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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

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Tudor Ranger: A Fantastic – and Relatively Affordable – Alternative to Rolex – Reprise

January 4, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Tudor/by Martin Green

In Martin Green’s opinion, the Tudor Ranger has a timeless quality that some might look upon as being too plain but has a deeper charisma that reveals itself over time. At 39mm, the Ranger is neither too large or too small. And he looks at if it‘s a better deal than the Rolex Explorer.

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Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Review by Tim Mosso

August 19, 2025/6 Comments/in Highlights, Divers' Watches, Omega/by Tim Mosso

Take Tim Mosso’s word when he assures you that Omega’s ultimate dive watch is both ridiculously deep-diving and… well… ridiculous. But there’s much more than that as he explains here.

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Ming 37.05 Moonphase: Form Over Function has Rarely Looked Better – Reprise

December 30, 2023/1 Comment/in Highlights, Independents, Ming Watches/by Joshua Munchow

The Ming 37.05 Moonphase launched and very quickly sold out, but it’s been on Joshua Munchow’s mind ever since it debuted. Here he explains why – and why he wants one!

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Ian’s Top 7 Watches of 2022: Featuring Tourbillons, Chronographs, a Fun Watch, Exceptional Mechanics, and Even a (Relatively) Affordable Watch

December 28, 2023/0 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Highlights/by Ian Skellern

2022 was a fine vintage year for excellent wristwatches. Here Ian Skellern shares the Top 7 watches that caught his eye in 2022

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Top 5 Least Useful Horological Complications: And They Are Still Awesome – Reprise

December 23, 2023/0 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Highlights, General, Thoughts & Opinion/by Joshua Munchow

In the real world, some complications are pretty useless. And that’s not saying they aren’t cool. Here Joshua Munchow runs through his top 5 most useless complications and why they are simultaneously cool.

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Mythbusting: 3 Persistent Patek Philippe and Rolex Myths Debunked – Reprise

December 20, 2023/2 Comments/in Highlights, Thoughts & Opinion, Patek Philippe, Rolex/by Colin Alexander Smith

The rise of the internet, and the consequent evolution of the watch-watching community, has inevitably amplified the phenomenon whereby certain objects have come to exert an extraordinary hold over the collective imagination. Here, Colin Alexander Smith debunks three watch myths circulating widely and freely online and in print concerning former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s […]

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Alpina Alpiner Extreme Regulator: A Lot of Bang for your Buck! – Reprise

December 18, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, Affordable Luxury/by Ian Skellern

After spending a few days with the Alpina Alpiner Extreme Regulator, Martin Green felt it was good looking, comfortable to wear and offers a lot of bang for your buck!

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Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver’s Modern Re-Interpretation Save the Ocean Limited Edition SLA055 and SLA057: Diving Deep! – Reprise

December 16, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, Seiko/by Elizabeth Doerr

Japanese watch giant Seiko once again draws upon its many years of experience in the discipline of diver’s watches to reboot a timepiece from 1968 for a new generation. The two Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver’s Modern Re-Interpretation Save the Ocean limited edition timepieces are real dive watches made for professional divers and pioneering adventurers, […]

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Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Full Lum: The Little Details are Lit! – Reprise

December 3, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, Bell & Ross, Divers' Watches/by Martin Green

Diver’s watches are meant to be rough, tough tool watches, and limited editions are made to cash in on a model’s popularity. The Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Full Lum is both, yet disproves these paradox presumptions as Martin Green discovered after wearing this watch for a while. What did he think? “It‘s lit!”

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The Secret to Good Watch Design: The Art of Proportion

December 2, 2023/1 Comment/in Thoughts & Opinion/by Raman Kalra

A principle of art that Raman Kalra find best at capturing why some watches work so well is that of proportion. Here he explains why.

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