Category: Featured
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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.…
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Video: (Almost) Three Years Later with the Tudor FXD
Tudor released the FXD Marine Nationale in November of 2021 after months of anticipation after announcing a partnership with the French Navy, aka the Marine Nationale. It would have been easy to release another vintage-inspired Black Bay variant to celebrate, but instead, Tudor built a modern watch within the Pelagos range, intended for use by…
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Video Retrospective: The Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600
The modern dive watch archetype is rooted in a template put forth in the mid ‘50s. The Submariner may not have been the first to the scene (though that is far from settled), but its appearance in 1954 set a foundation that persists to this day. The history of dive watches stretches back much further,…
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Video: The Nodus x Raven TrailTrekker Forges Its Own Path
Some watches just feel comfortable in their own skin. Never afraid to put new ideas out there, the brands Nodus and Raven find common ground here. I personally appreciate a watch (or any piece of gear, really) that’s purpose driven in its design and execution. That means prioritizing materials and designs that bring a specific…
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Video Review: Tudor Black Bay 41 ‘Monochrome’ Charts a New Path
The Tudor Black Bay collection has become the standard bearer of dive watches in the $3 to 5k price range over its 12 year and counting production run. The watch has had no small impact on the genre as a whole, and while not single handedly responsible for the push toward vintage inspired designs, it…
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The Rolex GMT-Master II 126710BLRO Retrospective & the Future of the ‘Pepsi’ GMT
The Rolex GMT-Master II 126710BLRO is the modern evolution of the Pepsi bezel GMT, but where does it go from here?
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Video Review: The IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40 3289
Back in 2020, with much of the world in lockdown, the watch industry was entering something of a supercharged state. Hype was building to an all-time high, and a certain era of retro styled integrated bracelet sports watches were leading the charge. Brands with anything resembling an integrated sports watch in their back catalog rushed…
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Video Review: The Rolex Daytona 126500
The Rolex Daytona 126500 takes small steps away from its predecessor, and towards its roots. We go in-depth to find out how.