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 […]
Omega Seamaster 300 Co-Axial Master Chronometer Heritage Review
Way back in 1957, Omega introduced the original Seamaster 300. This was one of the first real dive watches, designed for people who spend a lot of time underwater. After nearly 65 years, it remains one of the most popular dive watches on the market, and it’s inspired other Omega lines. But dive watches have […]
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 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 […]
Rotary Super 7 Scuba Pepsi Watch Review
Founded by watchmaker Moise Dreyfuss in 1895, Rotary is one of many Swiss watchmakers to be founded during this time period. They came to international prominence in 1940, when Rotary became the official watch of the British Army for World War II. An entire generation of young British men received a Rotary watch during their […]
Rolex Submariner 114060 Watch Review
You know that feeling you get when you work really hard on something and it doesn’t work out in the end? That’s how I felt when I first began my search for my next big watch purchase, the Rolex Submariner 114060, I’ve documented the full acquisition story here. Luckily the story took a turn for […]
Mido Ocean Star Decompression Timer 1961 Diver Watch Review
Mido watches have been famous for decades, particularly for their expertise in water resistance. In 1961, they released the original Ocean Star Skin Diver watch, also known as the Rainbow Diver. With its multicolored dive meter display, it became an instant hit, and the unique dial remains iconic to this day. The newer model has […]
Glashütte Original SeaQ Watch Review
Over the past few years, vintage-inspired dive watches have seen a meteoric rise in popularity as manufacturers have rushed to modernize and rerelease their 1950s and 1960s models. With the SeaQ, Glashütte Original has not only entered the fray but has elevated the trend to meet the standard of quality and precision for which the […]
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