The Triwa Nevil Line
I ran across an interesting British /Swedish brand, the Triwa company. It looks to me like their whole line is quite affordable; in particular, their Neville line caught my eye. Triwa…
Where Cheaper Watches Come From
If you've ever wondered where the middle- to low-end of the watch world came from, here you go. Most "brand name" watches like Calvin Klein, Burberry, and the like come…
REVIEW: Crown & Buckle Leather NATO
So, in my various perusing of websites and forums, I became aware of a company, Crown & Buckle, that had some very interesting (and affordable) straps on offer. So,…
Daddy? Where Do Dials Come From?
How It's Made: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Dial from HODINKEE on Vimeo. Our buddy at Hodinkee took some amazing video of the Audemars Piguet. Here you see how the…
Concorde, Concord – What’s An ‘e’ Between Friends?
As you may or may not be aware, the Concorde airplane made it's first flight all the way back in 1969, and was an amazing piece of technology. The Concord…
Review: Ochs Und Junior Tinta
You know a watch company is good when they have an "und" in the name. Und denotes a sort of Old World patrimony, a sense that no matter what happens…
A Sneezing Seiko?
A say what, now? Blame that post title on a mental trick I've fallen into the habit of - whenever I see an abbreviation, I try to figure out what…
The Mathematician Heads Outside
It's been awhile since we took a look at a watch from Archimede, but another one caught my eye, and here we are. The model we're looking at today is…
REVIEW: Casio Pathfinder PAW1300-1V
Today, we're going to bring you a review of a watch that has about the best endorsement I can give - I actually bought the thing! The watch in question…
Presto – A New Praesto!
Let's start the new year off right, by looking at a new model that's coming forth from the folks at Praesto - the GMT Greenwich. To be fair, this model…