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Albany Watches AMA Diver
Review and photos by Mike RazakThe ama divers of Japan may only number in the high double digits these days, but less than 100 years ago, over 6000 of these skin divers—almost exclusively women—could...
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BOLDR Venture Automatic
Someone must have declared it "Field Watch Year" when I wasn't looking because the BOLDR Venture Automatic is the fifth such watch we have reviewed this year, and it's only March. Not that this is a...
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Feynman Cove Diver
Review and photos by Mike RazakEvery once in a while, I get a watch in for review and immediately upon opening the package, say “Wow!” It happened once before, and it’s now happened once again. The...
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MHD Sprint Automatic 2
Matthew Humphries, famed industrial designer and former Chief of Design at Morgan Motors, shot me an email and asked me to review the MHD Sprint Automatic 2. That's right, the guy responsible for such...
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Review and Giveaway: Helgray LeMans
As anyone who lived through the past couple of months knows, life does not always go according to plan. Things happen. Sometimes it's a deadly pandemic that turns our daily lives into a strange amalgam...
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Batavi Kosmopoliet GMT
Review and photos by Mike RazakBatavi Watches is a new brand from Amsterdam. Well, new isn't totally right. The brand had a few false starts: a quartz chrono and a diver in the same vein as the present...
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Collins Sonar
Review and photos by Mike RazakWe ran a preview of the Collins Sonar in the Fall of 2019, but we’ve got the real deal, hands-on-with-actual-photos for you below!If you aren’t familiar with Collins...
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Audric Watches SeaBorne 500
Review and photos by Mike RazakAudric Watches is a newcomer to the Singapore-based watch scene. With well over 50 brands operating out of the Asian city-state, it's getting crowded. In conversation...
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Hager Pheon GMT
It has been a long time since I’ve had my hands on a Hagar Watch for review — December 2014, to be exact. I’ve been keeping up with the brand, of course, and checking out the new models in person at...
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Duxot Forza
Review and photos by Mike RazakI’ve been holding the Duxot Forza for a bit too long, perhaps. I got it well over a month ago and it’s been on the wrist, not too frequently, but enough. Duxot is one of...
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BOLDR Venture Field Medic
It was just last month that I reviewed the BOLDR Venture Automatic titanium field watch. Now, the folks in Singapore have new model that takes its titanium field watch concept in a new direction, The...
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Out Of Order Automatico
I recently executed a watch trade that included a new Out Of Order Automatico. Had it not been part of a package deal, I likely never would have had one of these watches through my door. I enjoy...
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Axia Kairos
Review and photos by Mike RazakThis is a review of the Axia Kairos. The offering is thus: a time-and-date high-polish dress watch with modest proportions. And I’m going to get into the review in a...
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Martenero Belgrano
This morning, Martenero launched their first diver on Kickstarter. The Belgrano, as it is called, is a stunning mid-sized watch that carries the brand’s distinctively clean, modern, and colorful...
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Five Myths About Vintage Women's Watches
Today's Guest Bum is @watchmakers.daughter from Instagram. "The hazard of being a watchmaker's kid is that you don't actually remember your first watch, but it does mean that you always had something...
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Blacklist Divematic
Review and photos by Mike RazakI was surprised by the Blacklist Divematic. I wasn’t expecting the level of finish and overall quality that arrived in my mailbox. On paper and in more generic product...
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McDowell Time Tidewater
Every regular Time Bum reader probably knows that Bill McDowell and I partner up every year to host the District Time Watch Show. As such, you may think I have a bit of a bias when reviewing his...
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Spectre Frostbite
Review and photos by Mike RazakWhen my wife tells me her day was busy, I invariably ask, “Good busy?” Busy can be overwhelming, but busy can be also harmonious and you can find that magical flow to...
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Review and Giveaway: Stalingrad Kursk
Before you even ask, the answer is no; Stalingrad is not a Russian watch brand. It hails from Singapore and is named for the battle, not the city. That aside, the Kursk they gave me for this review is...
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Langdon Parkdale Automatic
This sponsored post is a paid advertisement. All text and photos were provided by the brand. Just launched on Kickstarter, the Parkdale Automatic is the first timepiece designed and manufactured by...
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