Author: Blake Buettner
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Hamilton Watch Makes Unexpected Appearance in Death Stranding 2 Trailer
Kojima Productions’ highly anticipated follow up to the 2019 hit Death Stranding, received an official release date this weekend via one of the most dramatic and unhinged video game trailers ever produced. The new game, which is titled Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, features an impressive cast of familiar faces, including Norman Reedus, Léa…
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Seiko Celebrates 60 Years of Dive Watches with New Marinemaster SLA081
Seiko is releasing a trio of new dive watches this week in celebration of 60 years since the 62MAS was introduced. There always seems to be an anniversary of some sort for Seiko to celebrate, and in addition to the new divers, they also released a modern King Seiko Vanac collection, which you can read…
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Retro Review: A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 101.027
I find myself talking quite a lot about the year 1997 in these retro reviews, and for good reason, as it seems to be a nexus of creativity and originality prior to full on modern (i.e. safer) themes taking over. The year delivered some of the all-time greats (in my book, at least), such as…
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Sinn Reveals New 613 St and 613 St UTC Diving Chronographs
Sinn has a pretty epic history when it comes to diving chronographs, often playing by their own rules in ways designed to appeal to a very specific subset of the market. Their design ethos is straightforward and almost brutal in nature, but delivers a rarely seen level of focus when it comes to complications. Their…
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Bell & Ross BR-03 Astro Enters Orbit
Bell & Ross has a knack for implementing interesting conceptual themes into their instrument style square cases. This week they push that skill to the limit with a new BR-03 Astro, which does away with any traditional elements on the dial in favor of a view from earth’s orbit, with a large depiction of the…
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MB&F & Bulgari Present New Take on Serpenti
MB&F are the original collaborative brand (Friends is right in the name), and this week, we’re seeing their latest efforts with a slightly unexpected partner: Bulgari. This is the second time working with Bulgari, having released the Legacy Machine FlyingT Allegra in 2021, and this time, the collaboration takes the Horological Machine route to create…
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Omega Looks to Winter Olympics with New 37mm Seamaster Milano Cortina
The 2026 Winter Olympics are just one year away from commencing in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy, and will be known as Milano Cortina 2026. Omega will be continuing their support as the official timekeeper of the games, a role they’ve held since 1932’s games in Los Angeles, and as usual, they will be…
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Retro Review: The Titanium IWC GST Aquatimer 2000 ref. 3536
There are surprisingly few original takes of the dive watch formula, and that is largely by design. The genre as we know it today found its footing in the mid 1950s alongside a burgeoning recreational diving subculture, with watches from the likes of Rolex, Doxa, Blancpain, and others casting a die that remains relevant today.…