Hands on Watch Reviews
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About Vintage 1926 AT’ Sea Diver Hands-On Review
About Vintage 1926 AT’ Sea Diver The About Vintage 1926 At’ Sea Diver is, of course, a vintage style watch, from a brand out of Denmark, with what they describe as Scandinavian style. I wouldn’t exactly put About Vintage into the microbrand category at this point in time, they have been around 5-6 years and the brand was started by two friends, but nowadays they have a marketing ...
Citizen Promaster Fugu Hands-On Watch Review
Citizen Promaster Fugu In the market for a dive watch? If you are, then you already know, that there is almost no end to your options these days. But, what about a classic, some would say an icon? And one that is still relatively affordable. That’s where the Citizen Promaster Fugu comes in, a watch that technically dates back to 1989, and in 2018 was refreshed and in 2021 refreshed again. Th...
Ball Engineer Master II Diver Chronometer Hands-On Review
Ball Engineer Master II Diver Chronometer Ball’s first iteration of this dive watch dates all the way back to 2006, so 16 years ago, and now their latest version, the Ball Engineer Master II Diver Chronometer (get used to that long name being plastered through this article), is hitting the scene. As usual, you will have a lot of tritium tubes on the dial, including some that you would not ex...
Fromanteel Pendulum Small Second Hands-On Watch Review
Fromanteel Pendulum Small Second When it comes to classically styled watches, I am not the target audience. Whether it is Nomos or a dress watch from countless brands, I find them beautiful, but they just don’t appeal to me. The Fromanteel Pendulum Small Second is definitely in the same genre of watches, but there are a few things that make this watch stand out among the others. First would ...
Nautage Diver Hands-On Watch Review
Nautage Diver The Nautage Diver or the Nautage DA221 as it is labeled has been receiving a lot of buzz on social media and for a good reason. The introductory model from this young brand, based out of Denmark, is quite attractive, comes in a few different finishes, and boasts a Miyota 9039 No Date movement for about $430. The design has some similarities to other brands which I will get into short...
Peren Nera Rogue Hands-On Review
Peren Nera Rogue The Peren Nera Rogue is quite an attractive watch with a unique dial color, and 200 meters of water resistance and is offered in two distinct versions. The version I have here is the diver, but there is also a Rogue X version, with a stainless 12-hour bezel insert, that can be used to read the dual time. Unfortunately, this brand and I have history, and I just can’t seem to ...
Titoni Airmaster Hands-On Reviews
Titoni Airmaster Titoni Airmaster Titoni is a brand I have covered here a lot, and for good reason, they produce a great watch and I am always willing to review a model from the independent Swiss brand. This one, the Titoni Airmaster, has many variants that bear the same model name, and while similar they are not all identical. In this latest version, there are 6 colorways available, this dark nav...
Circula Aquasport II Hands-On Watch Review
Circula Aquasport II Circula may not be a brand you know of, but they trace their roots all the way back to 1955. This Circula Aquasport II evokes the brand’s own models from the 70s and just like the originals are still made in Germany. The Aquasport II comes in a few dial variations like most watches do, but the one I have here is the Aventurine quartz dial, limited to 99 pieces and ...
Audaz Seafarer Hands-On Watch Review
Audaz Seafarer Audaz is a brand that has been around for a while, since 2016 and the brand itself causes a little controversy, not for any big reasons, but the argument always is, are they a microbrand or not? A popular microbrand watch group on Facebook lists them as not, but I can’t really find any info to refute it, but most do consider it a factory brand. Either way, they are shipped out...
Rotary Regent Special Edition Hands-On Review
Rotary Regent Special Edition Rotary has released a new version of the Regent, and these funky new models are dubbed the Rotary Regent Special Edition. The previous model I reviewed, was a more classical looking watch, a dressier piece and this new PVD version with vibrant colors definitely skews more sporty or casual. The case, crown, and movement ultimately stay the same for the most part, but n...
Serket Reef Diver 2.0 Hands-On Watch Review
Serket Reef Diver 2.0 Have you been watching older episodes of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives? I mean, like really old episodes. Well, I have, but probably because I was looking for episodes where he was wearing this watch. Well, not exactly this watch, but the original version of it. The Serket Reef Diver 2.0, is a watch that in its original form was released all the way back in 2008. A lot of thin...
Glycine Combat Sub Gilt Hands-On Review
Glycine Combat Sub Gilt Have you ever been looking for that perfect watch for a specific purpose? That is what I thought this Glycine Combat Sub Gilt was going to be. No, I am not talking about a grail watch, I have a much different definition of what a grail item is, as that term has just become ubiquitous with the next watch on the list for most people, and that is not what I consider a grail. N...