Marathon has a new variant on their Arctic watch, which now features a day and date window. The beefy 46mm wide watch has a Sellita SW200 automatic movement, sapphire crystal and tritium gas tube lume. Details like the turret edged bezel and the knurled crown give it a real industrial strength feel. You can choose steel bracelet of silicone rubber strap with the rubber one … Continue reading Marathon Arctic Day/Date: 46mm of Adventure
Do you like building your own MOD watches? Well if so this new Certiga movement from Crafter Blue makes an interesting alternative. It’s based on the Seiko NH34 which is a mainstay of many watch MOD projects. You can choose standard auto or GMT model by the way. The tweaking looks like blue screws and a bespoke decorated rotor, otherwise it’s pretty similar to the … Continue reading Hey Watch MODDERS, Fancy a Juzzed Up Seiko NH34 Movement?
Italian brand Vertigo has a new project coming up on Kickstarter. The Pilot One V2 has a Seagull chronograph movement, sapphire crystal and a range of dial colours including burgundy, red, purple, green or black. The funding round for early bird deals begins on April 3rd 2023. No word on prices yet of course. If you search Kickstarter you’ll find a page which lets you … Continue reading Kickstarter: Vertigo Pilot One V2 Chrono Coming Soon
It’s been a while since we checked in on Accurist and there are some nice looking Mens models in their line up. First up are two new colourways for the Origin chronograph. This 41mm watch has a steel bracelet and now comes in all-black, or silver bracelet and blue dial combo. Miyota quartz movement inside, 100m depth, sapphire crystal and QR bracelet fastener, so you … Continue reading Latest Mens Watches From Accurist
Frederique Constant has released two new editions of its 41mm Highlife Worldtimer model. The first is a gold case special, with just 35 pieces being made. No price is given on the website but safe to say it’s going to be expensive. Considering gold cases usually contain about 6-10 grams of gold we always say buy the watch, not the metal content. Beustiful blue dial … Continue reading Fred Constant Adds Two New Highlife Worldtimers
The Apogee model by India based Bangalore Watches celebrates space travel and two new dial colours in blue and green are very welcome. Inside the titanium case there’s a Sellita SW200 auto movement and the second crown turns an inner chapter ring, so you can calculate the time in a different part of world easily. There’s plenty of Superluminova for night time, plus the lightweight … Continue reading Bangalore Apogee Gets Two New Dial Colours
The Christopher Ward Bel Canto was one of the best watches of 2022; interesting to look at, beautifully finished and modestly priced for an hourly chime watch. Now you can pre-order a purple sun-ray dial variant, which retails for a reasonable £2995 on a leather strap. You can switch the chime off if you like, simply by pressing the chamfered button at the 4 o’clock … Continue reading Christopher Ward Bel Canto Gets The Purple Rain Treatment
Most automatic wristwatches strat at about £300. Yes, you can buy no end of automatics from Ali Express for under £100, but if you want a mainstream movement like a Seiko, Miyota or ETA/Sellita then you’ll know that you have to pay a bit more. Plus the watch that retails for about £300 or more is generally better finished than your online homage job. So … Continue reading Forge & Foster Nautic Automatic is Fair Value
