Today, I have a pair of new releases from Hemel Watches, the Gallant USAF Edition, and the Eylandt Resolute, fraternal twins that debut the latest Hemel tool watch platform. The…
Today, I have a pair of new releases from Hemel Watches, the Gallant USAF Edition, and the Eylandt Resolute, fraternal twins that debut the latest Hemel tool watch platform. The…
One thing that’s really fun being a woman into watches is that you get to play around with the size and shape of the watches you wear without concerning yourself…
If you want your GMT to stand apart from the crowd in 2024, you had better bring your A-game, as Washington, D.C.’s Lesabilier has done with their new LS-04 Travelgraph.…
A young microbrand like the Galvin Watch Co. could be forgiven if they played it safe with their third release. After all, their debut Alku, and their sophomore effort, the…
Today, I have a new watch from a new brand, the Rivelta Metrodiver. Ok, maybe not an entirely new brand. Rivelta was founded by Jesse Prawiro, the same creative mind…
For some people, one watch is enough. It’s their consistent companion and the thing they reach for first in the morning, regardless of the day’s plans. Manime seeks to make…
Themed watches can be tricky. You want the finished product to exhibit the inspiration for its design, but it shouldn’t be so apparent that the watch becomes a novelty. The…
Hi, it’s me, your resident MMI reviewer here at the Time Bum, back with another watch from the prolific Singaporean microbrand. In my prior MMI reviews, I looked at the…
After 99 years of watchmaking, Germany’s Laco Watches has produced just about every type of watch you can imagine. Still, when someone mentions a Laco, I immediately assume they are…
Today I have another time zone watch, and, no, it does not have a GMT complication. You see, YK Wong of Vesuviate Watches had already made the perfectly nice Volare…
I love vintage watches, especially the bold and unrestrained designs of the 60s and 70s, where the TV age and the jet age collided to give us fun shapes, colors,…
Last weekend, 50 watch brands and vendors gathered in Washington, D.C., for District Time 2024. They were met by about 1,500 watch fans, and it was amazing. It was a…
If you are even remotely interested in military watch homages, Praesidus must be on your radar. The brand has been producing charming, period-correct, and reasonably priced editions of classic military timepieces…
Today’s subject is the Christopher Ward C63 Sealander GMT 36, this British watchmaker’s entry into the booming mid-to-small-sized automatic GMT niche. I’m a long-time fan of Christopher Ward watches, and…
Ok, dear readers, I have a treat for you today. Ivan Chua of Vario will be at the District Time show in Washington, D.C., next weekend (March 2-3, 2024), where…