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In this weeks episode we discuss Ariel’s trip to SIHH, the new ICW Big Pilot watches (sexiness), the Tag Heuer Mikrogirder 2000 (a 5/10,000th of a second chronograph that is just crazy cool but with a name only Ron Popeil could love) and lastly, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon.
Yep. It’s all in a days work.
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We received news of a new brand that’s launching in March of this year, and it seems like there’s some intriguing (and affordable) styles that they’ll have on offer. iTime was founded in 2010 by Alessandro Baldieri in Rome. So, what are they bringing to the table?
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Yesterday, we started our exclusive review of the Tool Watch from Berkbinder & Brown, and today, we’ll wrap things up for you.
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If you’ve been reading along the last few days, you know that we had the (exclusive to date, as far as I know) opportunity to interview Ted Brown of Berkbinder & Brown, and of course discuss his Tool Watch. After the interview, I was loaned a bronze version of the Tool Watch, and will be reviewing it here for you today.
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We had a chance to sit down with Ted Brown of Berkbinder & Brown to talk about his Tool Watch. So far, we covered the beginning of the Tool Watch, Mr. Brown’s “watch cred”, choice of movement, and the case design, and some other “miscellaneous” items. Today we’ll conclude our interview.
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We had a chance to sit down with Ted Brown of Berkbinder & Brown to talk about his Tool Watch. So far, we covered the beginning of the Tool Watch, Mr. Brown’s “watch cred”, choice of movement, and the case design. In today’s installment, cover a few more areas, and start to wrap things up.
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That’s right folks, it’s time to announce the winner of our Modify Watch contest…
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For those of you just joining in, we had a chance to sit down with Ted Brown of Berkbinder & Brown to talk about his Tool Watch. Yesterday, we covered the beginning of the Tool Watch, Mr. Brown’s “watch cred”, and choice of movement. In today’s installment, we’ll dig into the case design a bit more. Read more…
Recently, I had a chance to tour the assembly facility for Berkbinder & Brown, and sit down with the man behind the Tool Watch, Mr. Ted Brown. For those not familiar with the Tool Watch, it’s one of the newest American-designed and -made watches that got it’s start via Kickstarter. Read on, and see what we talked about.
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So, did you like what you saw in our review of the Maratac Composite strap? If so, today is your lucky day. CountyComm is have a great sale on them – any size (20, 22, and 24mm) and color stitching, only $6 apiece! S&H is on the higher side, so you’ll want to likely get more than just one strap.
Do you remember those “magic picture” posters that were all the rage in the mid-90s? Well, TokyoFlash Japan has introduced a new model, the Optical Illusion, that utilizes some similar principles. Unlike those posters, however, there is a button that will allow you to display the time without having to trick your eyes. Read on for the introduction sales special, and the bulk of the press release.
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Yesterday, we started taking a look at Sprout Watches, in terms of the materials they use in their watches, as well as digging into one of their men’s models. Today, we’ll go through the women’s model that they sent over for review, and wrap things up.
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If you’ve been reading my posts for some time, you’ll remember that I’ve looked at watches that feature a variety of different materials in their construction. Today, we’re going to have a look at Sprout Watches, who actually manufacture their cases from a corn resin. This makes for a very lightweight watch that, should the need arise, is biodegradable as well.
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So, if our post from earlier today on the Modify watches grabbed your attention, today is your lucky day. Thanks to the folks over at Modify, we’ll actually be giving away the watch that we reviewed.
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If you’ve spent any amount of time on the web looking for watches, you’ve undoubtedly run across a new trend, which consists of quartz movements matched up with easily swapped silicone bands. Today, we’ll take a look at what these are actually made up of, courtesy of some samples sent over from Modify.
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