By having the opportunity to review the Reise Resolute, I was taught a simple but long overdue lesson in open mindedness. Having never heard of Reise, my natural assumption was that this was a Kickstarter brand, one from a sea of many hopeful enterprises, doing their very best to grab and keep your limited attention […]
MHD SA2 Launch Edition Watch Review
Having always been curious about MHD watches, I was anxious about finally being able to handle one. Why anxious? Because even for designs that you may be relatively familiar with, the reality can often surprise you. This anxiety tends to increase for designs that you have no benchmark for, as is the case with the […]
Mido Ocean Star Diver 600 Watch Review
There comes a point in every watch enthusiast’s life, where the idea of an all-black watch becomes appealing. One day you wake up, and suddenly the watches you own don’t excite you the way they used to. You stare blankly into your watch box: eyes glazing over the rows of naked stainless steel. You think […]
Hanhart Primus Nautic Pilot Bronze Watch Review
Every so often you stumble across a watch that turns you into a bit of a romantic. It’s got all kinds of bells and whistles that make you want to show it to all your non-watch enthusiast friends, in a likely vain attempt to convince them that your hobby isn’t weird and anachronistic. It might […]
Citizen Fugu NY0080-12E Watch Review
When I first wrote about the Citizen NY0080-12E around two months ago, I was raving about its visual impact. It was by far the most interesting dive watch I had personally experienced, and now almost another two months later, my impression has not changed. I still get a kick out of its looks, and as […]