Tag: diver

Owner Review: Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller

The legendary Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller is a Big watch… The capital B has very much been used on purpose. Coming in at a seemingly huge 44mm in size, it doesn’t sit as wide as many large Panerai dive watches, but it is the acrophobia inducing height of 17.7mm that makes it feel a touch unwieldy,…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Tudor Black Bay 58 79030N

You want to be Connery’s Bond and wear a Rolex 6538 “big crown” while lusting over its warm gilt dial with elegantly proportioned case and sharp deep chamfers… but need something robust and modern that doesn’t cost you a house deposit.. meet the modern 114060 Ceramic Rolex Submariner, but wait..it’s way too modern and clinical..…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: NTH Näcken

If you take serious medication against homagitis I advise you to skip this perversion of a review on the NTH Näcken. I’d like to focus on aspects that strike to me as improvements on this milked platform instead of the usual “bang for buck” talk. Brand name & logo are combined in a vertically symmetric…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Vostok Amphibia – A for Adventure

The Vostok Amphibia has been around since 1967. The design principles and factory in Chistopol, Russia remained the same through the decades, delivering a true in-house product with rich history at a modest price point. The case features a lot of convex shapes! While the base looks quite chunky, it blends in nicely forming a…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor

So here is my Series 1 Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor chronograph ref 146.8.25. This watch had been on my hit list for some time before I was able to acquire a good condition variant. It oozes character in its masculinity from the super compressor case. The dial is laid out beautifully making it both functional…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Submariner 14060, A Great Companion

One fateful night back in 2014 while watching ‘Live and let die’, I made the decision to buy a Rolex Submariner. As an avid scuba diver I have always been drawn to dive watches with a clean aesthetic that can be worn everyday. I settled on the Rolex Submariner 14060 manufactured in 1990 for the…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Tudor Harrods Black Bay – Little brother to the Kermit

Behold the Tudor Harrods Black Bay – a limited/special edition of the Black Bay exclusive available from Harrods London. A dive watch with the same in-house movement as its other regular production brothers. At this price point, it’s hard to beat with so much going for it – depth rating of 200m, power reserve of…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Submariner Hulk 116610 LV

How did I find my way to the Rolex Submariner Hulk? Well when I first got into “nice watches” a few years ago, I was attracted to the aesthetics of dive watches. After hanging around watch forums for some time, I found out about the Rolex submariner and I immediately fell in love. I finally…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko SKX011 – because I can’t afford a Doxa

As a kid, my Dad used to drive our little family to Italy and the South of France for holidays. Sometimes venture up through Andorra and across to Spain too! I have a vivid memory of seeing some guys getting ready to go out spear fishing, and they looked cool as hell! But one thing…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko Tuna SBBN017

In 1968 the Seiko management gave the order to Ikuo Tokunaga to develop “the perfect professional diver’s watch”. Seven years later he presented the first Tuna (6159-7010), this was the ancestor of the Seiko Tuna SBBN017. It was the first diver’s watch with a titanium monocoque case, a titanium shroud with ceramic coating to protect…
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02/01/2021