Category: News
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Zenith Chronomaster Original Gets Full Calendar & Moonphase
The Zenith Chronomaster Sport boasts an enviable heritage, ushering in the automatic chronograph movement alongside Seiko and Heuer in 1969, and doing so in high-frequency fashion. The El Primero, as it was called, would go on to appear in some era defining sport watches from Zenith before nearly being lost to history altogether. According to…
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The Farer Aqua Compressor Gets Welcome Refresh
Compressor style dive watches have enjoyed low key popularity among dive watch enthusiasts for many years for their ability to mix up a tried and true formula in interesting ways. They originally offered a unique engineering solution to creating a stronger seal at greater depths, though true compressor cases are a rarity these days, their…
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The Christopher Ward C63 Sealander GMT Now Comes in a 36mm Case
Christopher Ward’s wildly popular C63 Sealander GMT gets a new case size this week, with the existing 39mm watches in the collection welcoming a 36mm option to the fold. The new watch brings with it a slew of bracelet and dial options that provide a wide degree of versatility, which is exactly the aim of…
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New Bamford B347 Glow gets Lume Embedded Carbon Case
Great lume doesn’t have to be reserved for solely practical purposes anymore, and we’re seeing it used in increasingly creative ways in recent years. From the likes of Black Badger, to more mainstream brands like TAG Heuer embracing its power to transform the aesthetic of the dial or even case in interesting ways. Bamford watches…
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Timex Marlin Jet Automatic is Simple Style Done Right
The Timex Marlin collection has been high on style since it was introduced in 2017, tapping into mid-century modern vibes with relative ease. The collection has grown to encompass a wide range of style, including plenty of Snoopy collaborations, but at the core these are simple, classic designs brought together with respect to a specific…
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Omega Revisits the Dark Side of the Moon in New Apollo 8 Speedmaster
Omega continues their trend of releasing a new Speedmaster at the opening of a new year, and this time the brand is revisiting the Apollo 8 Speedmaster concept with a new Dark Side of the Moon. The first Apollo 8 themed Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon was released in 2018, and featured a semi-openworked…
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Introducing Markwell Watches & the Memento Mori
The micro brand space is thriving these days thanks to innovative new brands bringing their ideas to life in ways that would have been unthinkable just 10 years ago. The biggest challenges generally revolve around standing out in an increasingly crowded space. Creating contrast is vital, and must be achieved through a unique perspective that’s…
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The Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms Hits its Stride With New Ocean of Storms
Swatch has unwittingly become the face of the collaborative era thanks to their clever positioning alongside other SWATCH Group stablemates, Omega and Blancpain. What started with MoonSwatch craze has grown to encompass Blancpain’s original dive watch, the Fifty Fathoms in the form of the Scuba, which was released with 5 variants celebrating each of the…