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Melbourne Flinders Showroom Edition
It seems like only yesterday that I introduced the first the watch from Melbourne Watch Company, the Flinders. But of course, it was really 5 years ago and MWC has come a long way, releasing new and...
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Manchester Watch Works Iconik 4
Manchester Watch Works has had a good run with its Iconik series. Covering such giants as the Panerai Luminor, Rolex Explorer, and Tornek-Rayville TR-900, Each model paid tribute to a classic watch,...
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Ayers Metropolitan MT-1
The Ayres Metropolitan is a slick and stylish watch with a full-lume dial that was described by one of my followers as looking like stained glass. It is also about six months late and not without a...
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Toc Ulysses
Last August, I reviewed the Toc19. It was the first watch from that Irish microbrand and while I liked its hand wound movement and slick layout, its 44mm case was far too large for my 6.5” wrist,...
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Doxa SUB 300 50th Anniversary Professional
"That is a beautiful watch." said the woman in the supermarket check-out line. "Such a cool shape. And that orange dial - I love it!"This is a pretty typical reaction to the Doxa SUB 300 50th...
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Orion Calamity
Nick Lessels of Orion Watches is not afraid to go his own way. Modifying Seikos whetted his appetite for horology, inspiring him to launch the Orion Project and to attend watchmaking school. Still a...
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McDowell Time Maxton
Last April, Bill McDowell of McDowell Time launched the Sonoma on Kickstarter. The sporty, 3-eye chronograph was a promising design, but it failed to fund. Undeterred, he went back to the drawing board...
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Heitis Okeanos Explorer
Buffalo’s Heitis Watches has already done a minimalist watch, an aviator’s watch, and a chronograph, so it was inevitable that their next watch would be a diver. The Okeanos Explorer is live on...
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BOLDR Odyssey MeteoBronze
Last year, I reviewed the BOLDR Odyssey, a chunky, stylish dive watch. I so admired its chiseled case, porthole bezel, and cleverly rendered dial that I bought an Odyssey White Storm for myself. Now,...
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Gruppo Gamma Mk I Peacemaker
Since 2013, Gruppo Gamma has made affordable, vintage-inspired watches. One of the things I have always liked about the brand is the way they use familiar design language (often, but not always, from...
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Maen Hudson 38
I have often complained that when brands attempt to emulate retro designs, they almost invariably inflate them to a much larger size, thereby ruining the very proportions that made those older watches...
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Nezumi Corbeau
David Campo of Nezumi Studios is back with the Corbeau, a vintage styled MechaQuartz chronograph. This is not the brand's first chronograph, but where the others were clearly automobile-inspired, the...
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TC-9 Bronze Diver 1972 Edition
Back in 2016, I reviewed the TC-9 bronze diving watch, then called the 1970’s Diver. I liked the Seiko 6150 inspired case and dial, but I felt some of the details needed improvement. Now two years on,...
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Szanto Desert Sands, Vintage Dive, and Motorsport
I’ve featured several Szanto Watches on The Time Bum, mainly because I like their retro style and affordable price point. Thier watches tend to be on the romantic side of the vintage design trend, but...
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BOLDR Voyager Caspian
When BOLDR Supply Company launched the Voyager last December, the brass case diver quickly sold out. They are currently taking orders for the next batch that should ship in July 2018. In the meantime,...
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Dan Henry 1939 Military Chronograph
As a watch reviewer, I have two categories of watches I review: on loan, and purchased. The ones on loan are a high priority. I usually need to turn those around quickly to post in time for a launch...
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Roebuck Alpha
No, not that Roebuck. It is true that the venerable Sears Roebuck Company has sold more than a few watches in its day (including some surprisingly nice Swiss mechanical chronographs under the Tradition...
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Traska Freediver
On April 15, Traska will open pre-orders for their first watch. I discovered them on Instagram a couple of months ago, and as soon as I saw a photo of their mint green dialed Freediver, I knew this was...
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Giveaway: Szanto Motorsport 3101
Time for another giveaway! This time, you can win the Szanto Motorsport 3101 I reviewed here. All you need to do is click on the entry box below and follow the simple steps. A winner will be drawn...
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Hemel Swiss HM Series
This week, Marvin Menke of Hemel Watches released the Swiss HM Series, a new line of ETA quartz field watches offered through HemelWatches.com and LongIslandWatch.com.Like the original HM series, the...
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