Two years after releasing the Model One, Virginia’s own UniDesign Watch Co. has now unveiled its second watch. No, it is not called the “Model Two,” but the Autoclassic, and…
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“And now,” as they used to say on Monty Python’s Flying Circus, “for something completely different.” I handle an absurd number of watches each year. Most fit into familiar themes.…
Depending on how far down the horological rabbit hole you’ve descended, you may have come across a description of a particular timepiece as a great ‘summer watch’. The association I’ve…
Texture. That is what first attracted me to the Monbrey MB2 Kenkyū. With its sharp peaks and deep valleys, that fabulous dial pattern was so striking that I overlooked the…
One of the great things about microbrands is that they are small. Your average micro consists of no more than a handful of people, often just one or two, with…
It has been a long time tince we last laid hands on a release from the Tool Watch Company TWCO). I reviewed the Arctic Explorer in November 2021, so I’d…
We’ve been rather taken with Hitori Watches here at The Time Bum. Hitori is brought to us by Singapore’s Gnomon Watches. The brand has a distinctly Japanese aesthetic that draws…
In late 2024, Deloitte and Watch Femme partnered to produce a “Spotlight on the Female Market” as part of Deloitte’s annual report on the state of the watch market. To…
As we head into the new year, I thought it fitting to introduce you to a new watch company, Markwell Watches. Well, new-ish. This Salt Lake City-based microbrand launched its…
The nominations were submitted, the debates raged, the votes were tallied, and we have chosen The Time Bum Microband Watch of The Year. As always, we followed these rules: We…
I am an unabashed Nodus fan. Since its launch in 2017, the brand has continually refined its lineup at a breakneck pace without a notable misstep. In 2020, they took…
One of the best things about visiting watch fairs is that you often discover watches you might have otherwise missed out on. After all, there are a lot of small…
There are two streams in the watershed of watch nerdery that I’ve frequently encountered as someone with a fondness for affordable tool watches. The first is the yearning for Timex…
Today, I will review the Farr+Swit Retro Digital Mix Tape Vol. 1, which is a very long name for a small digital watch. It is a piece I would not…
Ok, folks. Get those credit cards out because the holidays are roaring up on us, and I’ll bet you haven’t bought a single gift. Is the season ruined? Will your…
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