Reviews

At first glance, one might think the Technical Watch Co. Sea Rescue Diver is paying homage to some long lost Italian vessel. In reality, the green and red markers outlining the circumference of the dial represent periods of observed radio silence should an actual sea rescue be underway. Not important, you say? Ask the crew and passengers of the RMS Titanic. It is believed that one of the safety rules to emerge from its sinking were these periods of observable silence. TWCO, established in 2012,..

When I think of the Arctic Circle, I think of a very remote, desolate place with very little industry and business, let alone watch companies. While the area overall may be a bit remote and desolate, a rather obscure watch brand calls Iceland home. ARC-TIC Iceland is a watch brand that produces timepieces made for extreme sporting and outdoor activities. The company is linked to the JS Watch Co. Reykjavik luxury brand, as the same teams work with both ..

Today we get to take a look at the Anstead Oceanis - a dive watch that that is currently selling for $499. While the Anstead is technically a dive watch, I feel it is a great all occasion watch whether in the ocean, the office, or just your everyday watch. This is technically the second version of the Oceanis, or the evolution of the first model. Many might remember that model or still own one, and it was a great watch at a very affordable price that was funded through Kickstarter. For the se..

ITAnano, an Italy based company, has made their play in the watch world by incorporating similar uses of technology of the leading sport cars and aero dynamics manufacturing into their watches. By using such materials as carbon, mineral fiber and polyfiber monocoque, ITAnano has certainly figured out their way of separating themselves from the everyday run of the mill watch companies. The watch we’re going to take a look at today is the ITAnano PHANTOM Carbon Monocoque 49 ‘Automatic’, spec..

Today we are going to take a look at a relatively new micro-brand - Cobra de Calibre. Cobra de Calibre is a new company based out of Canada. The company wants to be known for their unique designs, so customers will have watches with a less than generic appearance. Cobra produces several different watch models, with one of the more unique models that I have ever seen in the Steel Cobra 2 white dial, subject of this review. You can read more about the Cobra de Calibre HERE. The Steel Cobra 2 in t..