Two Broke Watch Snobs

The affordable automatic GMT market has gotten pretty crowded since Seiko introduced the 5 Sports GMT back in 2022. The NH34 movement eventually made its way into countless microbrand releases, giving enthusiasts plenty of options for tracking a second time zone without spending a fortune. Four years later, Orient has finally joined the conversation with the new Kamasu GMT. I...

We compare the Timex Deepwater Meridian 200 and Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Diver hands-on, examining their movements, build quality, legibility, and everyday wearability.

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Oris has a habit of getting creative with the Aquis, especially when there's an environmental project attached. The new Aquis Kelp Forest Limited Edition continues that approach with a 3D-printed dial that looks quite different from the usual green dive watch. I think the result is pretty appealing, although I'm curious about how that unusual pattern will hold up once the ini...

October brought fewer affordable releases than September, and a lot stranger ones. September kept pulling hardware down from pricier watches. The best cheap watches this month mostly bet on personality instead: a chronograph built to look like a panda, Breguet numerals on a Timex dress watch, and a titanium digital running a module its maker spent a year developing. Even the ...

There are few watches that inspire the kind of enthusiasm we've seen for the Casio Duro. We've reviewed it here at TBWS, recommended it countless times, and I've spent more time than I'd care to admit browsing r/DuroGang (easily one of my favorite little corners of the watch internet). For a relatively inexpensive quartz diver, the Duro has developed a pretty entertaining com...