Seestern S382 Review – A Tangente Inspired Automatic
The Seestern S382 is not what I usually expect from a brand better known for hardcore diver watches. This is a clean, Bauhaus-style everyday dress watch, clearly paying tribute to…
Author: Wes
Hruodland F033 Review – Vintage Field Watch
The Hruodland F033 is a quartz-powered vintage-style field watch with a slightly unusual mix of influences. It has the proportions and warmth of an older tool watch, but the dial…
San Martin SN0148-GB Review – Original Design Enamel Vortex Dial
The San Martin SN0148-GB is the updated version of the SN0148, now built around an integrated stainless steel bracelet and a vortex textured enamel dial. It is still a sporty…
North Edge Triton Titanium Review – Brutal Solar Quartz Diver
The North Edge Triton Titanium is a large, rugged diver-style watch built around one obvious selling point: titanium. Compared with the stainless steel Triton, this version keeps the same oversized…
Praesidus A11 LMUV Review – A WW2 Era Field Watch
The Praesidus A11 LMUV is not just another vintage-inspired field watch. It takes the military-issued A11 format and gives it a dial cut directly from the hood of an original…
Seagull D581 Review – The Number 1 Chinese Military Watch
The Seagull D581 is not a small vintage-style field watch. It is a large military-style automatic from Seagull, a Chinese heritage watch brand with more than 70 years behind it,…
WM Watch WM223 Review – A GMT-Looking Three-Hander
The WM Watch WM223 is an automatic that looks like a GMT, but functionally it is not one. The fixed stainless steel bezel carries a 24-hour scale, the crown sits…
Baltany S4101 Review – A Premium Retro-Style Dress Watch
The Baltany S4101 is a retro dress watch with a few details that make it feel more usable than the category normally suggests. It has the expected vintage cues —…
Poedagar 853 Review – A $16 Nautilus-Style Watch With a Better-Than-Expected Dial
The Poedagar 853 is a $16 watch before tax, and that fact has to sit at the front of the review. This is a very inexpensive quartz watch trying to…
Poedagar 696 Review – A Sub-$20 Enginieur-Style Watch With a Surprisingly Strong Dial
The Poedagar 696 is a very unusual kind of budget watch because of what it is trying to do. At around $18, it takes clear inspiration from the Ingenieur design…
