Reviews November 20, 2024 Reviewing the Second Hour Memoir If you make a list of the great watchmaking nations of the world, chances are Australia would figure nowhere near the top of it. But there’s one company looking to change that perception. In fairness,...
Reviews November 7, 2024 Hands-On With the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic GMT There are ‘new’ watch brands, ‘old’ watch brands, ‘revival’ watch brands, and then a few others we could call ‘phoenix’ watch brands. These are brands that were always there, but have somehow risen spectacularly from...
Reviews October 31, 2024 Introducing the Christopher Ward “The Twelve Hebrew” for Ace Jewelers The love affair between British brand Christopher Ward and Amsterdam-based legacy retailer Ace Jewelers has been in full swing over the past twelve months. Industry veteran and co-owner of Ace Alon Ben Joseph, and co-founder...
Reviews October 31, 2024 CW Chimes Again: Reviewing the new C1 Bel Canto Classic The term “classic” may well be frequently used but it seems far from having worn out its welcome in an increasingly conservative industry whose buyers are cautiously clinging to their cash tighter than ever. Three...
Reviews October 28, 2024 Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic Versus The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical The Hamilton Khaki Field model line is, without a doubt, one of the most popular and best-selling product families in watchmaking. Not only is Hamilton, a historic brand now a member of the Swatch Group,...
Reviews October 14, 2024 Vertex M36 Hands-On Review In the ever-growing world of micro and independent watch brands, it may seem like most have only emerged in the last decade or so. But Vertex, a name with deep roots in horological history, takes...
Reviews October 7, 2024 A Titanic Endeavour: the Nomadic Fior 555 GMT We all, of course, walk in the shadows of those who came before us – which is just one reason why watches – which measure the inexorable passage of time – mean so much to...
Reviews October 3, 2024 Hands-On With the MAEN Lunar Classic 36 Ever since I got my eye on the new MAEN Watches model launching today, I've been well and truly caught up in its spell. The Lunar Classic 36 was love at first sight for me...
Reviews October 2, 2024 Dominate the Office With the New C65 Desk Diver Just a few weeks ago now we published a feature on our favourite leather straps for the Rolex Submariner and, perhaps unsurprisingly, there were those amongst you who were perplexed by the idea of putting...
Reviews September 18, 2024 Hands-On: Raymond Weil Freelancer Review We’re over three-quarters of the way through 2024 at the moment, and much to my dismay, I haven’t seen much evidence of this year being the year of square watches, as we might have hoped. Predictably,...
Reviews September 13, 2024 Introducing the Circula ProTrail TRTS SE In Collaboration With The Real Time Show Podcast Although I’ve probably had the privilege more than most, introducing a watch I had a hand in bringing to market never gets old. In my previous roles in global sales for NOMOS Glashütte and as...