Tag: dive

Owner review: Vero Crown Point

The Open Water series of watches from Vero immediately stand out with their distinct aesthetic that includes a matte black DLC-coated bezel, bead blasted case and matching bead blasted integrated bracelet. The Vero Crown Point comes with a dark blue matte dial. There are other colors and they are all named for specific landmarks in…
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10/10/2022
Owner review: Seiko Prospex Mini Tuna SUT403P1

The Seiko Prospex Mini Tuna SUT403P1 is part of the iconic and recognised watch case designs that feature the ‘tuna-can’ style. Introduced in 1975 to mainly combat the issue of helium gas penetrating the case, it has symbolised their dive watches ever since and has a cult following and a cult dislike. Whichever side of…
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09/10/2022
Owner review: Seiko Prospex SPB213

The Seiko Prospex SPB213 is the 5th watch I bought when I started getting sucked into the rabbit hole of horology. Not all of us have deep pockets to buy everything we take interest in. So, as to not overspend, I created this rule: For watches that I buy, I will be climbing price points…
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29/08/2022
Owner review: Grand Seiko Diver SBGA229

When I first started looking at Grand Seiko and their Spring Drive watches, it wasn’t the Snowflake that caught my attention, it was a large dive watch with the reference SBGA029. Even though I had seen many black dive watches before, this stuck in my head. I searched for every post with this watch that…
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23/08/2022
Owner review: Pagani Design PD1685

How many Divers actually get pushed to their 200m-300m subsurface claims? How many GMT’s are actually set to an important alternate timeline? How many chronographs are actually timing the speed of an aircraft? As I type this I am wearing a Bulova LP that cannot even tell me the date! But, I digress. This review…
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16/08/2022
Owner review: Evant Tropic Diver 300

I stumbled upon the Evant Tropic Diver 300 purely by chance – browsing watches on the Internet – as one does. I was reading an article on an obscure diver from Breguet from the ‘60s – reference no. 1646. Apparently, only 60 pieces were made and the watch community was practically unaware of its existence…
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08/08/2022
Owner review: Omega Seamaster 2635-6

Omega is a brand that needs an introduction as badly as Elvis Presley did going on stage. That being said, not many know about the early roots of Omega’s longest produced line. Today, here I present to you a 1950 Omega Seamaster 2635-6 unbranded. Unbranded? Huh? Yes some Seamasters didn’t have the word printed back…
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06/08/2022
Owner review: Lima Meca Revolt

The young independent brand Lima have released their most compelling design yet, the Lima Meca Revolt diver style watch. Boosting a quirky feature of interchangeable bezels. Inspiration came from the James Bond era defining watches and 1980’s action anime, giving a pared-down diver watch aesthetic. The basic premise of the Lima Meca Revolt is a…
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05/08/2022
Owner review: Seiko SSK001

If watch collectors were baptized into the hobby, owning a Seiko would be a nonnegotiable rite of passage. Everyone seems to have an affordable, beater Seiko story; given that I had never owned one, shortly after discovering watches I came to see myself as abnormal in some way. I imagined I would have a conversation…
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02/08/2022
Owner review: Phoibos Apollo Grey PY036E

The Phoibos Apollo Grey PY036E is constructed from 316L stainless steel, has a lug to lug of 48mm, a width of 42mm and a height of 12.5mm. The most obvious feature of the case is the large, screw-down crown snuggled between crown guards at the 8 o’clock position, on the left side of the case,…
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24/07/2022