There’s a bunch of feelings you get if you drop an expensive watch. Dread, fearing the worst while looking at the second hand to see if its still ticking, then usually a bit of self-loathing anger for being so clumsy assuming it now has a big scratch on the crystal or bezel. But few of these emotions will be felt if you own a Ball … Continue reading Ball’s Engineer EOD is a Tough All-Rounder
Luminox has added three new dial colour options to its Navy Seal 3000 model, here’s the word; Take your pick within three new dial colourways: lush green, sandy brown, or classic white and an all-new sapphire crystal with anti-reflecting coating for ultimate performance. For us the white dial with black numbers is probably the easiest to read in low lighting, so arguably the best choice … Continue reading Luminox Navy Seal 3000 Gets New Dial Colours
Newmark is one of those British watch brands that slips under most people’s radar, pretty apt for a brand involved in supplying the UK Armed Forces for many years in the past. The 6BB Chrono, (above) 71 Sport and 52 Field all tap into that rich military watch heritage, but feature modern movements and touches like sapphire crystals, C3 lume and 316 grade stainless steel … Continue reading Newmark Launches Three Heritage Editions
I mean just look at the movement, beautifully presented via the see-thru caseback on the new Urban Field model. Yes, it’s a bought in Sellita SW210 series movement, but the Yema decoration really adds a classic touch; blue screw heads and Yema script on the bridgework, plus a smattering of synthetic rubies. Hypnotic to look at and a perfect contrast to the functional crosshair style … Continue reading Yema Just Built a Modern Classic, a Field of Dreams
Some watches are designed to do one thing exceptionally well and it could be channelling 1930s art deco like a JLC Reverso, going insanely deep like the Rolex Deepsea, or offering Pilots slide rule excellence like a Breitling Navitimer. What the new Navigator from Marathon does is offer military spec precision. It’s a bold company that states plus or minus 10 seconds accuracy per year. … Continue reading Marathon Navigator Quartz: Straight Talkin’ Tool Watch
The Dirty Dozen movie inspired a generation of watch fans to buy a field watch, or milspec if you prefer. Something functional, unshowy and containing lots of lume so that night time timekeeping was available at a glance. Sure, not everyone is a night shift worker, badger den watcher, or serves in the military, but there are lots of reasons why you want a rugged … Continue reading Bremont Broadsword Recon: Dirty Deeds Done Good
Geckota has a new military style watch on their site, which is an update of the first generation of the Phalanx Special Operations. Powered by a Swiss ETA 2824 movement, this one looks like decent value to us at £699. Many ETA powered watches are over a grand, depending on the brand name on the dial of course. It comes with a card type multi-tool, … Continue reading Geckota Phalanx Milspec is a Great Value Tool Watch
The new Zodiac Olympos field watch taps into those classic WW11 officers watches, with simple lines and clear numbers. The graduated tones on the dial give it that vintage, weathered look too. A classic three hand auto, it has the STP1-11 Swiss movement inside, which is something of a benchamark unit in many Indie brand watches. The Zodiac crosshair logo adds a military edge to … Continue reading Zodiac Olympos Three Hander: Field Watch With Wider Vision
