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Island Watch Taiwan ONE Diver
Today’s Guest Bum is Meredith Clark, a Boston area enthusiast with a taste for affordable, automatic dive watches in the 36-43 mm range. How does a microbrand dive watch stand out in a sea of...
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TC-9 Tropical Diver
TC-9 is back on Kickstarter with yet another bronze watch. This time, it's a Fifty Fathoms inspired piece simply called the Tropical Diver that starts at £309 (about $410 USD).The case is 40mm wide,...
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Sakab Defender Boundary
New York City newcomer Sakab Watches has worked up a unique look for their first model. The Defender collection will make its debut on September 30 on Kickstarter and at the District Time show in...
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District Time - This Sunday!
Hard to believe, but it’s already the end of September. The kids are back in school, the weather is finally starting to cool off, and District Time by Janis Trading Company is happening this coming...
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Interview: Chris Vail of Janis Trading Co.
Today, The Time Bum sits down with Chris Vail, owner of Janis Trading Company, which includes the brands NTH and Lew & Huey. You can meet him yourself tomorrow in the Janis “Voodoo Lounge” at the...
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Martenero Edgemere Reserve
On September 20, Martenero launched the Edgemere Reserve Kickstarter Campaign. They blew past their initial goal on day one and for good reason. The Edgemere Reserve is a modestly priced, high-value...
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Spinnaker Croft
From the start, Spinnaker has maintained a vast, varied catalog of watches, but my retro divers have always been my favorites. Starting with the Cahill, the brand has turned out several dive watches...
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BOLDR Globetrotter GMT
BOLDR is currently taking pre-orders for a sharp new traveler’s watch, the Globetrotter GMT. They have paired a husky dive watch case with a Swiss ETA 2893-2 Elabore-grade automatic movement with an...
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District Time 2018 Wrap-Up by DCVW
I would love to tell you how great our District Time event was, but I'll let Nick from DC Vintage Watches do it instead. This is Nick's second DC event.Last week, the District Time watch show opened...
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BOLDR Venture
BOLDR Supply Company is now taking orders for their latest creation, the Venture, a classic field watch in a tough titanium case. I had the opportunity to test a prototype and came away impressed. At...
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Emperor Diver
Just about anyone with even a passing interest in watches knows Watchuseek.com. In addition to being the top source of watch information and sales, it has also spawned a good number of low-volume forum...
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Nezumi Lowes
If their Instagram page us to be believed, the guys at Nezumi Studios are usually very busy hooning around Stockholm on motorcycles or in Porsches. Every so often, they take a break to create a new...
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Three from Zelos
One of the nice things about the proliferation of microbrand watches is the variety. True, many take the safe route, producing conservative dive, pilot, or dress watches from catalog parts, at least...
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Hamtun Nanok
Hamtun Watches has turned out two successful diving watches, the H1 and the Neon. Now, they have returned to Kickstarter with the Nanok, a full day-date design with a Swiss Sellita Automatic movement...
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Millésime Merveilleux
You may have already read about Benjamin Chee HH's watches in these pages. Through his Maison Celadon brand, he has created Chinese luxury watches without compromises like the Yue Fei and Imperial. On...
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Goodspeed Petrol
I reached out to Goodspeed Watches as soon as I saw their Instagram page. They hadn't launched yet, but from the pictures of their first model, the Petrol, I knew I wanted to review it. The watch has...
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Sartory Billard SB-02
I first sampled the Sartory Billard SB-02 When James Henderson of the Tempus Fugit blog brought them to the District Time show as part of his New Romantics project. I had seen this small French brand’s...
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Huckleberry & Co. Bakewell
Australia’s Huckleberry & Co. is now selling their second model, the Bakewell. This mid-sized dress/dress-casual watch features a Miyota automatic movement with calendar functions and comes in...
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Giveaway: Vario Eclipse Sweeping Quartz
It's been a while but the Bum is back with a new giveaway. This time, you can win a sweet Emerald Green Vario Eclipse ($218) with a smooth sweeping Seiko VH31 quartz movement. This will be a brand new...
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Prometheus Eagle Ray
Its been a few years since I’ve had a new Prometheus across my desk. The Lisbon-based company may not be the most prolific brand, but when they turn out a new model, they do it right. Their latest is...
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