11Juil 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Stranger Ocean Predator Diver: Who Is Top Dog Now?

Stranger Ocean Predator Diver: Who Is Top Dog Now?

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With their headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, it was bound to happen: Stranger Watches just introduced their first collection of diving watches on Kickstarter! They immediately went for the top dog position with their Ocean Predator Diver Collection, which consists of four models. The four different models are all named after the ocean’s top predators: Bull Shark, Barracuda, Leopard Seal, and Orca. They share the same hardware, but it’s their looks that makes the difference. Most striking is actually the dial, which has a hammered texture that reminded me actually a lot of shark skin.   The design of the dial is very balanced: number 12 dominates the top of the dial, with matching orange hour markers at three, six, and nine o’clock. The remaining hour markers are round indexes…
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08Juil 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Tissot Updates NBA Shot Clock

Tissot Updates NBA Shot Clock

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As timing partner of the NBA, Tissot has given the shot clock a long due overhaul. For those of you not familiar with the came of basketball, the shot clock is a very important timekeeper. In 1954 the league introduced a rule that a team must hit the rim of the basket within 24 seconds after they gained possession of the ball. This was initially done to prevent the team that was ahead of keeping the ball in their possession for a long period of time, just to get to the end of the game and keep their lead. The result of this rule was a much faster and enticing game, but also required the need for a shot clock. [caption id="attachment_1101" align="aligncenter" width="632"] NBA's first shot clock[/caption] With the…
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07Juil 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
It’s Time For A Time Tote

It’s Time For A Time Tote

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A tote bag: we man probably only know the ones the women in out lives use. The same tote's we tend to borrow when we are going to a watch get-together, visit your watchmaker or want to swap out some of your collection at the bank. But although you are instantly recognized as a true fashionista, there must be a better, and safer way to transport your prized possessions. There is, and its called Time Tote. See Time Tote as the humvee of watch cases, add a generous dose of the Expendables and you are right on the money! It is the brainchild of Michael Sanders, who wanted his watches to be safe when the apocalypse starts. Of course I am kidding here, but when you see the results of…
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06Juil 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Art Mécanique: When Knowledge And Passion Meet

Art Mécanique: When Knowledge And Passion Meet

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Art Mécanique is yet another Kickstarter campaign that shows that there is still hope for this platform to launch affordable, well made, and innovative watches. Adriano and Frédéric, two veterans of the Swiss watch industry, where allegedly tired of their friends asking if they could get a watch from the brands they where working for at a discount, that they decided to create an affordable watch brand themselves.  Pleased to see that they took on that challenge because the result is sure a nice one! Their first model is called AM 16-01. We presume that the AM stands for Art Mécanique, but have no clue what the 16-01 means. Not that it matters, because we rather see a cool watch with a mysterious name, than a mysterious watch with a…
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05Juil 2016 by Martin Green 3 Comments
Edmond Pole Guardian: Thinking Outside The Box

Edmond Pole Guardian: Thinking Outside The Box

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You are a small watch brand, you have a background in industrial design and you are facing the challenge of competing against some well established brands: how do you compete? By thinking outside the box. That is what Jean-Pierre Edmond did when he created the Pole Guardian. Being a small watch brand often means that you don't have a huge R&D budget. Complications are usually off the table due to the cost aspect of developing them, unless you can buy movements already with them. Edmond took another route, and did develop a complication. A complication that is so clever, it makes the watch stand out, and bound to interest watch connoisseurs. The complication he developed is a am/pm indicator that switches the numbers on the dial around. He achieves this…
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01Juil 2016 by Martin Green 8 Comments
Scuro Watches: Bringing Titanium To Kickstarter

Scuro Watches: Bringing Titanium To Kickstarter

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Kickstarter is sometimes drowning its cylinders and not starting much of anything these days. While it was a nursery of very promising watch brands, it has turned into somewhat of a discount store where cheaply made "minimalist" designs are sold under the promise of being the next big brand. But even at those discount stores, you can still find something nice. Something like Scuro.   Scuro's watches do not really stand out at first, and that is a compliment. Instead of being in your face, you get a toned down watch designed with an eye for detail. A watch that you would actually be comfortable wearing every day. First off, it has the clever diameter of 40 mm. Clever, because 40 mm is an excellent size for most men. It…
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30Juin 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Mühle Launches The ProMare Lady

Mühle Launches The ProMare Lady

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The Mühle ProMare is a very serious watch for those who lead an active life (and who doesn't in today's world?). Recently the watch company from Glashütte introduced the ProMare Chronograph, on which we reported here, but now its time for yet another addition to the line-up: the ProMare Lady. With a diameter of 39 mm and a height of 10.6 mm the ProMare Lady is a substantial ladies watch. But in a time where many ladies prefer to even wear men's watches, it makes absolute sense. Also because the ProMare wasn't designed to be a fashion statement, but more so to accompany a lady through everyday life. But that doesn't mean that the ProMare is completely without sense of style or fashion. The dial is white mother-of-pearl, which is…
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29Juin 2016 by Martin Green 1 Comment
Stowa Flies High With The Flieger Professional DIN

Stowa Flies High With The Flieger Professional DIN

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Yes, Stowa has their new Flieger watch DIN-certified. Great news, but actually not even the best news! The best news is without a doubt the watch itself, which is a fresh look on that classic Flieger uhr. [caption id="attachment_1033" align="aligncenter" width="632"] Stowa's DIN certificate[/caption] That fresh look is not too surprising, because once again Stowa collaborated with Hartmut Esslinger, the founder of Frog design, to come up with something new. The Flieger Professional DIN shows an updated design from the original Flieger-uhren (of which Stowa was by the way one of the original manufacturers during WWII) with a very legible dial. The traditional solid triangle has been replaced with an arrow shape, indicating twelve o'clock. Although the bezel is still clearly readable, it has large indentations so it can be…
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28Juin 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Spillo: When Speed Demon’s Make Watches

Spillo: When Speed Demon’s Make Watches

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Steampunk: although I am not really a fan of the word, its the first thing that comes to mind when seeing a Spillo watch. It is also definitely the wrong word to describe the brand. Founders Marcello & Marco have a deep running passion for cars and bikes, but probably prefer high-octane fuel over steam power. Yet there watches seem to have been conceived in a garage rather than a pristine watchmakers workshop, and that is just the impression they want you to have. Their Speed Demon collection is nothing less but a statement. 45mm of steel that seemed to have come from Ferruccio Lamborghini's tractor factory. An optical illusion, because many of the Spillo watches come with a case and strap treated, so they have that vintage look to…
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27Juin 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Colorful Summer Fun With Orient

Colorful Summer Fun With Orient

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As Seiko's little brother, Orient always seems like a brand that can get away with just a bit more. A slightly bolder design, or a dash more color set the Orient apart. In some cases you can take that dash more color as an understatement. For the FER0200DW0 Orient unleashed a rainbow of colors! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtxKb6sCyyA FER0200DW0 is part of the Disk series by Orient. While the regular watches from the disk series simply have a disc that double as an hour hand, the FER0200DW0 has the same, yet here each hour has a color of its own. It's a remarkable simple solution, yet with a big effect! It is fun to see what just a little bit of color can do to a solid yet pretty straight forward designed watch.…
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