NTH Oberon and Scorpène — hands-on review
Back in January, I had the pleasure to review two Lew & Huey Phantom models, that you can read here, and soon after I posted the review, Chris Vail, the founder of Lew Huey told me about a new project
Omega Planet Ocean Deep Black: A Week on the Wrist
The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Deep Black is an apex diving watch. Like a sleek car-show Ferrari, it bristles with that paradox of mechanical watchmaking: technical innovation. That’s a paradox because the basic formula, car or watch, has been around
A week on the wrist: Bulova Curv
One of the more talked-about watches at this year’s Baselworld was Bulova’s new Curv. The venerable American watchmaker refuses to follow the corporate take-over script: the one where the original company’s virtues and identity gradually fade away under the dictates
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