Watching the Web for August 20, 2016

By Patrick Kansa August 20, 2016

Welcome back to our regular weekend feature, Watching the Web. In this series, we take a look back at interesting articles from across the wider web of watch sites, as well as highlighting some of the most read articles from our own sites. From our friends in the world of watch writing, we have a crowd-funded smart watch, the sale of Glycine, a crazy dial color from Armida, and some votes for the ugliest watches out there. From our own pages, we have our review of the new NTH Subs, Vario Straps, and the latest from Brew Watch.

Basis smartwatches recalled, shutting down

By Victor Marks August 19, 2016

Basis watches are being recalled, and Intel is shutting down the Basis Web site, cloud and app that stored all of its wearers’ health data. What happened to my favorite smart watch wearable (even more than Apple Watch running Watch OS 1 and 2!)?

Christopher Ward takes us around the world with the C8 UTC Worldtimer

By John Biggs August 19, 2016

The UK-based Christopher Ward has just announced the C8 UTC Worldtimer, a new GMT watch in their…

Introducing the Scuro Dive Watch

By Patrick Kansa August 19, 2016

Titanium. Dive Watch. Kickstarter. With those three descriptors, it would seem that we have all the makings for one crazy popular watch. And, judging by the results of the funding project (which finished at 115% of their goal), the popularity has been proven out. While we did not have access to fully-functional versions of the watches the brand was flogging, we did have some pre-production samples in. While funding has closed, we’re certain that these will be hitting some form of retail sales, so read on to see if you’ll be wanting to pick up a titanium Scuro dive watch.

HOLLAND //01 – Automatic for the people

By Victor Marks August 18, 2016

Neonos is a team of four industrial designers, who have come together to make a forged carbon watch housing an automatic movement. Called HOLLAND //01, it’s an interesting fusion of modern and heritage.

The VVCO SERIES 8XX1 pops with pilot-esque charm

By John Biggs August 17, 2016

It’s not every day you see a tulip bulb crown on an automatic watch but the VVCO…

Raven stretches their wings with the Trekker 40

By Victor Marks August 17, 2016

At WWR, we’re no stranger to Raven watches. We covered the Raven Vintage, and Raven Vintage 42. Both of those models were strong homages to very early gilt dial Submariners from a well-known company whose name begins with ‘R’. Here, the new Trekker 40 is a move away from faithful homage watches. How so? Well…

Introducing the Tissot Le Locle Automatic Regulateur

By Patrick Kansa August 16, 2016

When it comes to truly old school designs, I must admit that I am a fan of the regulator watch. While it was originally used for timing and setting other watches back in the day, I think that it still has a purpose these days. While there are scenarios where you might need to be mindful of the hour of the day, we generally have a good feel for that. More commonly, it seems that where we are within an hour is the more critical element, and that is where a regulator shines. With that setup, let’s have a look at the newly launched Tissot Le Locle Automatic Regulateur.

The HP-1 is inspired by the coffee makers of your dreams

By John Biggs August 15, 2016

If you’ve never thought about the beauty of coffee maker this is the time. The folks at…

Introducing Vario Straps (and a giveaway!)

By Patrick Kansa August 15, 2016

We have reviewed all manner of straps over the past few years, mostly focusing in on what is available in terms of custom leather options, and affordable (but still higher-end) two-piece straps. It’s not that we do not like NATO straps. That’s not the case at all, as we have certainly reviewed some in the past. It is just that there is such a wide variety of inexpensive ones out there, that we really do not need to cover them. When you can pick them up for under $10 apiece from your favorite outlet, do you really need a review? On the flip side, there are ones out there making something quite different, like Suigeneric, or the brand behind today’s review, Vario.

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