Category: Value Proposition

Video – Fred Dingemans of d.m.h on Making his Own Hand-Made Watches

More than ten years ago Fred Dingemans started making watches, in the shed in his garden, using a self-restored lathe that has an interesting history. Since Fred limits his production to a maximum of twenty-four watches a year, the waiting list for one of his watches exceeds twelve months and I’d be fair to state that his watches are quite rare. Every watch is first designed with the client and subsequently build entirely in Fred’s atelier; a process that he shares with the client. Many years after my first visit to Fred Dingemans, we went back with the video crew, to film how Fred makes his watches.

5 years ago

Hands-on – Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 38mm Black PVD

Hamilton introduced the updated Khaki Field Mechanical in early 2018, which complemented the original hand-wound model without replacing it. The dial dropped the 3 o’clock date and adopted a vintage military aesthetic from its mid-20th century archives (the Hamilton “Hacked”). Back then, the now-Swiss brand was American and produced robust, reliable watches for the military […]

5 years ago

Buying Guide – 5 Great Mechanical Watches from Established Brands… For Less Than 500 Euros

Certainly, EUR 5K or more will buy you superlative finishing, innovation, modern materials, superior precision… And status. Luxury watchmaking doesn’t come cheap – most of the time for obvious reasons – but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the desirable ticking sound of a mechanical watch with a much tighter budget. In fact, there are […]

5 years ago

Introducing – Junghans Max Bill Models in Black & White and Shades of Grey

Junghans, the German watch company with a flair for minimalist watches that embrace the modernist tenets of Bauhaus design, expands its popular Max Bill collection with a chronograph and two three-hand watches in simple black and white. Two German Institutions Junghans, the famous German watch company, was founded in 1861 by Erhard Junghans in Schramberg […]

5 years ago

Introducing – Seiko 5 Sports Brian May Special Edition SRPE83K1

When we reviewed the Seiko 5 SNK809 in 2018, we described it as one of the biggest bangs for the buck. Military-inspired field watch with an in-house automatic from a storied brand, all for around USD 100 – crazy. The Japanese company followed up with the Seiko 5 Sports collection in 2019 that added a […]

5 years ago

Value Proposition – The Sub-$200 Citizen Classic Automatic NH8350-83L

A lot has been written about Seiko on MONOCHROME. Generally recognized as the Japanese benchmark or even a counterpart to Swiss watchmaking, Grand Seiko reaches a luxury tier that few brands outside of Europe can aspire to. Citizen is the other Japanese brand and celebrates its 90th birthday this year since its company establishment (and […]

5 years ago

Value Proposition – Retras Diver, a New Retro-Inspired Watch from NL

At five years old, Axel Schijns found a dive watch during a stroll through the forest. He gave it to his father, who used it as a tool watch for decades. After he got the watch back a couple of years ago, Schijns decided to see if he could make his own watch, inspired by […]

5 years ago

Value Proposition – The Dietrich Device 1 DD-1 (Hands-On & Price)

Following the wild, avant-garde Organic Time watches, microbrand Dietrich is back with a refined, more disciplined approach with the Dietrich Device 1 (DD-1). Many design elements have been carried over to continue the organic design theme, such as a rounded hexagonal case, multidimensional dial and integrated lugs beneath the case, but the overall aesthetic has […]

5 years ago