There are countless dive watch brands, but only Seiko is the official partner of the Professional Association of Diving Instructors, the leading organization for maintaining SCUBA diving gear standards and practices. That clout, and the PADI dial stamp that comes with it, now applies to Seiko’s oldest and newest dive watch designs as the two…
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At arm’s length, Breitling’s Superocean Heritage has been one of the best-looking dive watches since it was introduced in 2007, but it has long suffered from one big flaw. Measuring between 46mm and 42mm wide and over 14mm tall, it has always been an absolute wrist eater. Which, given its aesthetic roots in the original…
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Seiko has never been one for resting on its laurels. The master Japanese watchmaker is ever progressing forward with innovative engineering and artistic design. Sure, there is a distinctive design language that Seiko sticks to with recurring elements and clear throughlines over generations of particular collections, but wholesale reproductions are few and far between…. Check…
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Few auto racing records still stand from 1955, and only one has a watch commemorating it. In 1955, British driver Sir Stirling Moss finished the Mille Miglia with a record time that has remained unbroken, and Chopard is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a special edition racing chronograph. For those who don’t speak Italian, the…
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A good travel watch doesn’t need a fancy complication, as long as you can handle some easy math. World time bezels briefly became popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s as air travel became more affordable. The feature was essentially the coach alternative to the First Class GMT complication from luxury brands like Rolex…….
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It’s been a few years since Seiko upended the GMT market and made it accessible to all watch fans. Powered by affordable movements supplied by Citizen’s Miyota and Seiko’s SII, startups and boutique watchmakers have provided an avalanche of sporty, rugged and aquatic GMT watches. However, the burgeoning affordable GMT category has sadly lacked dressy…
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Long before Apple, Garmin, Timex and Casio, Accutron invented the world’s first fully electronic watch. In 1960, Bulova’s subsidiary introduced the Spaceview with a Tuning Fork movement, which used a vibrating tuning fork stimulated by an electric charge to generate a steady 360-hertz frequency. The tuning fork created an F-sharp hum that would become the…
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From afar, the watch industry may seem unhurried. But every passing day brings about new timepieces from brands big, small, new and old. Below, find about a dozen new releases from the likes of Seiko, Timex and others…. Check out the original article: [Gearpatrol] 16 New Watches You Missed from Seiko, Swatch, Timex and More
It doesn’t matter if you’re a collector, military personnel or just an average Joe. G-Shock means tough. How else would you describe a watch that can withstand a drop from a tall building or direct hits with a hammer? However, even for G-Shock, the brand’s latest collection goes hard…. Check out the original article: [Gearpatrol]…
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In 1985, Citizen launched a groundbreaking dive watch, the first-ever with an electronic depth meter. When submerged, the watch automatically indicated, via its digital display, how deep underwater the wearer had traveled. Now, 40 years later, the beloved affordable Japanese watch brand has returned to that very timepiece…. Check out the original article: [Gearpatrol] Citizen…
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Frederique Constant was founded in 1988, long after the golden age of auto racing chronographs from the late 1960s and early 1970s. To match the clout of brands like TAG Heuer and Hamilton and properly honor the spirit of that age, it partnered with one of the most prestigious brands in British racing history: Austin-Healey….
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Only a few weeks ago, Seiko’s Presage line — a collection of high-end mechanical watches with Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship — released a collection of stunning “Edo Silk” dial timepieces. But it appears that was just the tip of the iceberg. Now, the brand has (somewhat quietly) launched another drop-dead stunner…. Check out the original…
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