Tag: diver

Owner Review: Unimatic U1-F Design Clarity and Sensibility

Since the first time I stumbled onto an image of this micro-brand, Unimatic captured my attention with their bold, clear design sensibility. Couple that with the limited edition runs that incrementally experiment with the details of the watch and it became a “must have” piece. The design is not unfamiliar. I might describe it as…
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30/09/2020
Owner Review: Marathon GSAR – One. Tough. Watch.

For those of you who are not familiar with Marathon, they are a Canadian watch company that was formed in 1904. In 1941 they began manufacturing timing instruments for the Allied Forces and they continue to supply watches to the Canadian and U.S. militaries to this day. They manufacture their watches in La Chaux de…
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20/09/2020
Owner Review – NTH Amphion Vintage Gilt

So I hear you’re in the market to own yet another Mil-sub with a heavy dash of the “H-word” sprinkled in for good measure. If you are looking for a watch that exhibits its heritage in the form of a vintage gilt relief dial, submariner style design cues, and sexy ass sword hands, then the…
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19/09/2020
Owner Review: CWC Royal Navy Spec MK1 Diver makes me half fat!

The CWC RN MK1 Diver is a military collectors dream watch. Made by the Cabot Watch Company in the UK, who have supplied the British armed forces with watches since the 70’s and are known as one of the ‘Fab 4’. The Fab 4 were Hamilton, Newmark, Precista and of course CWC. I can see…
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18/09/2020
Owner Review: Seiko Prospex Solar SNE541 – A Panerai for the skinny wristed

The last time I bought a watch was my 2.5 watchmaker’s edition G-Shock and look how badly that turned out. This time I purchased a watch based purely on my own desires with no peer pressure from other watchmakers. I have thought about getting a tuna on numerous occasions but always thought they would be…
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17/09/2020
Owner Review – Seiko SKX009J – Memoirs of a discontinued Seiko

The humble Seiko SKX009J. A beater for many, but for me a watch of memories and my first “collector” watch. The first day I wore it I enjoyed one of the nicest days of my life so far. I made it to scans on time without having to wait. I visited Pellegrini’s for the first…
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16/09/2020
Owner Review: Sears Tradition Skin Diver – A 1970s Cult Classic

If your parents ever dragged you to the local Sears department store for back-to-school supplies in the 1970s, somewhere among the endless racks of discounted tie-dye shirts and bell-bottom jeans, you may have seen this handsome Sears Tradition Skin Diver sitting in a display case. “Tradition” was Sears Roebuck’s private label for their line of…
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06/09/2020
Owner Review: Enicar Super Dive MKIII – Can You Dig It?

During this pandemic, I found myself with ample time to shop for watches. Who am I kidding I find the time even when I’m working at the office. I had always been interested in vintage watches and had explored brands like Heuer, Universal Geneve, and Zenith in the past, but the prices for these legends…
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22/08/2020
Owner Review: Orient Triton – the swan song of the tool dive watch

The Times They Are a-Changin’. Watches are by no means a necessary instrument in today’s world – tool watches, even less. And when an item is no longer a necessity, it starts becoming luxury. The watch industry is a prime example of this and with even Seiko steadily increasing their prices and pushing into Swiss…
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20/08/2020
Owner Review: Panerai PAM 359 – The incarnation of cool

I went into the local AD to have a look at the Rolex Milgauss. Actually, I was planning to buy one. While trying it on and talking watches, the salesman (who really knew what he was talking about (he is a watchmaker) and was a good salesperson, too) said “in this price range, we also…
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16/08/2020