It’s not often that a watch you’ve owned and loved for years gets a facelift with a brand new model. The Seiko 5 SNK809 is one of the first mechanical watches I’ve owned and have loved it since day one. To this day, the combination of its sandblasted case and smaller sizing that disappears on … Read more
The Seiko 5 sports SRPH29 (read the full SRPH29 review), SRPH31, and SRPH33 are the newest Seiko pilot-inspired watches that refresh and may replace older Seiko 5 models. These three new models take design queues directly from the older Seiko 5 SNK lineup consisting of the SNK809, SNK803, SNK805, and SNK807, which are some of … Read more
Seiko has just released a lineup of new field-inspired models from the recently refreshed and growing Seiko 5 Sports lineup. Last year, we saw the Seiko 5 dive watches get a refresh with over 30+ new models, and just a few months later were followed by similar “DressKX” variants that replaced the dive bezel with … Read more
The Seiko SKX009 & SKX007 are some of the most popular dive watches in the world. Widely recognized as one of the best affordable automatic dive watches on the market, the Seiko SKX had a near cult-like following. That is… Before their production were officially discontinued in 2019. Since their discontinuation, Seiko has since launched … Read more
A friend was recently asking me what’s the best first watch to add to his collection. He wasn’t even sure if he liked wearing a watch, so the thought of spending hundreds of dollars on an automatic watch he might never wear wasn’t an appealing choice. I had to think to myself; which watch brand … Read more
Homage watches are one of the most polarizing topics in the watch community. They can also be pretty confusing to understand, at first. Today we’re going to be covering a few things about homage watches such as the difference between a homage watch and a replica watch. Is a homage a fake watch? And most … Read more
NATO watch atraps are a watch collector’s dream. Affordable, comfortable, easy to swap out, and they come in a wide variety of different colors and patterns. However, they have one simple problem… After wearing them for a few weeks, they can begin to build up your sweat. Just like you wouldn’t wear the same shirt over … Read more
If you’ve browsed any online forum for watches lately, you’ve likely come across a modded watch or two. When it comes to watch mods, the sky is the limited. You’re only limited by your patience, knowledge, available parts, and of course, the tools that you’d need to get the job done. So, what are some … Read more
The Citizen Promaster Nighthawk is a lineup of multi-functional pilot’s watches. Featuring large and legible hour markings, a dual-time zone configuration, a solar-powered eco-drive movement, and even a mechanical slide-rule bezel which allows a pilot to make calculations on the fly. The Nighthawk is a watch that is just as much a tool as it … Read more
Following the great success of the Seiko and Hodinkee collaboration of the US Limited Edition blue Alpinist SPB089, it looks like the Alpinist is going blue… Again. This time with yet another limited edition release, the Seiko Prospex SPB199J1. It appears like the recent release of the 2020 “Alpinists” being transitioned from the older Alpinist … Read more
