Hands on the Oris Diver Sixty-Five 42
The Diver Sixty-Five 42 is bigger, solidly-simple in its design and function while offering dial colors for almost any desk diver attire.
Diving back in time with the Halios Seaforth
I do not remember when I first came across Canadian brand Halios, but I do remember being struck by their Tropik line of watches. They’ve had a few different iterations, but the one that has stuck with me was the white-dialed version. They’re just-announced watches – the Halios Seaforth – seem like they might be…
Celebrating 60 years of the Breitling Superocean
As Victor noted in a recent discussion he and I were having (talking about Baselworld releases), this really seems to be the year of the anniversary. Quite a few brands are celebrating milestones for various watches, and Breitling is another one to join that particular party. For me, I have a bit of a love/hate…
Hager Aquamariner: Better down where it’s wetter
Hager makes a small, but tight-knit assortment of diver-based watches. Whether it’s the Commando Professional, a milsub-homage, or the new GMT Traveler, you can be sure of one thing – the watches are well-made interpretations of the watches they pay homage to… like the Hager Aquamariner. Aquamariner is a pretty faithful interpretation of one recent…
Introducing the Obris Morgan Aegis II
Much as with another small brand I wrote about recently, we had a bit of a drought when it came to coverage regarding Obris Morgan. When news came out about their latest release – the Obris Morgan Aegis II – I knew it was something we would definitely be covering.
Hands on with Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Automatic
Starting out in 2013 Singapore based Gruppo Gamma has made some pretty cool vintage inspired watches. Gruppo Gamma currently has three models: The Chronnaut, the Vanguard, and the Divemaster (which I reviewed here). Today, we’re looking at the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard, which takes inspiration from the Rolex 6152 that was made for Panerai.
Hands on with TC-9 Bronze Diver
One day while browsing the web to find bronze watches, I ran across a brand that I had never heard of, but with one attention-grabbing watch – the TC-9 Bronze Diver. Before we get to the watch, a quick history lesson on what TC-9 signifies. The Tropical Cyclone (TC) rating system is for measuring how…