Carl Brashear spent his entire life breaking barriers and progressing his professional diving career. Born in 1931 to Kentucky sharecroppers, Brashear grew up battling not only poverty, but a segregated society that treated him and other black men as second-class citizens. In 1948, he joined the recently-desegregated US Navy, and became the first black sailor […]
Frederique Constant Highlife Heart Beat Watch Review
Founded in 1977, Frederique Constant is one of the youngest watchmakers in the business. But in that short time, they’ve launched an impressive number of high-quality watches. The Highlife Collection was one of their first, launched in 1999 when the company was only two years old. The Highlife Collection included a handful of watches with […]
Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 42mm Watch Review
The El Primero is a very special watch, it plays an important role in the history of the watch industry and watchmaking itself. With Zenith being the first ever watch brand to create an automatic chronograph movement inside a wrist watch, implemented into its El Primero model. There were of course some very close competitors, […]
Introducing the Zenith Chronomaster Sport
For luxury Swiss watch brand Zenith, established in 1865, the goal is to move towards the future of watchmaking. The brand’s latest watch is another push in that direction. Just this week, they announced the new Zenith Chronomaster Sport. This watch collection has the impressive features you would expect from this world-renowned brand. It is […]
Bravur BW003 Watch Review
It is always a delight to find new and interesting brands in the horology landscape, even more so when they provide real value by taking care of the small details while manifesting a strong personality of their own. Today I have the pleasure of examining the midnight blue variant of the BW003, released in 2017 […]
Longines Spirit Prestige Edition Watch Review
I love a brand new watch, whether it’s a microbrand, tool watch, or haute horology. I love to get my hands on them, learn about them, talk about them, and wear them. But sometimes, the most exciting watch isn’t actually new. Sometimes, it’s a reissue of an already beloved vintage watch. Such is often the […]
Tissot PR100 Automatic Chronometer Watch Review
Seated at forest’ gates and river’s edge, a hint of sweet smoke circles upward from my pipe, purchased from a train station booth in Malaysia before our children were born. The indices of my watch glint with the setting sun’s rays. I sit writing in my leather bound journal scribbling these words with a gifted […]
Introducing the Ball Engineer Master II Waco Glider
BALL Watch Company, a Hong Kong-owned Swiss watch enterprise founded in 1891, recently announced the launch of the Engineer Master II Waco Glider. The launch of the watch was scheduled to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, in honor of the bravery of the men of the allied forces […]
Undone Terra Collection Daybreak Watch Review
A few weeks ago, on November 10th, Undone announced the release of a new watch collection, the Terra Collection. This collection includes three different variants: the Terra Daybreak, the Daybreak Suede, and the Terra Nightfall. The first two variants are in general production, while the Terra Nightfall is a limited edition with only 100 pieces […]
Oris Roberto Clemente Limited Edition and Big Crown Pointer Date Review
For the better part of a century, certain watches have been built entirely with a single sport in mind. The Rolex Daytona and TAG Heuer Monaco were named after racetracks first and cities second. If you’ve seen a recent French Open final, Rafael Nadal’s backhand has shown flashes of an orange Richard Mille named after […]
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