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• The Hublot Big Bang MP-11 SAXEM

  By Shaun on October 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Hublot used last week’s SIAR show in Mexico City earlier this month as a platform to debut its newest experimental timepiece, the Big Bang MP-11 SAXEM, which owes its vivid green hue to a material called SAXEM, shorthand for sapphire… Read More ›

• Johnson’s Fake News Machine & The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

  By Shaun on October 24, 2019 • ( 1 )

  There’s been a lot of this sort of thing over the past two months. Dodgy stories and commentary linked to Downing Street or government sources started to appear in the press and media after Johnson installed his own media team,… Read More ›

• The Oris Art Blakey

  By Shaun on October 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  This watch celebrates American jazz drummer and band leader Art Blakey, who won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. The watch is based on the Oris Artelier and features a dial decorated with the eight claws of Art’s bass… Read More ›

• Zodiac x Andy Mann Super Sea Wolf 68

  By Shaun on October 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  The most interesting feature of the watch, without a doubt, is the dial. It’s a gradient dial, going from a pale blue at 12:00 to an inky black at 6:00. We’ve seen dials like this before, notably on the Rolex… Read More ›

• The Timex Navi XL Automatic

  By Shaun on October 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Sharing the same Miyota movement found in the also-recently released Waterbury, the Navi XL Automatic is the product of a brand that’s been paying attention to the “non-negotiables” of buyers in this price range. This price range is packed with… Read More ›

• The Women Who Helped Shape Disney Animation

  By Shaun on October 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Bianca Majolie was the first woman hired into the studio’s all-male story department in 1935. Her tenure would be marked with both triumph and prejudice. Majolie translated Le Avventure di Pinocchio from its original Italian, and then considered how to… Read More ›

• Two photos

  By Shaun on October 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Sometimes I catch a photo of a watch and just stop and stare at it. This does not happen often, but when it does I realise why I have such a fascination for these tiny marvels. The GMT Master Ref… Read More ›

• The vívosmart® 4 kind of grabbed me

  By Shaun on October 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  I saw the Garmin vívosmart® 4 in a store over the weekend and was surprised at just how small and slim it is. Even more surprising is the feature list which is impressive to say the least. With almost every… Read More ›

• Spotted the Fears Redcliff “Streamline”

  By Shaun on October 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  I spotted a Fears Redcliff “Streamline” on the wrist of someone in the coffee shop yesterday and had to mention it to him. I must say that having had a good look at it the end result is a surprisingly… Read More ›

• WatchObsession Seatbelt NATO Nylon Watch Strap review

  By Shaun on October 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  A NATO strap is a NATO strap right? That is what I thought and I was very impressed by the Bark & Jack offering that I reviewed recently. It offers decent value for money and I could find few downsides… Read More ›

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