Tag: vintage

Owner Review: Tudor Submariner 7016/0

The Tudor Submariner 7016/0 is a birth year model for me. Along with razors and pens, the birth year watch was a must have for me for some reason. My wife found this model at HQ Milton in San Francisco and was impressed with the attention to care and detail they offered. I knew what…
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26/12/2019
Owner Review: Longines 30CH Chronograph

Longines chronographs with the 13.33Z, 13ZN and 30CH calibers are (imho) the most beautiful in-house, hand-winding chronographs ever produced. Today I am talking about my mid 50s Longines 30CH Chronograph steel ref. 5982. I often use it in rotation with other Longines chronographs in my collection. I wear it on any occasion but not when…
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25/12/2019
Owner Review: Seiko 6138-0030 Kakume blue

I first came across a Seiko 6138-0030 Kakume, when a friend had me pick one up for him. He lives in Germany, and the seller didn’t ship Internationally. He had given a fair few bucks for it! So I was wondering what all the fuss was about? I opened the box up and saw that…
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23/12/2019
Owner Review: Tudor Submariner 7016/0 Snowflake

In 2017, my passion for vintage grew. My good buddy was a keen watch fanatic, who especially loved vintage. I tried on his vintage Submariners, and like any watch enthusiast, once you try on a watch, and if it clicks with you, you know it instantly. The watch I tried was a 1980 Tudor Submariner…
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05/12/2019
Owner Review: Eberhard Scafograf 200 – The iconic big crown

In the early 50’s the Ernest Hemingway novel “The old man and the sea” renewed the charm of the challenge between man and the sea. In response to this incredibly successful novel, many watch maisons created diving watches. One such watch was the iconic Eberhard Scafograf 200. Eberhard & Co launched the Scafograf collection composed…
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25/11/2019
Owner Review: Hamilton Super Compressor – Deeper than you think..

The Hamilton Super Compressor is known by a few names – Aqua-Date, Cape-Horn and Hamilton 600 to name a few – this EPSA cased super compressor dive watch has a lot going for it. Once you start getting into vintage super compressors (especially of the Ervin Piquerez variety), one of the first things you’ll notice,…
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21/11/2019
Owner Review: Tudor Submariner 79090 – The Other Rolex Sub

Until a few years ago, Tudor was always shadowed by its bigger sibling; Rolex. This was never intended, as Tudor was created to develop designs while using cheaper, more affordable components, attributing to one of many reasons why the Tudor Submariner 79090 is pursued today. Housed in a Rolex case, with the famous logo on…
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20/11/2019
Owner Review: Tudor Submariner Snowflake

The vintage Tudor Submariner Snowflake needs no formal introduction due to its military and sports heritage amongst collectors. I love sport watches (divers, chronographs, GMT) which are functional as tool watches in both daily and sports activities but also elegant enough for a dinner party. Vintage sports watches which come with a rich history of…
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17/11/2019
Owner Review: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms – The mother of diving watches

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms can be referred to as the mother of diving watches. Even though it is not the first waterproof watch that has been developed and used to dive, that can be attributed to the Omega Marine in 1936, the Fifty fathoms is the first that featured a rotating bezel to help scuba…
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09/11/2019
Owner Review: Seiko 6138 Yachtsman a.k.a UFO

I have a thing for vintage Seiko watches. Dive watches, dress watches, chronographs, I like them all. But one watch that really caught my eye was the Seiko 6138 Yachtsman. It is better known as the UFO, due to its flying saucer-shaped case. The UFO is a bruiser of a vintage chronograph measuring in at…
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24/10/2019