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Traska Freediver V5 Watch Review
Traska Freediver V5 It has taken five years to get the Traska Freediver in for review, and we are now on version 5 or V5 as I will refer to it in this review. After five years, a lot of hype, and a lot of refinement in the watch itself, I have to say this vintage-inspired, dress-diver is a beautiful watch, and I can see why the brand gets the praise it does. This latest iteration comes in four col...
Duzu DW-D3 Hands-On Watch Review
Duzu DW-D3 A dive watch that is inspired by the Southern Right Whale. That is what the Duzu DW-D3 is, as well as the third diver watch for the Western Australian microbrand. This is the fourth watch for the young brand, with three dive watches and one pilot’s chronograph. While dive watches are probably the most produced and reproduced style of watch these days, Duzu was still able to make s...
Hands-On With The Montoir MWMOD-01 Dive Watch
Montoir MWMOD-01 Dive Watch Hitting Kickstarter on October 11, 2023, is the Montoir MWMOD-01 Dive Watch. There truly seems to be no end to new brands emerging, and though some folks might see this as oversaturation, I see it as just more options and choices for everyone. Speaking of choices, the Montoir will be available in 5 dial color options, use the Sellita SW200-1 movement, and be marked Swis...
Nezumi Studios Aviera GMT Watch Review
Nezumi Studios Aviera GMT The year of the GMT continues and this Nezumi Studios Aviera GMT is a nice affordable automatic GMT with a vintage-inspired design, two dial colors, sapphire, and a Seiko NH34 GMT movement. This new model follows the vintage and racing design Nezumi is known for, and comes in two colors currently, a black dial, and this amazing teal blue shown here. At 40mm thick double d...
Titoni Seascoper 300 Hands-On Watch Review
Titoni Seacoper 300 It seems some enthusiasts and collectors are still not familiar with Titoni, and even with this latest release of the Titoni Seascoper 300, I have seen some interesting comments. Yes, the 300 is the little brother to the Seascoper 600 and there are some change but the case design and amazing finishing is still here, as well as a COSC movement. Titoni wanted to have a more affor...
Nodus Retrospect III Hands-On Watch Review
Nodus Retrospect III If you have been looking for a watch that is not an homage, is affordable, attractive and of course, built well, all for under $500, the Nodus Retrospect III might be one to check out. That does come with a caveat though, as, at the time of publishing this review, this watch is, unfortunately, all sold out. At the time this watch was sent for review, it of course was still ava...
Draken Tugela GMT Hands-On Review
Draken Tugela GMT There are many GMT watches out there and currently, in the microbrand scene, quite a few brands are releasing GMT movements, with Unimatic selling out 100 in a few short hours. Unlike the Unimatic, the Draken Tugela GMT isn’t made of titanium, it is a solid chunk of blasted stainless steel and somewhat reminds me of microbrands of old like Boschett and Zixen, but has a tape...
Marc and Sons Military Diver Hands-On Watch Review
Marc and Sons Military Diver If you have been thinking about getting yourself some type of military watch, the Marc and Sons Military Diver probably is not the first watch to come to mind. And if I am being honest, I never would either. So why does this new model have the military moniker? I am going to guess it’s because of the 24-hour scale on the yellow chapter ring and was just a way for...
Zelos Aurora Hands-On Watch Review
Zelos Aurora The Zelos Aurora is not the Singaporean brand’s first field watch, but this is an all-new case design and a new model collection. Built from Grade 2 Titanium, with a hard coating, Miyota 9039 Movement with an antimagnetic cage, a choice of quite a few dial colors and materials, and comes in two sizes as well, 42mm as shown here but also a smaller size at 38mm. As usual, Zelos ha...
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...