM rubber…
When we chose our 2022 Microbrand Watch of The Year, I mentioned our rule that judges could only nominate watches that we had personally handled, and I cited the Möels…
After ten years, Werenbach is shutting down. The Swiss maker of rocket watches will close its doors with a farewell event, free rocket parts, and, starting now, a 50% off…
A little over a year ago, Montreal microbrand Héron Watch Co. released the Gladiateur, which I had the good fortune to review. It was an affordable, stylish, dress watch in…
I have sung the praises of the Charlie Paris Concordia on these virtual pages before. In my first review of this French watchmaker’s dive watch, I noted its quality and attention…
It can be tough to get a feel for a new watch release from only one example, so when Fleddermann Von Rieste offered me two pieces from their upcoming Hanoverian…
The Time Bum has reviewed watches from the Dutch brand Batavi before, most recently, the Architect in 2021 — we have even featured Batavi GMT’s (see the Komopoliet) — but…
The Etien T-02 is all about the dial. Okay, maybe not just the dial. After all, the case is nicely done, it has a very fine Swiss movement, and the strap…
In life, there are moments that push us to alter our perspectives or perhaps to be made aware of the self-imposed constraints we impose on our way of viewing things.…
Rolex is the most recognized brand in the world. People who wouldn’t know a Patek Philippe from a potato know what a Rolex is and want one. I’ve been told…
Bell & Ross’s “Urban Instrument” line marries the brand’s signature aviation gauge design to an integrated sports watch case. The line started with the classic BR05 Auto, a three-hander with…
Today, I have the latest release from Praesidus, and believe it or not, it isn’t an A-11 variant. This time, they took a very different tack and reimagined a 1960s Seiko…
“Hey,” my wife called as she came down the hall, her arms full of delivery boxes, “you’ve got something very heavy from Zach Braff.” It took me a second, but…
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