At $399 the new Zelos Black Tip is a great all round dive watch, but it’s interesting to note how the Indie brand is price-walking like Seiko and others as inflation takes its toll. A couple of years back the typical 40/41/42mm, 200m, sapphire crystal Zelo dive watch was around $280, with special bronze case, or meteorite dial options costing $330-$360. For something with the … Continue reading Zelos Black Tip Diver: Good Spec, Getting Pricier
Some black case watches look the business and this Zodiac Super Sea Wolf has a mix of steel and ceramic materials for durability plus that certain style. There are other variants of the 40mm Sea Wolf of course and we prefer the white or blue dial versions, but the black case model, just launched, has its merits. On the downside it retails at $1695, which … Continue reading Zodiac Super Sea Wolf: Moody Black Edition
In the world of MOD watches we respect anyone with the time, skill and patience to create their own watch. It is a job made easier now thanks to the plethora of parts available online, plus You Tube videos showing you how to assemble the movement, bezel, crown and stem, strap, crystal etc. But if you aren’t confident or just don’t have 500-600 quid to … Continue reading MOD Watches: CS Blackout is A Cool Customer
Are you hitting the slopes at Zermatt this season? We at NWC magazine are trudging through slush to Aldi, but if you live that celeb influencer lifestyle then you’ll want an example of the latest Zenith collab, the Defy Fusalp, on your wrist. It’s skeleton dial, dashing white or black case colours, plus the in-house automatic movement all add up to limited edition luxury. Just … Continue reading Zenith Defy Fusalp: Cool Winter Collab?
There are so many Black Friday emails in th NWC Inbox it’s hard to start listing them all, but here are some we thought represented genuinely good discounts. MHD The UK brand has £100 off some selected models and given the hand built nature of these retro styled automatics we think that is worth considering. The SA2 model is now £245 and the beautiful Streamliner … Continue reading OK, Let’s Do Some Black Friday Sales & Deals
We looked at the email Inbox and online for some interesting Black Friday watch deals. Here goes; SEESTERN Use the FALL22, 1111 or Chrono11 codes at checkout to get some money off the latest models from the Chinese brand. The Pilot style homage to IWC looks nice, as does the Sugess Zenith tribute at $239. More here. G-SHOCK Plenty of offers at the Casio site … Continue reading Round Up: Black Friday Deals, Codes n What Not
The Ball Engineer series are an impressive line of Swiss timepieces. There are Submariner lookalikes, Triple Dates, Moonphases and more – it’s diverse and there’s something for everyone in the Engineer line-up. The Engineer Outlier has evolved into something that’s a clever blend of Tudor BB and Rolex Sub/GMT homage – and that’s a good thing. Big cyclops, COSC accuracy, 200m depth, 904 grade steel … Continue reading Engineer III Outlier: Beautiful Remix of Rolex/Tudor Elements
There is perhaps no more dedicated fanbase in sci-fi than those who love Star Wars. Sure, cosplay fetishists can get their kicks from Avatar or Hunger Games conventions, plus 2001 A Space Odyssey is perhaps the most intelligent sci-fi film ever made. But Star Wars is the big enchilada in terms of market impact, arguably the first movie series in history to exploit the merchandising … Continue reading Love Star Wars? The Storm Darth Watch is Kinda Cool
