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Crafter Blue Hyperion 600m-First Look
Crafter Blue Hyperion 600m The Crafter Blue Hyperion 600m. You may have already heard of Crafter Blue. At the very beginning, Crafter Blue designed and engineered the curved end rubber straps for popular dive watches. Two years later, they began to design their own dive watch and launched the – Mechanic Ocean 300m in 2018. Meanwhile Crafter Blue helped another brand UNDIVE to design the stra...
Crafter BLue Mechanic Ocean | Watch Review
Crafter BLue Mechanic Ocean Crafter Blue started out making custom rubber straps for a few popular Seiko and Tudor watches and have not crossed over into producing watches as well. Their fitted rubber straps are great no doubt and can really change the look and comfort of your watch. Let’s face it, most Seiko rubber straps leave a lot to be desired. Entering the extremely crowded (some would...
Seiko Samurai Save The Ocean | Hands-On Review
Seiko Samurai Save The Ocean When I reached out to a friend to check out a Samurai, I was intrigued when he said he was sending the Seiko Samurai Save The Ocean. For those not familiar, Seiko has been releasing a few models with the Save The Ocean badge, and from talking to a few friends and the social media posts I made once this watch arrived, this is a VERY popular model of the Samurai. *...
Phoibos Eagle Ray | Hands On Review
Phoibos Eagle Ray The Phoibos Eagle Ray is the latest model from the young Chinese company, and as I state in the video review, a good step in the right direction. If you were to look at the Phoibos website, you will see most of their watches have been somewhat homages (some more than others), and the Eagle Ray is a departure from that. This model has a lot more of its own identity and is still a ...
Marc & Sons Diver Sport | Hands On Review
Marc & Sons Diver Sport We have reviewed many Marc & Sons watches over the years and they have always proved to be a decent value and good quality for the price, especially the ones with ETA movements. The Marc & Sons Diver Sport is built as well as the others we have reviewed and while it definitely is a familiar style, there are a few differences that allow it to not b...
Obris Morgan Nautilus | Hands On Review
Obris Morgan Nautilus “Man, Obris Morgan watches all look the same!” “I wish Obris Morgan would do something different! ” To the people that posted comments like these or similar, Obris Morgan did something different. Immediately when I saw their latest model, the Nautilus, being posted on social media a few months ago, I said, well, they went against the grain for sure. Fo...
Spinnaker Bradner Dual Crown | Hands On Watch Review
Spinnaker Bradner Dual Crown Spinnaker Bradner Dual Crown Specifications: 42mm Stainless Steel Case 50mm Lug To Lug 14mm Thick 22mm Lug Width Seiko NH35 Automatic Movement 150 Meters Water Resistant Leather Strap Price $285.00 https://www.spinnaker-watches.com/pages/spinnaker-vintage-bradner-collection-sp-5057 I have reviewed a lot of Spinnaker Watches over the years here on Watchreport, but...
Crepas Loggerhead | Hands On Review
Crepas Loggerhead If you are not familiar with Crepas Watches, you have probably not been following microbrands for that long. Crepas hit the scene a few years ago and between Crepas and their sister brand Tactico, they have surely made a name for themselves. Some of their more popular releases have been the El Buzo, the Tektite and the Cayman 3000. That brings me to the one I have in hand to...
Armand Nicolet JS9 | Hands On Watch Review
Armand Nicolet JS9 Every once in a while, I get a watch in for review that really stands out in terms of build quality and finishes. This time, that watch is the Armand Nicolet JS9. While it is not without a few quirks, the quality of this watch matches up with the price tag, which happens to be around $1700 USD. There is no doubt that in that price range there is some heavy competition, but the J...
Undive Dark Sea Black Storm | Hands On Watch Review
Undive Dark Sea Black Storm What do you get when you mix a Seiko 6105 and a Panerai Submersible? The Undive Dark Sea Black Storm. (Also available with a steel bezel, dubbed the Cool Steel.) The straight truth is that there are many in the microbrand world that do straight up copies and others who take inspiration from a few different iconic watch models and come up with something such as...
Ocean Crawler Ocean Navigator | Hands on Watch Review
Ocean Crawler Ocean Navigator The Ocean Crawler Ocean Navigator is the third model to come out from the New York-based brand. I say, the third model because while they have many variations of their very popular Champion Diver line, this Ocean Navigator is the 3-hand version of their original chronograph model. This one offers a lot-Titanium case, sapphire crystal and bezel and an ST...
Rotary Henley GMT | Hands On Watch Review
Rotary Henley GMT The Rotary Henley GMT is a new model from the British Based brand (though not produced in the UK), and comes in a few different color and strap options at a price point of $285-$335. The one I show here is on the lower end at $285 because it has a leather strap instead of a stainless bracelet. Checking the website before I sat down to write this review, I noticed that the blue di...