If you love deep dive watches that can handle 1000m then there are very choices on the market. Sure, you can pay a fortune to Rolex, Blancpain or others but when it comes to mainstream Swiss, British, German or Indie brands then 300m tends to be the limite, at least for something affordable to the everyday enthusiast. Often you are loking at paying over £1000 … Continue reading Suppose You Want Deep Dive 1000m For Under £300?
The Deep Blue Master 2000 is arguably one of the cheapest ways to get into seriously go-balls-deep dive watches, because at 2000m rated there is nothing on the watch market that matches this spec, at this bargain price. OK, apart from deep wreck explorers and oil rig repair teams, we cannot think of anyone who really needs to venture 2000m, or over 6,000 feet under … Continue reading A 2000m Dive Watch For Under $500? Yes, This Weekend Only
The Yema Sous Marine range, due to be launched in September offers a great combo of features for any dive watch enthusiast. 300m of depth resistance, the new benchmark you might say – check. Big numerals at the quarter hour and lume on the hands and markers – check. Silicone strap or beads of rice bracelet for day wear – check. Then there’s the second … Continue reading Yema Sous Marine: 300m, Under $900 & In-House Calibre
Accurist make some nice watches. I’ve changed batteries in over 1000 of them, fettled older Accurists with Miyota and Swiss mechanical movements too. Great heritage brand, generally very durable. The modern day British company (watches assembled in the Far East, maybe the Philippines ) offers some sharp designs and the new Origin range is worth a look. So, is this new mens Origin skeleton auto … Continue reading Accurist Origin Skeleton Auto: Seiko Power, Worth The Price?
After a chat on Twitter recently with Chris, who is trying watch repair for the first time, it got your NWC Editor thinking back to the apprentice days of watch reapir, ten years ago. Yes, back then I could barely swap a battery in a Storm watch without scratching the case with a slip of the knife. But a longtime watch fettler called Ernie walked … Continue reading What’s The Best Watch Repair Kit For a Beginner?
Collabs are always interesting in the world of watches. Well most of the time, let’s brush over all the childish cartoon editions of Timex, Bamford London, Seiko and many more. Instead, look at something created by grown ups, for those who appreciate a classic dive watch, re-imagined for the modern world. The Nivada Grenchen has 1000m of resistance, which is kinda useless for most of … Continue reading Nivada Grenchen Depthmaster: Dive Into The Past
You can’t really fault 500m of water reistance for just $580 can you? Check out the prices on helium valve 500m Swiss dive watches and you will find that you need to spend over $2500, sometimes $6000 to get that spec. What’s more, the Raven comes in various dial colours, plus different steel bracelets, there’s DLC carbon black variant for another $100 too. We love … Continue reading Raven Endeavour II Now on Pre-Order
It’s a rare thing when a Swiss brand launches a new Calibre of movement. Mostly the entire Swiss watch industry tends to update and tweak their movements, which largely resemble the same mechanical and auto movements – as regards the fundamental engineering – from say 25 or even 55 years ago. There is a good reason for this approach; one, it keeps R&D costs down … Continue reading Oris Big Crown, With New In-House Calibre 473
