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Swatch, the Swiss watchmaker, known for its vibrant and playful designs, is revisiting its roots from the 1980s. The brand is set to launch the "What If?" collection in 2023,…

Everyone's favorite homage provider, Seestern, is now shipping its surprisingly cool Pelagos-clone for a mere $279. Initially announced in February, the watch is now available on Alibaba and Seestern's site.…

I've started to appreciate meca-quartz movements. These movements have seconds hands that sweep instead of "tick" which makes them, in my mind, a nice compromise between mechanical and quartz. That's…

Ground control to Major Bjorn. The Aigi Satellite Ground Station has landed and this clever 40mm watch has a lot to offer. First, you're going to notice the seconds hand.…

I'm kind of torn. We recently got the HNATUY Hero X in for review and I'm simultaneously repulsed and enamored. The watch itself is kind of cyberpunk, kind of skeletonized,…

With a name like Daniel Miniuti, you have to be in watches. Therefore it's nice to see Mr. Minuti has created a low-cost, high-quality timepiece that might be a great…

Born in Texas, the Luca BR-1 is as big as the countryside. These watches, built out of steel cases and a solid Japanese chronograph movement, look like they could hurt…

I bet you didn't wake up this morning expecting to lust over a Nixon automatic watch. The watch company, famous for its quartz fashion timepieces, released the Spectra last year…

Mondaine is releasing a new version of it's classic Swiss Railways watch called the Evo2. Build on a Swiss Ronda 513 quartz movement, the 43 mm watch has the same…

Over the past few years, I have reviewed several Aquatico watches. So far, none of them have disappointed me, which means I'm always up for checking out their new stuff.…