Smiths Everest PRS-25
“No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time” -Sir Edmund Hillary This is the third iteration of the Smiths Everest (model reference: PRS-25) wristwatch. The first was a […]
Seiko Monsters
Once upon a time, Seiko released an unusual looking diver’s watch. That is, the watch was unusual, not that it was particularly suited to unusual-looking divers. That would have been […]
Rolex Explorer II vs monte SPIGA
For the discerning horologophile, just how close is the upstart Rolex to presenting a serious challenge to the classic monte SPIGA MOS6170 ? Let us cast a critical eye upon […]
Seiko Landmaster SBCW009 “Mitsuro Ohba”
I owned a decent Rolex GMT Master 16753 in days gone by which I loved but replaced with a simple Orient Excursionist. Little wrong with that model, a bit large […]
IWC Ingenieur 3227-12 “Ken Noguchi”
The IWC Ingenieur 3227-12. The “dash 12” signifying the edition of 200 made in collaboration with Japanese alpinist and conservationist Ken Noguchi, who was ( at the time aged 25 […]
Seiko 8F56-0040 Perpetual Titanium GMT
The Seiko 8F56-0040. Seiko really knows how to name a watch memorably. Movement reference, dash, meaningless number. Fortunately, they spend more time on the actual watch and here we have […]