Tag: Review

Owner Review: Omega Speedmaster Japan Racing Edition

The 2004 Omega Speedmaster Japan Racing (JR04 for short) is one of my personal favorite limited-edition Speedmasters. Its classic Speedmaster wearability coupled with its dashing colorful dial really make it a truly special experience to wear even without the “insiders-only” status it enjoys between those in the know. The touches of orange on the gray…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Urwerk UR-103 – Oh baby, Urwerk it.

Before we get to the Urwerk UR-103 first, a little background story. I’ve always collected independents, ever since I first started really getting into watches in the mid-late 00’s. I found myself naturally gravitating towards indies because I always enjoyed things that represented real craftsmanship, rarity, and the connection you felt to not only the…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Explorer 114270

The Rolex Explorer 114270 is the perfect go anywhere, do anything watch – until the day it is not. Weighing 3.6 ounces (102 grams), this 36mm watch affords the opportunity to own the lightest, nimblest sports watch that Rolex produced in the 21st Century. Its successor, the 214270, weighs 4.7 ounces and has expanded to…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Franck Muller Crazy Hours

… That is Franck Muller. From a time where all had one and those that did not, needed one… to a time where wearing a Franck Muller Crazy Hours set you miles away from the knowledgeable collector crowd. Several scandals (nothing that other brands did not do, yet they never got caught…) and a commercial…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114300

A few years ago, while on holiday, I saw a Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114300 in a shop window in Florence that immediately appealed to me. I just fell in love. At first I thought it was one of those modified vintage watches, but back home I realised it was a new Baselworld release. So it…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday

Tuesdays in the ‘watch-world’ are synonymous with the Omega Speedmaster. This idea was first conceived and popularized by the Fratello Watch group in 2012 as a simple hashtag #speedytuesday on Facebook. In 2017, to commemorate 5 years of the #speedytuesday movement, Omega in collaboration with Fratello Watches designed and released a limited edition “Speedy Tuesday”…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Navy Seals Alarm

Jaeger-LeCoultre (JLC) has a thing with sound. Since 1959, JLC has been building alarms for the wrist. As such, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Navy Seals Alarm Watch (NSA) follows in the footsteps of giants such as the Deep Sea (1959) and the Polaris (1968) as well as the rest of the Memovox range through the…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Vacheron Constantin Overseas 4500V

I still remember that day. November 28, 2018. Australian summer was just around the corner. I noticed a spring in my step as I made my way from the Crown car park to Monards, one of the most prestigious watch dealers in Melbourne. It was finally time to try on one of my grail watches,…
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02/01/2021
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: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Quantieme

The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Quantieme is instantly recognizable and unmistakably a Jaquet Droz to all the WIS out there and at 43mm it can hardly be missed. For most people, the sheer size of the watch will turn them away especially for a watch meant for dressier occasions. Jacquet Droz does offer a variant…
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02/01/2021