Linde Werdelin Oktopus Reef and Oktopus Crazy Universe
There are watches out there that are begging to be engraved. They tend to have large surfaces that are like blank canvases ready to welcome the creative touch of an artist. Linde Werdelin is one of this brands making such
How much do I need to spend on a (good) watch?
One of my pals is a REAL serious watch collector. A few years ago, when we used to work together, we were discussing the minimum acceptable standards for a "good" watch. He stated that you have to spend at least
HEMEL 24 military fieldwatch — hands-on
When Marvin Menke, the founder of Hemel, first reached out to me by email, he sent me a PDF document presenting his brand and the collection that he was about to launch on Kickstarter. I rarely saw online brochures with such
Swatch SISTEM51 IRONY hands-on review
Two years ago, Swatch made quite a splash at Baselworld when they unveiled the Sistem51 collection, automatic watches powered by a movement composed of incredibly few, only 51 components, assembled automatically. Mechanical watch movements would usually have at least twice
Two new Glashütte Original Senator Excellence models
This year, the big news from the German high-end watchmaker Glashütte Original at Baselworld was the introduction of brand new in-house base movement, the automatic Calibre 36. The first watch to be powered by the new movement is the three-hands