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Scottish Watches Podcast #167 : Record Breaking Rolex, MAALS, G-SHOCK and More
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Instrmnt’s first mechanical offering is a legitimately compelling adventure into brutalist tool watch design, hinting at enormous potential for the Scottish brand’s future. I recently dragged everyone’s least-favourite fashion watch cabal Vincero through the dirt for being, well, rubbish, and I feel like there’s now something of an onus on me to represent the world of “fashion watches” with some…
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“… and there is no new thing under the sun” Ecclesiastes 1:9 Photo Credit: Ming Watches The line between inspiration and plagiarism can be extremely fine. Today, homage watches are a dime a dozen with designs inspired by vintage Rolex Submariners or Daytonas. Even established watch brands themselves often…
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Scottish Watches Podcast #166 : The New Red Omega Speedmaster, Tudors, TAGs and more Uncle Joe ( 5:46 in) :
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There is no shortage these days of brands making vintage-leaning, aviation-inspired timepieces. As companies dig deeper and deeper into their back catalogs for inspiration, more and more watches inspired by a time when they were a crucial tool come to the forefront. Few brands, though, have gone all-in like the…
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In 2019, Audemars Piguet and Tudor were responsible for two of the biggest marketing flops with their releases of the Code 11.59 and P01 respectively. A critique of the watches design and aesthetics aside (I really like the Code 11.59 and have a strong dislike for the P01 for those…
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Imagine for a second the apocalypse was upon us. Some rambling right wing tyrant (take your pick) has just pressed the big red button. You only have enough time gather your family and vital belongings. As you scramble around, you reach for your watch box, you have one chance to…
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It is a stormer this week…..storms might be the sort of thing you might see if you travelled somewhere stormy….Rikki is day drinking so we are in real trouble. We think they may be using this money to buy someone else……maybe that runs Watch shoWs….but we see the work of…
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Rikki and Dave get hands on with the new hotness from Doxa. Check out all the 4K goodness right here and be sure to subscribe for more videos coming soon!
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The Geneva-based brand, ZRC, has recently launched a revamped version of its iconic Grands Fonds 300. The update seems a more modern evolution of the design language, a titanium case and a huge bump in its water resistance rating. The naming nomenclature is a big giveaway here, as eagle-eyed readers…