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The New Magrette Destro Moana Pacific From New Zealand

Ben Branch November 16, 2024
Magrette Destro Moana Pacific
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This is the new Destro version of the Moana Pacific from the team at Magrette, the only watchmaker based in Auckland, New Zealand. Magrette…

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The “Build Your Own Watch Movement” Kit

Ben Branch November 9, 2024
Build Your Own Seiko NH36 Movement Kit 1
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This is the Build Your Own Seiko NH36 movement kit from the team at Rotate Watches. It includes a fully-functional mechanical watch movement, and…

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The Shinola Canfield Chrono Model C56 – Made In The USA

Ben Branch October 13, 2024
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This is the Shinola Canfield Chrono Model C56, it’s one of the newer releases from the Detroit-based American watchmaker that features a “two-eyed” chronograph…

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The Unimatic U4-GMT: An Affordable Italian-Made Automatic

Ben Branch September 16, 2024
Unimatic U4-GMT Watch
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This is the Unimatic U4-GMT, it’s one of the newer designs from the highly-regarded Italian watchmaker, it offers a 300-meter water resistance rating and…

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The New Unimatic UT4 Tool Watch

Ben Branch August 7, 2024
Unimatic UT4 Tool Watch
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This is the new Unimatic UT4 Tool Watch, it was developed as a tough, military-grade tool watch for everyday use that would also be…

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The Polar Skin-Diver OS Watch By Marin Instruments

Ben Branch July 30, 2024
Marin Instruments Polar Skin-Diver OS Watch
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This is the Marin Instruments Polar Skin-Diver OS watch, it’s a Swiss-made dive watch with a 26 jewel automatic movement, a sapphire crystal, and…

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This Is The New Farer Cobb III: A Monopusher Chronograph GMT

Ben Branch July 5, 2024
Farer Cobb III Monopusher Chronograph GMT
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This is the new Farer Cobb III, it’s a watch that combines both chronograph and GMT functionality with a Swiss mechanical movement powering both….

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1 Of 200: An Rare 1970s Heuer Ferrari Chronosplit

Ben Branch May 24, 2024
Heuer Ferrari Chronosplit
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This is one of just 200 examples of the Heuer Ferrari Chronosplit that were made between 1977 and 1978, and all of them were…

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The New Bremont Terra Nova Chronograph

Ben Branch May 15, 2024
Bremont Terra Nova Chronograph
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This is the new Bremont Terra Nova Chronograph, it’s a modern field watch with design cues taken from military pocket watches of the early…

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A 14+ Inch Wireless Desktop Flip Clock From Cloudnola

Ben Branch May 7, 2024
Desktop Flip Clock Cloudnola 1
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This is a classic flip clock from the team at Cloudnola that measures in at over a foot wide. It’s battery powered and designed…

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The Autodromo Group B Rallysport Chronograph For Hodinkee

Ben Branch April 20, 2024
Autodromo Group B Rallysport Chronograph
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This is the Autodromo Group B Rallysport Chronograph, it was made in collaboration with world-famous watch site Hodinkee and just 100 examples of each…

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The Shinola Mechanic Watch – Made In Detroit

Ben Branch April 4, 2024
Shinola Mechanic Watch
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This is the Shinola Mechanic watch, also known as the Mechanic 3H 39mm watch. It’s powered by a hand-wound Swiss-made SW210-1 mechanical movement and…

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