Tag: dress

Owner Review: De Bethune DB25 Starry Varius

17 years into De Bethune’s existence I took the plunge into their Independent and beautiful world, a world of “Not doing more, but instead doing better” and where apparent simplicity belies complexities in every aspect of a watch. Say hello to the De Bethune DB25 Starry Varius, without a doubt the prettiest watch in my…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Mido Multifort Patrimony – Quickens My Pulse

I always try to buy my watches used — or at least on the grey market — but when the Mido Multifort Patrimony was released earlier this year, my resolve was severely tested. Knowing that this watch wouldn’t pop up on the secondary market for a while yet, I finally gave in and bought it…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Ultrathin Duoface

If there is a watch that can make one feel like an early 20th Century dandy, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Ultrathin Duoface delivers this in spades, and then some. The story goes that British soldiers stationed in India were sick of their watches being smashed up by the roughness of the game of Polo, and so…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Tiffany & Co Day-Date

Everybody who knows me knows that I love day dates. I love them so much that I wrote another article on how they were the genesis for my journey into watchmaking. Have a look here if you dare question my love for this iconic watch. I haven’t changed my mind about them. I still think…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rado Golden Horse 1957 Limited Edition

I recently passed by my local Rado dealer, simply just to say hi. They told me they had something to show me. What they showed me was a new arrival that instantly stole my heart. The Rado Golden Horse 1957 with the red fumé dial is a new re-issued limited edition from Rado. The curved…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko Presage Shippo Enamel SPB075J1

What I have here is the Seiko Presage Shippo Enamel – SPB075J1. The vast and immeasurable lineup of the Seiko Presage range can be likened to ‘how long is a piece of string’. Case in point, there’s the OG Seiko Cocktail Time – that in itself comes in a variety of colours, there is the…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Frederique Constant Classic Worldtimer

Wearing this wonderfully constructed watch on your wrist, one should look past the brand and appreciate the watch for what it really represents. The often underappreciated brand of Frederique Constant sometimes receives many critiques for imitating the much more famous brands Vacheron Constantin or Jaeger LeCoultre. Having been founded in the relatively recent year of…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Stowa Marine Classic 36mm

The fully polished case of the Stowa Marine Classic 36mm wears well because the lugs are angled just right to hug the wrist. Speaking of the lugs, namely of their thickness, this case wears like a 38mm, giving it more presence, from lug to lug, it measures 44.6mm. The case thickness is at 11mm including…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko Presage Cocktail Time SRPB41J1

When people invariably ask me to recommend a dress watch to them this is almost always in my list regardless of price. For most people this would be the watch to put on for a night out to dinner or to wear to an event where they wanted to add a little sparkle to their…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko Presage SRPD97J1

A white textured dial inspired by the winter seasons of Japan, blue seconds hand, superb value proposition with impressive finishing? It can only be Grand Seiko. Wait, no, hang on. This is no GS. This is a regular old Seiko. Design cues usually reserved for Grand Seiko have trickled into the Seiko Presage SRPD97J1 /…
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02/01/2021