british watches
Hands-On With the Alkin Model Three Diver
Alkin Model Three Diver In a world where every brand seems to be following the latest trend or adding gimmicky features, a British-based microbrand has released a new model that is more old school and has everything you want and nothing you don’t. The Alkin Model Three Diver comes in three colorways, black, blue, or hunter green, and while it may have a funky familiar dial, everything else i...
Elliot Brown Beachmaster Hands-On Watch Review
Elliot Brown Beachmaster A more than capable dive watch, a GMT, and the ability to time two different events at once. That is the Elliot Brown Beachmaster, a mission timer GMT that also happens to have a patent for how it is displayed and all works together. Late last year Elliot Brown released the automatic version of the Beachmaster and recently they dropped quartz versions. Like most EB automat...
Marloe GMT Hands-On Watch Review
Marloe GMT If you have been paying attention, you will know that the newest trend in watches, especially microbrands, is GMT. Every year we seem to have a new trend; smaller watches, Genta-inspired watches, mint-colored dial watches, etc. We also have a newer GMT movement that is responsible for a lot of these GMT watches, which is the Miyota 9075. The Marloe GMT utilizes this new movement, and th...
Marloe Sceptre October Hands-On Review
Marloe Sceptre October The Marloe Sceptre October is one of the latest watches from Malroe Watch Company, a British-based microbrand that popped on the scene in 2015. Since then, they have created quite a few models and have their own distinct style, and have created their own niche. You see, Marloe doesn’t really have a standard dive watch most brands produce, they make watches that can go ...
Elliot Brown Bloxworth Heritage Diver Hands-On Review
Elliot Brown Bloxworth Heritage Diver Elliot Brown Watches, based out of the UK, is known for making hard-use watches to be used for almost any occasion. Many rugged or tough watches are extremely tactical looking, and most likely not one you would wear for a night out or with a suit. Enter the Elliot Brown Bloxworth Heritage Diver, a dive watch yes, but with aesthetics rooted in the 50s and 60s d...
Marloe Solent Cardinal Watch Review
Marloe Solent Cardinal The watch industry is full of dive watches, which makes sense as the public has shown with their money that a dive watch is what most want. But not everyone wants a dive watch, and while we have pilot watches, field watches, and more, there is another subset of watch styles, which I refer to as the casual sport watch. That brings me to my review today of the Marloe Solent Ca...
Rotary Regent Hands-On Review
Rotary Regent The trend continues. What trend? Gerald Genta-inspired pieces. This time it is the Rotary Regent. If you are not familiar with Rotary, they are a British brand that has been around for 125 years and these days, most of their watches are manufactured and assembled in Asia. I have reviewed a few Rotary watches in recent years, such as the Henley GMT and the Super7 Scuba. Both of those ...