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Watching the Web for May 23, 2015

By Matt Himmelstein May 23, 2015

Hello and welcome back (I hope) Watching the Web, our weekly installment where we highlight interesting watches related articles from other sites, and point out own more popular articles over the last week. Today, we have a review of the Borealis Seahawk 1500 from a diver’s perspective, a photo essay from a watchmaking class held by Audemars Piguet, and a tutorial on how to remove scratches from a watch crystal. From our site, Patrick swept the top spots, with his recent reviews of the Shinola Rambler GMT, the Gavox Aurora, and the Steinhart Military 42.

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Everyday Carry Pocket Dump, Engineer/Manager

By Matt Himmelstein May 20, 2015

I do not carry much with me on a day to day basis, just the things that I consider essentials. This boils down to my wallet, my keys, my phone and a watch. The other thing I carry most everywhere, but is too big to carry in my pocket, is my iPad in a Switcheasy case.

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TokyoFlash Japan Kisai Logo Wood LCD Watch; Simple or Cryptic

By Matt Himmelstein May 18, 2015

TokyoFlash Japan is no stranger to our site, and if you have been reading us for a while, you should know that they produce a wide range of interesting digital watches, frequently with very unique ways to show the time. For their newest release, the TokyoFlash Japan Kisai Logo Wood LCD Watch, they actually have a pretty straightforward display, unless you want to go cryptic, and they have an option for that as well.

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Mr Jones Watches The Green Man Watch, Wear your Vegetables

By Matt Himmelstein May 14, 2015

Mr Jones Watches Company is a small, self described cult watch brand out of London. They make interesting looking and affordable watches that are definitely outside the norm. Patrick has tended to cover the brand in the past, but I am going to look at the Mr Jones Watches The Green Man, a definite departure from the norm.

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Xeric Halograph, Circling back Around

By Matt Himmelstein May 12, 2015

Xeric launched it’s third (and fourth) models on Kickstarter, and the design keeps with the company’s shared DNA, but brings the look back to a more traditional round case. The first Xeric used the rotation of the movement in an open window to indicate the hours, with a double sided minute hand for the minutes. The second time out, they kept the hour hand, but evolved the minute hand so that the time was framed inside a circle on one of two half-circle tracks. This time, the hour and minute hand both indicate the time on half circle tracks, and the movement is shown only with the two balance wheels.

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Watch Video Rewind for May 10

By Matt Himmelstein May 10, 2015

Welcome back to Watch Video Rewind, our regular look at watch related videos from around the web. I know that yesterday was Watching the Web, but when I was looking for good links for that series, I came across this pair of videos. So today, we ave a tour of Seiko in Japan and a primer on CNC machining.

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Watching the Web For May 9, 2015

By Matt Himmelstein May 9, 2015

Welcome one and all to our weekly installment of Watching the Web, where we point you (momentarily) away from our site to some interesting watches related articles from across the net, and we recap some of our own more popular articles. Today, I am going to highlight a pair of watches that really caught my eye, for totally different reasons, and recap the Smith & Bradley Ambush, take another look at the Nevo smartwatch, and highlight a vintage EDC.

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Suigeneric Straps, Put a Little Fun on Your Wrist

By Matt Himmelstein May 8, 2015

It is no secret that one way to really change up the feel of a watch is to swap out the strap. I have changed one leather strap for another on some watches, and I have gone to nylon NATO as well, but I had not tried out a waxed cotton canvass product like the Suigeneric Straps. Well, I may be late to the party, but I am here now.

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Carnot Watches Riviera – Champagne Living, Beer Budget

By Matt Himmelstein May 7, 2015

Recently, the folks behind a new watch start-up reached out to us to introduce their product, the Carnot Watches Riviera model. Now, I have not had a chance to check out the watch in hand, but the look of the prototypes is very polished and the team does not seem to be overpromising. Another nice change when compaired to crowd sourcing, is that you are buying an actual product when you put your money down, so you will have protections offered by your credit card companies that are not in place with crowd funded campaigns. Overall, the watch looks to be a nicely made product that offers a fair bit of value.

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Lew & Huey modification options, customize your watch

By Matt Himmelstein May 6, 2015

How do you breathe new life into your watch? Well, one way is to swap out the strap. We have covered a lot of straps here on the site, but that only goes so far. What if you really want to change things up a bit? Or what if you like a watch, but just not the exact color scheme on offer? The folks at Lew & Huey have you covered (if you have a Cerberus or Orthos) with their current pre-sale on Lew & Huey modification parts for these two watches. You can either order them for a watch you already own, or order a new modified watch from the brand.