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A Blog to Watch recently published their review of the Orient Mako USA, an updated version of the classic and long popular Mako diver. Earlier this year I included the Mako on my best watches under $200 list and nearly purchased one, before ending up going with the Seiko SKX007. The …

I’ve got a thing for bronze diver’s. I don’t own one yet, but there’s several on my short list for a next purchase. Bronze is a very traditional metal to use aboard ships, due to its amazing salt water corrosion resistance. While fresh bronze is very golden in color, it …

Anybody else go and see ‘The Martian’ this last weekend? Ridley Scott’s epic adaptation of Andy Weir’s  features a stranded astronaut (played by Matt Damon, nearly reprising his role from Interstellar) left alone on Mars, after a freak storm forces his team to abandon their mission and him, thinking him dead. …

H2O / Helberg H2O and Helberg are two brands from the H2O Watch Company, based out of Germany. H2O Watch specializes in extremely customizable, high tech mechanical dive watches. Each watch is tailor-made to your exact specifications, making every watch unique. In addition to their watches being fully customizable with …

I’ve been curious about how long the lume on my new Seiko SKX007 lasts. So I did a little experiment last night. Before I got in bed I set the camera up to take a picture of the Seiko every 10 seconds, until either the battery ran out or the memory …

While this doesn’t really have anything to do with watches, I really enjoyed these photos of wreck diving in the Adriatic Sea that got posted on Reddit by Badekar. I’m currently working on getting an  for  (need to save up for these things!), and found these shots pretty motivating. The …

I went on a morning run yesterday along the beach. It was perfect weather, warmish misty rain coming down, the water disappearing into the fog. I took a few pictures of my SKX007 when I stopped to catch my breath at the halfway point, and loved this shot with the …

Stuckx Watches, a micro Dutch watchmaker specializing in a certain 70’s look, just had their kickstarter campaign for ‘The Bull’ end – pulling in over 100,000 euros, well over the goal of 50,000 euros.  ‘The Bull’, is a high quality watch in typical 70’s “bullhead” design. Powered by a mechanical automatic- …

What size watch will look best on your wrist? Watch sizing can be a complicated topic, and there’s no hard rules. A lot of the ‘look best’ part comes down to personal preference. Some people with small wrists are perfectly comfortable wearing a behemoth diver that others may consider outlandish …

[infobox title=’Seiko SKX007 In-depth Review’]Full, in-depth review of the Seiko SKX007 is up! Read it by clicking here![/infobox] The Box I’m always excited to get a box from Amazon. This box especially so, I’ve heard and read a lot about the  and can’t wait to see it in person. I …