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Review of the Highgear Enduro Compass Watch
View the Highgear Enduro photo gallery. The Highgear Enduro is a durable and affordable sports watch that has a lot going for it. The look is tough and distinctive, and the fit is light and comfortable. It's not the most feature-rich sports watch I've seen, but it has everything most...
Citizen VIRT: The World’s First Bluetooth Watch
Those of us into high-tech watches have been wondering who would be the first to release a Bluetooth watch, and how long it would take. Just when we all thought it was going to be Seiko, Citizen has beaten them to the punch. Starting July 7th, The Citizen VIRT will...
Review of the Rolex GMT Master II
View the Rolex GMT Master II photo gallery. The Rolex GMT Master II is a great looking and very functional high-end Swiss timepiece. It's a beautiful watch which is sophisticated in both appearance and operation, yet it somehow manages to present itself as understated and modest. The Rolex GMT Master...
Review of the Seiko Kinetic Scubamaster “Stingray”
View the Seiko Kinetic Scubamaster photo gallery. It took a long time to add the Seiko Scubamaster "Stingray" to my collection of divers. I don't remember where I first came across this watch, but since the moment I saw it, I was smitten. After over a month of frantic and...
Breitling Introduces the Airwolf Professional
Breitling is of course known for their automatic Swiss-made aviation timepieces, but they make some great quartz watches, as well. The Airwolf is the newest addition to their Professional line and has the following features: Alarm. Stopwatch with a resolution of 1/100th of a second and split times. Countdown timer....
Review of the Multi-band Casio Pathfinder PAW1200
View the Casio Pathfinder PAW1200 picture gallery. I've been waiting for this watch for a while now, so it's a real pleasure to finally have the opportunity to review it. The Casio Pathfinder PAW1200 is what I've referred to several times as the ultimate Pathfinder, perhaps the ultimate Casio, and...
Three Timex Watches with Vibrating Alarms
My regular readers know that I love four features in watches: solar, atomic, countdown timers, and vibrating alarms. The first three are relatively easy to get these days, but a vibrating alarm is a far less common feature, and often means ordering a watch from Japan, and/or spending a fair...
Is the World Ready for Seiko’s New Bluetooth Watch?
According to this press release (translated), Seiko Instruments has developed a very interesting Bluetooth watch prototype. With the addition of software installed on your Bluetooth-enabled phone, the watch can do all of the following: Alert you with a sound or by vibrating when someone calls. Show you the name of...
The Ultimate Casio Pathfinder: the PAW1200T-7V
I was going to wait and write about the new Casio Pathfinder PAW1200T-7V once it was actually available, but I've been getting so much email about this watch that I figured I'd better go ahead and break radio silence. Last summer, I made a post entitled The Ultimate Casio Pro...
Introducing Ozzioni Watches
View the Ozzioni photo gallery. I'm probably best known for my affinity for high-tech watches. Although I love all well made timepieces, innovation from brands like Casio, Suunto, Tissot and Seiko are most likely to catch my eye. As long as it's full of features and built like a tank,...
Casio Introduces a New Vibrating G-Shock
I love the idea of vibrating alarms. I think a vibrating alarm on a watch makes as much sense as a vibrating ringer on a mobile phone. Unfortunately, if you want a silent watch, you don't have a lot of choices. Some options that come to mind are the Tissot...
The Seiko Blue Monster
If you're a Seiko fan, then you've probably heard of the Seiko Orange Monster. It's a must-have for all Seiko collectors. And if you're a real Seiko diver fanatic, you might even have the Seiko Yellow or Black Monsters, as well. But now, there's a new monster to add to...