Before taking a shower or swimming with your watch on, you need to know how water-resistant your watch is. Water resistance ratings are measured in bars, and can often be found on the watch’s dial, case back, or in its specifications. But, what exactly are the bars, and how are they measured? The more bars … Read more
Originally made for professional divers, dive watches are built with durability and water resistance in mind. This makes them excellent watches for everyday wear since you don’t need to baby them as much as you would a dress watch. Plus, you have the added benefit of being able to swim with a dive watch, without … Read more
The Seiko SKX is discontinued, and prices have skyrocketed. Read this before buying one yourself…
I’ve always known Timex for their reliable and affordable quartz watches that I’ve been more than happy to recommend to any friend looking for a watch that is cheap, but still quality. Recently, they’ve been releasing watches with automatic movements, such as the Timex Waterbury Dive Automatic. Once I saw it, I knew I had … Read more
The Orient Kamasu is simply one of the best entry-level dive watches on the market thanks to its specs; in-house movement, sapphire crystal, 200m water resistance, and striking good looks. The Kamasu makes a fantastic alternative to the discontinued SKX. Learn more in this Orient Kamasu 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
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
