Watching the Web for December 12, 2015

By Patrick Kansa December 12, 2015

It’s Saturday, so that means it’s time for another edition of Watching the Web. Here, we highlight interesting articles we come across on other sites, as well as identify which of our own recent articles were the most popular over the last week or so. For this week, we have some high-end Hermes straps, a hand-engraved Rolex Milgauss, and a new rounded-off Trintec Zulu. From our pages, it’s the Matt show, with his posts on the Lew & Huey Phantom, Chronos Wearable, and Top 5 Picks articles taking the top honors.

Introducing the Deep Blue Diver Pro

By Patrick Kansa December 11, 2015

Deep Blue is one of those brands that I’ve had to admire from afar. I have not run across anyone who owns one, and it simply has not worked out for us to get one in for review. That said, even from the pictures, there is something of an allure to what the brand produces. Their latest, the Deep Blue Diver Pro, follows along in that same vein.

What Watch, The Reverse Smartwatch

By Matt Himmelstein December 10, 2015

Connected watches are being introduced all the time, and they are getting to look more like analog watches, with all sorts of available data display options. Well, What Watch wants to take a different tack with their connected device. The watch, is, well a watch. A quartz three hander… with a little red button. And the little red button is where the watch wants to differentiate itself. Instead of activating a chonograph function, it set a time bookmark, allowing you to record the exact moment when “something” happened. you decide what that something is.

An End of Year Everyday Carry Gift Guide

By Patrick Kansa December 9, 2015

It’s the end of the year, so that means you will see all sorts of top lists…

Borealis Seafarer II, Depth Rated to 13,142 Feet

By Matt Himmelstein December 9, 2015

Patrick and I have both had a chance to check out Borealis dive watches in the past, and we both have been left with the impression that the brand is producing great value dive watches. This trend look to be continuing with the Borealis Seafarer II, now on pre-order from the brand and scheduled for delivery in May/June 2016.

Detroit Watch Co M1 Woodward, Built for Cruising

By Matt Himmelstein December 8, 2015

There are a couple of American brands that we have been able to forge relationships with here at WWR, and I am proud to say that Detroit Watch Company is one of those. This is the second of their watches I have been able to check out in person, the first being the 1701. Let’s just say I liked that watch, so I had high hopes for the Detroit Watch Co M1 Woodward. At least for me, they are now 2-0 (can’t say the Lions are doing that well, sorry Patrick).

Matt’s Picks For The WWR Top Watches of 2015

By Matt Himmelstein December 7, 2015

Our goal, for the time being at least, is to publish one article per day here at WWR. Discounting the weekend posts, that means we cover on the order of 250 watches per year. Since we don’t cover every new watch we see, I would estimate that we see (collectively) well over 500 new watches a year, and that number is probably closer to 1,000; after all, we read a number of the other watch blogs as well. So this gives us a pretty good pool of watches from which to develop favorites. And that is what this post is all about, our picks for the WWR Top Watches of 2015. This post will cover my picks for the best watches that we have featured on this site, and Patrick and Ken will also chime in with lists of their own.

Watch Video Rewind for December 6, 2015

By Matt Himmelstein December 6, 2015

Welcome to our regular Sunday feature, Watch Video Rewind, where we post watch related video from the web to highlight interesting watches or interesting aspects of watch making. There are a lot of start-up companies that talk about bringing watchmaking back to the US, and a couple of smaller brands that are already doing just that, but I thought I would share a few video from when the US had a large watch manufacturing presence.

Watching the Web for December 5, 2015

By Matt Himmelstein December 5, 2015

It is hard to believe it is December already, but it is, so it is time to roll out our weekly edition of Watching the Web. Here, we highlight interesting articles we come across on other sites, as well as identify which of our own recent articles were the most popular over the last week or so. For this week’s article, I have an ultra thin tourbillon, a new brand from one of the men behind Magrette, and a Damascas steel watch from GoS. From our pages, the posts about new Magrette models, the Lew & Huey Phantom and the Crowdfunding Round Up topped the list.

Chronos Wearable, Make Your Watch Smarter

By Matt Himmelstein December 4, 2015

Chronos 03Wearable technology looks like it is here to stay, regardless of how some of us semi-luddites feel we don’t need it. So if we are going to strap notification devices and fitness trackers to our bodies, do we want to do it through new devices, or as add-ons to what we already wear. The Chronos wearable is betting on the latter, and is currently taking pre-orders for their device intended to augment your existing watch.

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