Got to admit this Jack Mason Strat-o-timer looks the biz. Love that domed crystal, retro Joker purple and black bezel, lone star Texas detail on the dial, plus it’s an automatic. With a steel bracelet this US assembled watch ticks the right boxes and has a GMT feature as well. Plus C3 lume splashed all over the dial for night moves. This is your classic … Continue reading Jack Mason GMT Joker: Cool Looker But Kinda Pricey
The story of the Tuskegee airmen of WWII has been told many times and they even made a very good movie based on the famous flyers of colour. In a time when white and black servicement could NOT drink together in some parts of the USA, but could do so in England, it’s worth remembering how these pioneers fought more than the Nazis. The AVI-8 … Continue reading AVI-8 Tuskegee Airman Ltd Edition is Right On Point
If you imagine a mash-up between motorsport classics with Gulf livery, plus a dash of Orient/Seiko worldtimer, then you can visualise the latest model from Island Watches in the USA. Or just look at the pictures. That’ll do it. Featuring the reliable Seiko meca-quartz VK64 movement, there are three different dial colour schemes with the Gulf and the red/white pitlane specials getting our vote. The … Continue reading Islander Mecha-Quartz DPA Is Refreshingly Different
There’s a limited edition Chase Rice Weiss field watch on sale right now, with just 50 pieces being produced. We haven’t heard of Chase, but if you are into country music then most likely you will have. Striking shade of Carolina blue, or is it French blue Renault racing car? Anyway, it’s a clear dial, old school sub-dial and a decent width at 42mm too. … Continue reading Weiss Field Watch, Chase Rice Limited Edition
At just over £2000, the new Shinola Detroit Monster GMT is a big ticket watch for high rollers. Yes, it has a Swiss Sellita SW330 automatic movement inside the steel case, which is 40mm across by the way not the 45mm we were expecting from the Monster name. Beautiful olive green dial and blue numbers, with an orange arrow GMT hour hand all work well … Continue reading Shinola Monster GMT is a Big Ticket Item
Seals Watch in the US is launching a few limited edition Sea Storm models this week. Here’s the word from the Indie brand; Four colorways will be made available of our all-new Sea Storm automatic, this variant will have a date reveal using the tried and true Miyota 9015 Japanese automatic movement. The fixed bezel Sea Storm is a more dress/sport, everyday variant of the skin … Continue reading Seals Launching Ltd Edition Sea Storm This Week
The latest model from Weiss is a limited edition titanium case field watch, which is hand made, with just twenty pieces available. That’s pretty rare, and as you would expect from a handmade operation it’s expensive at $2500. Made in the USA too, which is a nice extra touch if you live there and want to support watchmaking in the US, rather than Switzerland or … Continue reading Weiss 42mm Field Watch Ltd Edition
The Valjoux 7750 remains one of our fave watch movements here at NWC mag. Why? Reliability that’s why. It just keeps going, for decades, which is what you want from a Swiss movement in our view. For although fancy complications are always interesting to brag about or look at via a caseback crystal, you can’t beat the feeling of picking up an old faithful watch … Continue reading LIV Greener With a Valjoux 7750
