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Introducing the Christoper Ward C9 Harrison Big Day-Date

By Patrick Kansa February 13, 2014

Looks like we’re shaping up with at least a few days here of watches that feature interesting twists on the display of the date. Many readers of this site of course know Christoper Ward as the British brand turning out interesting designs at affordable pricepoints (with some more recent forays into higher end pieces as well). Their latest brings to bear a design feature that I don’t know that we’ve seen before from the brand – a big day/date display.

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Smith & Bradley Atlantis Review

By Patrick Kansa February 12, 2014

The last time I had some hands-on time with a piece from Smith & Bradley, I was taking a look at their Sans 13 model, which I was in a sense previewing before their Kickstarter campaign finished. That campaign was ultimately successful, and they’ve turned their attention in a new campaign from a quartz tactical watch to an automatic diver. Will the Atlantis project sink like the mythical city? I don’t think so, but read on to see what the watch is all about.

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Speake-Marin Takes Wing

By Patrick Kansa February 11, 2014

Just recently, Peter Speake-Marin (and his eponymous company) introduced quite an intriguing new model, the aptly-named Spirit Wing Commander. Not only does this continue with the design DNA we’ve seen in previous designs from the brand, it gives us a refreshing take on an aviation watch.

Introducing the Archimede SportTaucher K

By Patrick Kansa February 10, 2014

I’ve been a fan of the various watch lines that Archimede has produced, covering them both here and over on aBlogtoWatch. For the various lines I’ve covered, though, I’ve not taken notice of their SportTaucher line. Recently, they introduced a new model to the lineup, the SportTaucker K (or SportTaucher Compass).

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Historical Horology: A Rolex That Survived a WWII POW Camp

By Patrick Kansa February 9, 2014

Most likely, you’re at least passingly familiar with the fact that Rolex made a practice of selling watches to British officers held in German POW camps during World War II, with payment not expected until after the war’s conclusion. The Brits were singled out as it was generally believed that their word was bond, and Hans Wilsdorf had a soft spot for England, as he had originally started up his business there.

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Watching the Web for February 8, 2014

By Patrick Kansa February 8, 2014

Welcome back to our weekly installment, 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 a new world timer from Christoper Ward, an overview of some high-end watches celebrating the year of the horse, and then a look at a few of our most popular articles of the week.

Giveaway: Ziiiro Titan Pocket Watch

By Patrick Kansa February 7, 2014

While giveaways here in the past have been a bit random as to when they’d show up, we’re starting to…

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Fossil Dean Automatic Watch Review

By Patrick Kansa February 6, 2014

Today, we’re going to take a look at a brand that likely everyone reading these pages is familiar with – Fossil. I’d hazard a guess that most of us have at one time or another had a Fossil watch in our collections, and for good reason – they’ve got a variety of different styles to accommodate just about any taste, and they come in at affordable price points. As of late, they’ve been expanding their offerings to encompass automatic movements, and we’ll be reviewing one of those models today.

Hourtime Needs Your Help

By John Biggs February 5, 2014

So here’s what’s up: Ariel and I want to make the Hourtime Podcast a job. We need your help. We’d…

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Elliot Brown Canford Review

By Patrick Kansa February 5, 2014

The British watch industry really seems to have had a resurgence the last year or so, with a variety of smaller brands coming to the market. Of course, that means that brands needs to do something to separate themselves from the pack, and the folks over at Elliot Brown have focused on the robustness of their watch. For the price points you’ll find their watches coming in at, it is a surprising amount of punishment they put the pieces through.