Casio MRW200H – Is this the cheapest usable diver?
So I just came across quartz diver style watch, and it immediately caught my eye. An analog dive watch, for less than $20, that has good reviews? And 2500+ of them? I was surprised I hadn’t heard of this one before. When talking about dirt cheap divers, most people will …
Unboxing Albums, New Divers from Hamilton, Zodiac, Filson
Diver Unboxings I came across some excellent diver unboxing albums posted by Reddit users the other day: an unboxing of a Stuckx ‘The Bull’ (I wrote about their successful Kickstarter crowdsourcing project here) and an album of the Oris Aquis Date. Stuckx ‘The Bull’ Redditor NateTheGreat68 posted this thread about …
Using the SKX007 While Diving
I finally got a for my , so on a recent dive I took this short clip of just how easy using the bezel on the is while diving. It’s stiff enough to prevent turning accidentally, but is still easy to use with thick dive gloves on. Usually you’d set …
Last Day to Pre-Order the H2O Hydra
Just a heads up everybody – today (February 28th) is the last day to pre-order H2O Watches latest diver, the Hydra, for the low price of $770. Tomorrow the price is going up significantly to $1295. It’s expected to ship out sometime during the first quarter of this year. For …
Extreme Depth, Diver Wallpapers, and the Poseidon 3500m Yellow
Diver News from around the Web WatchTime Magazine put out a couple of fun dive watch related articles over the last week: Seven extreme depth dive watches A brief look into seven watches with extreme depth limits: the Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea, Breitling Superocean Chronograph M2000, Blancpain X Fathoms, Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon DeepQUEST, Deep Blue …
Eza Sealander, Unimatic U1-A, Vintage Omegas
Diver News From Around the Web Worn & Wound has news of the first new watch coming out of boutique Eza Watches since the company got new management. Eza is an old company, founded in 1921, and their new Sealander model is a gorgeous looking, vintage inspired diver. Looks to …
Oris Carl Brashear L.E. Bronze Diver
It must be fate that just after publishing my post about my love for bronze dive watches, I come across news about Oris‘ recent release of a limited edition bronze diver celebrating legendary Navy Master Diver Carl Brashear. Most people know of Brashear thanks to the movie ‘Men of Honor‘, …
Bronze Diver’s Watch Obsession
Ever since I bought a sailboat a few years ago, I’ve been fascinated by bronze. Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, is used in a number of marine applications due to it’s excellent corrosion resistance, better than stainless steel. When exposed to air it slowly forms a lovely patina, …
Geeky Watch Strap – NATO from IDE Cable
Just saw this awesome homemade NATO strap made by reddit user diamened – they took an old IDE flat hard drive cable, clued some rings into it, and fashioned a trendy looking strap for their Vostok diver. Probably not the most comfortable for long term wear, but awesome none the …
The Watch Comparator – Interactive Wrist Watch Sizing
I just published the alpha release of my new tool, the Watch Comparator. It’s designed to help when buying watches online, where physically trying a watch on is impossible. Input the size of your wrist, the diameter and lug-to-lug length of the watch you’re considering, and the Watch Comparator will …