The Time Bum

The Time Bum

Exploring the world of watches on a budget.

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Watches and Whiskey 2024

Watch Blogs2 years ago

With temperatures in the Greater Washington Area approaching 100° nearly every day this month, the only sensible thing to do is find a nice air-conditioned destination to have a drink…

Hitori Somei Yoshino Azusa Green

Watch News2 years ago

Tomorrow, Gnomon Watches will launch the Hitori Somei Yoshino Azusa Green, the latest iteration of the successful Yoshino line. You may recall I reviewed the Snowdrift edition back in September…

Ollech & Wajs M-52B AF

Watch News2 years ago

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…

Canopy Wake One

Watch Blogs2 years ago

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…

Watches of Summer!

Watch Blogs2 years ago

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…

Praesidus C-47 A-11 D-Day

Watch Blogs2 years ago

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…

Giveaway: Baltany A11

Watch Blogs2 years ago

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…

Ollech & Wajs M-110 AS

Watch News2 years ago

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…

Second Hour Memoir

Watch Blogs2 years ago

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…

Möels 369

Watch Blogs2 years ago

Sophmore efforts are hard. As Elvis Costello once said, “You have 20 years to write your first album, and you have six months to write your second one.” Those timeframes…

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