mechanical

I make no bones about my fondness for what Shinola produces. Their latest brings us a nouveau vintage look (complete with an almost-cushion case) and one very, very interesting dial.…

Once again I'm asking you to look at Bulova. This time we have the impressive Bulova GMT in their Classics collection. Called the Winton, the piece runs a Miyota 9075…

Search and rescue watches like the Benrus Type II have a certain look - they're sparse, spartan watches focused on utility and designed for rough weather and harsh conditions. Then…

Benrus is the prototypical search and rescue watch. Designed for divers in the 1970s, it features a bold black and white face with fencepost hands. It is, in short, the…

You're one of our best-dressed, handsome readers. You have strong opinions about what looks good, what doesn't, and what you'll wear. You look like a million bucks, even if your…

The Leica camera company has been making rangefinder cameras, tools that double as art, since 1914. It comes as no surprise, there’s a lot of crossover between fans of watches…

On a sun-bright tarmac in the middle of Dallas a set of four classic fighter planes idled under a late-Fall sky that was nearly severe clear but studded with small…

I first became aware of The Electricianz when I wrote about their Cable Z watch three years ago. They've kept with their theme of the "exposed" electronics. This time around,…

Let's face it. Watch complications are cool. Who among us doesn't salivate at the sight of a flyback chronograph, a perpetual calendar, a cool looking moon phase, or any tourbillion?…

And what do I mean by that?  Well, with the A12 name, I had a military plane in mind (as it turns out, the wrong one, but still).  Some quick…