LIV Gravel Mixes G-Shock Durability With Swiss Power

The Casio G-Shock has been one of the biggest success stories in the global watch market since the Swatch boom of the 80s. Rugged water resistant cases, plastic parts that don’t scratch easily, plus long life batteries in a quartz movement. Great combo and limited edition marketing has bumped the price up to Swiss watch levels for collectors too. You have to admire Casio’s marketing … Continue reading LIV Gravel Mixes G-Shock Durability With Swiss Power

Just a Heads Up: LIV 44mm Diver in Orange is Back in Stock

The LIV 44mm diver is one of our faves and it’s been a strong seller for indie brand LIV too. Now there are fresh stocks of the orange divers GX model, which has a Swiss auto movement inside, sapphire crystal, 300m of resistance and a segmented dial with a cyclops on the date window. It’s a real value package at $790 we think. It has … Continue reading Just a Heads Up: LIV 44mm Diver in Orange is Back in Stock

LIV Sale is Now On – Get 20% Off

Always worth checking the LIV watch Sale in our view, as this US brand has some striking watch designs and excellent building quality. The pick of the LIV range for us is the P-51 automatic, which features the legendary Valjoux 7750 movement inside so at $1413, it’s a relatively cheap way to acquire a 7750 powered chronograph. The tiffany blue dial, Cripes a’mighty model is … Continue reading LIV Sale is Now On – Get 20% Off

Grey Dial P-51 Chrono is Back in Stock at LIV

Is grey the new black? We don’t know as our fashionista radar is on par with the average Lib Dem Councillor. But what we do know is that this grey titanium P-51 LIV watch is a sharp looker and it’s back in stock on the LIV website. Featuring a Valjoux 7750 Swiss movement, this watch offers amazing value for money at $1570, which sounds expensive … Continue reading Grey Dial P-51 Chrono is Back in Stock at LIV

LIV P-51 Frenesi Chronograph is A Top Spec Machine

OK, we know what you’re thinking, $1470 for a LIV watch? Seems expensive, but wait, this has the legendary Valjoux 7750 movement inside and there aren’t many brands selling a 7750 powered watch for under $2000 or two grand sterling. It’s a great engine, much like the Rolls Royce engine inside the P51 Mustang fighter plane. That’s the theme, with this green model dubbed Frenesi, … Continue reading LIV P-51 Frenesi Chronograph is A Top Spec Machine

OK, Let’s Do Some Black Friday Sales & Deals

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

Pop Quiz: Who Was Once Known as Python Lee Jackson?

The answer is Rod Stewart, who released a single under that moniker ealry in his career before joining the Faces. But let’s consider this super bright green Python watch from LIV. It’s big at 45mm across and has 200m of resistance as well. Sapphire crystal, silicone strap for the outdoors life. It also has a Swiss Ronda quartz movement inside, so you get accuracy and … Continue reading Pop Quiz: Who Was Once Known as Python Lee Jackson?