I’ve reviewed all of Second Hour’s watches, so I thought I knew what to expect from them: diver’s style; exaggerated markers at 12, 4, and 8; and an ornate, textured…

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Singapre’s MMI (Modernization, Modification, Innovation) launched their first watch in 2019 and have already established a distinctive design language and a catalog of handsome, affordable tool watches. The MMI Sky-Hunter…

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Show Update! While all of you were celebrating the holidays and sipping egg nog and whatnot, the District Time team was busy preparing for our next Washington, D.C. watch fair. District…

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Affordable automatic GMTs are coming in hot and heavy right now, so it is no surprise that Time Bum fan favorite, Traska, will join the fray on January 29 with…

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Affordable automatic GMTs are coming in hot and heavy right now, so it is no surprise that Time Bum fan favorite, Traska, will join the fray on January 29 with…

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Want to win a watch? Then enter The Time Bum’s Jowissa LeWy giveaway (ARV $440). Also included: a Jowissa keychain. This is the same watch I reviewed here. Just click…

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Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?  Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne? We all know the words “auld lang syne.”  Now, none of…

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In what is now a Time Bum staff tradition, we are pleased to announce The Time Bum Microbrand Watch of the Year 2022 as well as our selections the Rest…

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“Hey, Loren,” wrote my fellow watch reviewer, “I’ve just been given an Anonimo Militare Chrono Vintage to review. You want it next?” Of course, I did. I’d been curious about…

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The first time I heard about Abingdon Watches, I knew I had to get my hands on one of their models for review. Here’s a brand that is actually doing…

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The first time I heard about Abingdon Watches, I knew I had to get my hands on one of their models for review. Here’s a brand that is actually doing…

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The Roebuck Watch Company has released its first field watch. Called the Ranger, it is the next evolution of the brand’s popular Diviso dual crown sport model, but this time,…

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MAKE A STATEMENT. HAVE AN IMPACT. Christensen by Novo PEACEMAKER SERIES, RUSSIA – UKRAINE EDITION The Christensen by Novo Peacemaker Series is a modern retake on the storied tradition of…

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I love watches that go outside the norms of case design. No offense to the Oyster case, but we’ve seen it and I want to see something different. So when…

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Wait! The year is not over yet, so there is time for one more release from RZE Watches. This will be our fifth, and presumably final, RZE review for 2022,…

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Since the 1950s, Jowissa has made fashionable Swiss watches incorporating novel techniques and materials. In the 60s, they produced cut glass pendant watches. In the 70s and 80s, they survived…

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Ah, yes. It’s that time of year. The holidays are nearly upon us, and you have put off your shopping as long as possible. Now it’s December, and you are…

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Dievas Uhren Technik has produced rugged, top-spec tool watches in Stuttgart, Germany, since 2006, and while I have always been curious, I did not have a chance to get my…

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When people ask me why I’m so drawn to microbrands, I often bring up the personal touch. After all, while there are many wonderful people employed by the big watch…

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Guest Post by Matt Kessler-Cleary My dad isn’t your typical watch collector, or at least not molded in an archetype promulgated in the various horological origin stories I’ve read. He…

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