As a reader of this site, I presume you are a horological nerd, like me. I also presume, then, that you have at least a passing familiarity with Marathon Watch.…
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In 1966, the Swiss watchmaker Ollech & Wajs produced the B-905, a run of custom watches bearing the silhouette of a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. These watches were sold exclusively to…
What’s that you say? Are you interested in a quality diving watch and want something distinctive but not garish? I think you might like a traditional design that has been…
As a middle-aged adult (and I’m applying both terms pretty loosely), I’ve found it is easy to forget the magic of summer. My job is the same in July as…
It’s summertime, folks! As the weather heats up, we will look for ways to cool down, chill out, and maybe even take some time to head to our favorite vacation…
A great pairing elevates the two individual elements to create something new and delightful, like chocolate and peanut butter or Lennon and McCartney. It turns out that sailcloth and fluoroelastomer…
Just in time for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion comes the Praesidus C-47 A-11 D-Day. Inspired by the U.S. military watches issued in World War Two, the new…
It’s giveaway time! Today’s lovely prize is the Baltany A11 (ARV $175). I reviewed it back in September and kept meaning to give it to a lucky winner, but life…
Since 1956, Ollech & Wajs has produced a succession of capable tool watches. I last sampled O&W watches in 2022, reviewing the Ocean Graph diver and C-1000 field watch. Like…
The Art Deco period is a fertile ground for watch brands to draw inspiration from. Be it architectural details or iconic form factors, much of what we consider “classic” can…
Remember when I reviewed the revived Sheffield Allsport and said it was cool, but I wished it looked more like the original? Well, lo and behold, they were clearly thinking…
Every so often, a watch sneaks up on me and makes me buy it. I know this sounds like the weak excuse of a man with the impulse control of…
Gnomon Watches has been a big name in the watch space for years. The Singaporean company sells everything from Alpina to Yema, and they know watches. It came as little…
Hard work pays off, or so the legend goes. Too often in our turbulent times, it feels quite the opposite – hard work begets more work, in an atavistic cycle.…
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