Among all of the various Zodiac watches that make up the brand’s modern catalog, the Super Sea Wolf collection is easily the star of the show. Originally launched in 1953 as one of the world’s very first dive watches, the Zodiac Super Sea Wolf has enjoyed a strong cult following for more than half a […]

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There is one type of watch that I have always found particularly attractive — the sporty chronograph. Watches of this type are capable of much more than just telling the time. Often, they indicate the day/date, they can time events of up to 12 hours, and they are robust. They typically come with decent water […]

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The most recent Tudor watch that I am excited about is the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic Master Chronometer (debuted on aBlogtoWatch here), which originally came out in 2021. Tudor released the Black Bay Ceramic Master Chronometer as a standalone product, not connected with the release of any other watches during the height of the pandemic. […]

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How Brendan Cunningham twice earned tenure and fell into watches at the same time.

Blue Monday is not just any Monday. In fact, it’s the third Monday in January. UK travel company Sky Travel characterized that particular Monday as the most depressing day of the year. And according to the company, the remedy would be a trip to a sunny destination, of course. But playing the 1983 song “Blue […]

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In addition to being one of the most commonly misunderstood concepts in watchmaking, the helium escape valve might also be one of the absolute least useful features that a wristwatch can have in everyday life. Outside of a very small group of people consisting solely of commercial saturation divers and those with other niche professions […]

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These are a few of our favorite (F.P. Journe) things.

Recently, Balazs and I recorded a podcast about Seiko. We were forced to come up with two of our favorite models from the brand. This was no small feat, but we persevered. One of my choices was Champion Alpinist J13043, a bit of an “if you know, you know” watch that clocks in at roughly […]

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