As some of you may well remember, Marathon Watch was kind enough to sponsor my cycling team “Time For A Cure” for the 2016 Ride To Conquer Cancer along with Crown & Buckle. Our six-person team raised $27,514 for cancer read more…
No less than a giant in the watch world, and with more than a few fans in the aBlogtoWatch community, our Cost of Entry series would be incomplete without Omega Watches and a look at the brand’s most affordable automatic timepiece available today.
If there’s one thing Oris is good at, it’s to create interesting and nicely designed limited editions, especially of dive watches. Well, it’s not that difficult when your base for these editions is the reliable, rugged, efficient but pretty affordable Aquis Date. We’ve seen for instance the Great Barrier Reef edition or the Carlos Coste version. This time, Oris teams up with the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, to create a volcano-inspired version, the (of-course) black and red Oris El Hierro Limited Edition.
The lauded Rolex Submariner is one of the most popular luxury watches in the world. Easily the most popular steel-cased (or otherwise) luxury diving watch, the Rolex Submariner sets the bar in many ways when it comes to timepieces of its type, at its price point.
NTH? Janis Trading? Who, or what, is that? If you were not aware, Janis Trading is actually a brand you are probably already familiar with – they were formerly known as as Lew & Huey. As part of the rebranding, the NTH Subs are a completely new line that will hit the streets soon, and we recently got to spend some quality time with a pair from the new lineup.
Last week we showed you Panerai’s new dress watch, the Luminor Due, and today we’re going to look at all the other novelties that were presented to us during the recent presentation in Amsterdam. First there’s an important update to the Luminor 1950 and there’s a new Luminor 1950 Carbotech. Let’s have a closer look of …
My name is Nick Black, and I’m the founder of Protos; the realization of my obsession with creating the “perfect” automatic dive watch. Originally from Scotland, I’ve been an avid watch collector (read: geek) for years. During a decade living and working in Asia, I added scuba diving to my list of hobbies. I moved to Dubai in 2014 in order to further my training and experience in diving, while pursuing my dream: creating the “ideal” dive watch.
Well, we say “Europe only,” but all 200 pieces actually are exclusive to Seiko retailers in Germany: enter the new Seiko Marinemaster 300M SLA015 Limited Edition, Seiko’s latest addition to its famed Marinemaster line, now with an interesting new dial.
When you think about Panerai, you think about the Italian Navy and about bold, sporty and thick watches. Ideal for diving, leisure and casual events. But for wearing with a business shirt and suit at work or a fancy party; you probably turned to other brands when you needed a dress watch. In May 2016 Panerai had some good news for Panerai aficionados: thinner and more elegant. These new models were shown to the Dutch press and retailers last Wednesday, so we finally had some hands-on time with the new models.
During the month of May 2016, we held a giveaway with the Marathon Watch GSAR on a Crown & Buckle Time For A Cure team NATO strap. It couldn’t have been won by a more appropriate and appreciative person, and here is his review.