Reviews January 14, 2025 Studio Underd0g Pepper0ni Pizza Party Owner’s Review When I first saw the April Fool's Day joke a couple of years ago regarding Studio Underd0g's Pizza Party watch, I simply smiled and moved on with my day, thinking nothing much of it. Then,...
Reviews January 7, 2025 "Pink Goes Good With Green" - Oris ProPilot X Miss Piggy Edition The moment the initial press release for this watch dropped into my inbox I knew without a doubt that this was something I had to see in person. So transpired a military operation that consisted...
Reviews January 5, 2025 Time to Review: Toledano & Chan B/1.2 In March 2024, the Toledano & Chan B/1 exploded onto the scene, receiving widespread acclaim and securing its place as one of the most talked-about timepieces of the year. For me, it wasn’t just a...
Reviews December 28, 2024 First look at the Spinnaker Bradner Automatic With a name like Spinnaker, you might expect this nautically-inspired company to produce a range of watches specifically designed for sailing. Instead, the Hong Kong-based brand produces watches that actually take in a wide variety...
Reviews December 24, 2024 A piece of Australian history on your wrist: Second Hour Sattelberg Mk2 Australian watch firm Second Hour has recently burst onto our radar with an eclectic range of watches that effectively showcase the sheer variety of styles out there, and having recently had a chance to look...
Reviews December 16, 2024 Louis Erard Régulateur Gravé Hands-On Review For a brand more and more known for its collaborations than its core offering, Louis Erard impresses with this solo effort. Le Régulateur Gravé Noir is a sleek, stylish, sympathetically sized watch that veers very...
Reviews December 12, 2024 Crafter Blue Mechanic Ocean MkII: confounding expectations Crafter Blue isn’t a name that I knew much about before, so it was a pleasant surprise to open the presentation box of the Mechanic Ocean MkII and be confronted with a rather good looking...
Reviews December 4, 2024 Hands-On Review With the Venezianico Nereide Avventurina You’ve probably noticed it too but it feels as if 2024 has seen more aventurine used in watchmaking than usual. Interestingly, it’s believed that aventurine glass was first discovered during the 17th century in Murano,...
Reviews November 28, 2024 Raymond Weil Millesime Hands-On Review The new Raymond Weil Millesime is perhaps one of the surprise packages of 2024's watch releases, providing a classy sector dial piece from a brand that's gotten some well-deserved recognition. This new model follows from...
Reviews November 20, 2024 Reviewing the Second Hour Memoir If you make a list of the great watchmaking nations of the world, chances are Australia would figure nowhere near the top of it. But there’s one company looking to change that perception. In fairness,...
Reviews November 7, 2024 Hands-On With the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic GMT There are ‘new’ watch brands, ‘old’ watch brands, ‘revival’ watch brands, and then a few others we could call ‘phoenix’ watch brands. These are brands that were always there, but have somehow risen spectacularly from...