Articles - Watch Complications

Pagani Design Review and Reality Check

08/07/202001/18/2021

Pagani Design watches are a hot topic in watch groups and on some review channels as of 2020. Homage watches are nothing new, but like many Chinese watch manufactures, Pagani copies established brand designs and offers them at a much lower cost. I kept seeing pictures, posts, and reviews touting how good they were for […]

Accessories Reviews Straps

StrapBandits Fabric Watch Straps

07/22/202001/04/2021

StrapBandits is a Hong Kong-based wrist strap company started in 2017 that specializes in fabric watch straps. They sent me a few straps to review and, after wearing them around a couple weeks, my opinion is that StrapBandits is offering some of the best looking and most comfortable fabric straps on the market.

How-to Tools Vario

Swapping Watch Dials

06/30/202001/04/2021

Swapping watch dials is a fairly straightforward task as long as you have the right tools. Thanks to a very kind gesture from Ivan at Vario, I had the opportunity to swap my Silver Empire dial with a White Empire dial, which is most similar to a potential Empire II model that is in the […]

Chronograph Dress Reviews Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin Royal Eagle

06/28/202001/04/2021

A watch. A stepping stone to a grail. A grail. Call it what you want, but any Vacheron Constantin is worth a closer look given their deserved status in the world of horology. The Vacheron Constantin Royal Eagle Malte 49145/000A-9308 U.S. Special Edition is all of the above, for me. What is yours?

Dress Feynman Timekeepers Kickstarter Microbrands Reviews

Feynman One

05/19/202001/05/2021

With a Kickstarter debut in 2018, Feynman Timekeepers provided a distinctive offering with the Feynman One. Simply put, the Feynman One is a great watch because of the design and specs.

How-to Projects Ten Six Watches

Glass Industrial Gets An Update

05/12/202001/12/2021

If you follow me or take a look around my site then you will know that I have a nano-brand Ten Six Watches and make custom builds such as my Glass Series. A favorite I regularly wear is Glass 42 (left above). Another model is Glass Industrial (right above), which has more prominent hands. The […]

Accessories Grand Seiko Reviews Straps

Múgatoo Paris Straps

04/22/202001/04/2021

Back in August 2019 I purchased my Grand Seiko SBGE249 “Blizzard,” a brilliant collaborative offering from GS and Timeless Luxury Watches in Plano, TX. Some months after the release and my purchase, another collaboration produced a Múgatoo Paris strap worth the splurge and spoiling of a very special watch.

Dress Reviews Seiko

Seiko Presage Cocktail Irish Coffee

04/18/202001/04/2021

Sometimes, pictures should do most of the talking. Such is the case in this review of the Seiko Presage Cocktail Irish Coffee. The stunning limited edition reference SSA401J1 suggests a bridge exists between the dial work of Seiko and Grand Seiko.

Accessories Books Reviews

Eternal Springs

04/10/202001/04/2021

Whether the world is on lockdown due to a pandemic or is in a state of normalcy, it is always a good time to read a book. This is a review of Eternal Springs: An Introduction to the World of Mechanical Watches by Eric Grégoire.

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Pagani Design Review and Reality Check

StrapBandits Fabric Watch Straps

Swapping Watch Dials

Vacheron Constantin Royal Eagle

Feynman One

Glass Industrial Gets An Update

Múgatoo Paris Straps

Seiko Presage Cocktail Irish Coffee

Eternal Springs