Orient Kamasu II / Mako III Review – Not As Perfect as the Original

Orient-Kamasu-II-Ronin-Review

Just a few years ago, the Seiko SKX was the undoubted king of all affordable dive watches. With a reliable 200m water resistance rating and an affordable price tag, there wasn’t much competition. Heading into 2020, Orient changed the game by releasing the Orient Kamasu just as the Seiko SKX was being discontinued, the perfect … Read more

Seiko 5KX SRPD95 Review – Do the Seiko 5 Sports Dive Watches Live up to the Hype?

Seiko 5KX SRPD95 Review

I’ve owned and loved the legendary Seiko diver, the pepsi-bezel Seiko SKX009 for quite some time. Its black dial/bezel sibling, the SKX007, was one of my first “big boy” automatic watches ever. Naturally, I have a soft spot for the lineage of Seiko divers, as it helped suck me into a hobby that I am … Read more