You probably know their story by now. Former school teachers and watch aficionados Lorenzo and Lauren Ortega decided to call it quits on their careers and dive head-first into the scary world of microbrands, creating some of the most acclaimed and accessible timepieces of the last five years. Released in 2018, the first generation Lorier […]
Glashütte Original SeaQ Reed Green Watch Review
Glashütte Original has had a tumultuous history compared to most watchmakers. In the aftermath of World War II, the new East German government merged the country’s watchmakers into a state-owned conglomerate, the Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe (GUB). It’s during this era that many of Glashütte Original’s most popular vintage watches were produced. One of these is the […]
Circula SuperSport Super-Compressor Dive Watch Review
These days it often feels like I’m seeing the same 10 to 20 watches again and again. I don’t even have to name them, these usual suspects have probably etched themselves to you inner eyelids you see them each night as you lay down to sleep. While these watches get all the press time and […]
MT&W Eclipse Vintage Chronograph Watch Review
In the world of mechanical watches, there are plenty of established brands, building some top quality timepieces. But if you want to find a truly innovative design, sometimes you have to go off the beaten path, and look at some designs from newer microbrands. Some times, these designs are flops, mere gimmicks that are doomed […]
Christopher Ward C60 #tide Watch Review
Christopher Ward is a watchmaker known for their partnerships with environmental organizations. In the past, they partnered with the Blue Marine Foundation to produce the C60 Blue limited edition watch. Profits for that limited edition were donated directly to the foundation, and the watch sold out in no time. According to CEO Mike France, Christopher […]
Longines Avigation BigEye Titanium Ref. L2.816.1.93.2 Watch Review
The story Longines Avigation BigEye Titanium begins in the 1930s. At some point in that decade, the original BigEye was made, but nobody knows exactly when or for what purpose. Its existence only came to light recently, when a collector contacted Longines for information on a 1930s Longines watch. Lo and behold, Longines had no […]
Rolex GMT Master II Ref. 16710 Review
We haven’t delved too much into the world of vintage watches on the WRB YouTube channel, and while this Rolex GMT Master II ref. 16710 isn’t exactly a very old vintage – I thought it would be an interesting piece to look at. The second I picked it up I had instant comparisons to the […]
Longines Legend Diver 42mm Ref. L3.774.4.50.0 Watch Review
The Longines Legend Diver Ref.L3.774.4.50.0, or “LLD” for short, is a contemporary redesign of a venerable old classic. In the late 1950s, Longines released the Nautilus Skin Diver. This was their response to an explosion of dive watches at the time. Indeed, the period from the 1950s to the early 1960s gave us some of […]
Oris Carl Brashear Cal. 401 Limited Edition Watch Review
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 […]
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, […]
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