Founded in 2019, Islander Watches is the house brand for the enthusiast-driven retailer Long Island Watch, and while its very first creations were essentially discontinued Seiko designs with increased specifications,
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Yes, you’re looking at a new watch. The Patek Philippe Annual Calendar 5396G-017 is a watch with a very familiar face. But that face underwent some serious yet subtle “cosmetic
At the beginning of last June, TAG Heuer launched the latest generation of its Aquaracer diving watch, introducing two main models: the Date and the GMT, for a total of
It has been quite some time since I wrote a hands-on review of a modern watch. When the news announcing the revival of my beloved Mondia Top Second hit our
While my love of vintage-infused watches is cyclical, my love of dive watches is constant. There is just something about the purity and a sense of purpose that will always
Monday Morning With The Patek Philippe Alarm Travel Time Ref. 5520RG — A Two-Tone Grand Complication
You’ve seen the Patek Philippe Alarm Travel Time before but never in a two-tone look. Since Watches and Wonders 2024, there’s the reference 5520RG, a very complicated and exclusive travel
The dive watch-focused brand has released a very vintage-looking special edition 'superdiver' in support of the Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC). The post Certina doubles down on its love for turtles
Some of us have had enough of vintage inspiration, while others can’t get enough, even after ’60s diver reissue number five. Spinnaker has just released some colorful takes on the
You may or may not be surprised to know that Grand Seiko was the only non-European watchmaker to have a booth at Watches & Wonders 2024. Even though the other
The Frederique Constant Highlife Chronograph debuted about two years ago. To set it on the right track, the watch came in black and blue panda versions in stainless steel. Now
As its sole release presented at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024, NOMOS unveiled 31 different limited-edition colorways of the Tangente 38 Date to celebrate 175 years of watchmaking in the
The Ming 37.08 Starlight is the brand’s newest release, and it’s a natural beauty that reacts dramatically to the light. As we’ll see, this watch uses the latest case format,
When Longines revived the Majetek pilot’s watch in 2023, the brand made a conscious effort to reimagine the classic ‘30s original, not only upsizing the proportions but introducing a more
One of the more recent “summer color” versions of the Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Compression Diver is this reference ZO9309 that combines a steel case, white ceramic bezel insert, white
The Gravitymaster isn’t the best-known model in G-Shock’s Master of G series, but it is just as capable and impressive as its collection mates. The newest addition to the Gravitymaster
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