Watching The Web for August 23, 2014

By Patrick Kansa August 23, 2014

Welcome back to our weekly installment, Watching the Web, where we have a quick look at some interesting watches and articles that have popped up over the last week, as well as taking a second look at what some of our more popular articles this week were. Today, we’ve got a look at how to age an undyed leather strap, and the first hands-on review I’ve seen for the new Omega Seamaster 300. After those, we’ll highlight (as usual) some of our more popular posts from the last week. Read on to see what we’ve got in store for you.

JeanRichard Aquascope Hokusai Review

By Patrick Kansa August 22, 2014

A year ago, I couldn’t have told you one thing about the JeanRichard brand. My, how times…

Aegaon Brings Big Watches From Estonia

By Patrick Kansa August 21, 2014

We’ve featured a variety of crowd-funded watch projects on here, with a good bit of diversity in the products being presented. One thing that hasn’t been as diverse are the countries these watches are coming out from. It’s in that light (and my own family background) that I found myself rather interested to see a watch coming from Estonia – Aegaon.

Christopher Ward C70 3527 GT Chronometer, How do you upcycle a Ferrari?

By Matt Himmelstein August 20, 2014

Not many of us are going to be able to afford a truly limited edition car, let alone one that is as steeped in racing history as a Ferrari GTO. After all, one did sell at auction for the princely sum of $52,000,000. But what if you could own a piece of one? A small sliver, but a piece none the less? That is what Christoper Ward is offering with the C70 3527 GT Chronometer, a bit of the metal from one of these cars built into the watch.

Szanto 1100, A New Vintage Field Watch

By Matt Himmelstein August 19, 2014

Szanto is a new brand, started by the the founder of Luminox, Barry Cohen. They have been on quite a press push of late, getting watches into the hands of several watch bloggers, so there are a few opinions out there for anyone wanting to survey a range of impressions. The sent me three watches to check out, and the first one I thought I would tackle was the simplest of the three, the Szanto 1100 (1104 to be exact in my color combination) an attractive three hand quartz field watch.

Vincero Watches – Heart and Stone

By Matt Himmelstein August 18, 2014

I find it interesting when alternative materials are integrated into watches in an attractive way. That is why I am drawn to some wooden watches, and also why I was interested in the Vincero Watches project up on Kickstarter right now. For those of you who’s interests turn more to the solid feel of stone, this project may be something you want to check out.

School Police Is Free This Weekend

By John Biggs August 17, 2014

Off topic: So I wrote another book. It’s called School Police. And it’s free on Amazon right…

A Quick AVI-8 Giveaway

By Patrick Kansa August 17, 2014

As I mentioned in our August giveaway, this month marks three years since John took a flier on me and brought me on board to start reviewing and writing about watches. It’s been a fun ride, and to commemorate the actual day that my first article was published, I thought I’d get a quick AVI-8 giveaway on the books for you.

The Watch Video Rewind for August 16, 2014

By Patrick Kansa August 17, 2014

While earlier installments of the Watch Video Rewind series have provided a handful of videos in the single post, we seem to be running into more long-form videos – so, as with the last few times we’ve had this category pop up, we’ve got a single video for you today.

Watching the Web for August 16, 2014

By Patrick Kansa August 16, 2014

In our weekly installment, Watching the Web, we take a look at some interesting articles from the past week, from around the web and on our own site.

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