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Who wore it better: Batman or Batgirl? The cases for and against Gotham’s power couple
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Who wore it better: Batman or Batgirl? The cases for and against Gotham’s power couple

Few acronyms in the watch world are as recognisable, or as likely to trigger emotions than the BLNR. Rolex’s steely professional model GMT-Master II Ref.116710BLNR and…
NOT ON MY WATCH: Please stop with the Bund strap, it is just terrible
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NOT ON MY WATCH: Please stop with the Bund strap, it is just terrible

The truth is, I’m pretty easygoing. I can get along. Very few things get anywhere near grinding my gears in the watch world – I’m…
CELEBRITY DEATH MATCH: John Mayer Vs. Ed Sheeran
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CELEBRITY DEATH MATCH: John Mayer Vs. Ed Sheeran

Last week’s Celebrity Death Match was an absolute juggernaut, as we pitted Jay–Z’s watch collection against Drake’s in a hip-hop heavyweight showdown. And while Hova…
CELEBRITY WATCH DEATH MATCH: Jay-Z Vs. Drake’s watch collection – and the winner is…
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CELEBRITY WATCH DEATH MATCH: Jay-Z Vs. Drake’s watch collection – and the winner is…

Well, the results are in for the inaugural round of Celebrity Watch Death Match, and everything is coming up not just roses for Jay-Z, but…
Everything you need to know about Unimatic
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Everything you need to know about Unimatic

Unless you’ve been practising a technological and communications ban as well as self-isolation, you no doubt will have heard about the Unimatic x Massena LAB…
CELEBRITY DEATH MATCH: Jay-Z Vs. Drake’s watch collection
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CELEBRITY DEATH MATCH: Jay-Z Vs. Drake’s watch collection

Today, we’re facing off two of the music industry’s biggest names – the one and only Hova, AKA Jay-Z, is going to have his watches…
RECOMMENDED READING: Platinum is back, baby
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RECOMMENDED READING: Platinum is back, baby

A short while ago, Nick Foulkes, writing for How To Spend It, espoused that the last 24 months have seen a significant rise in the…
What Sealed The Deal – Peter’s Rolex Explorer II Ref. 216570, “when I got it there wasn’t a huge amount of demand”
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What Sealed The Deal – Peter’s Rolex Explorer II Ref. 216570, “when I got it there wasn’t a huge amount of demand”

The Explorer II often does the rounds at the top of ‘the most underrated Rolex model’ list, and it’s not difficult to see why. In…
Bulletproof: These G-Shock Utility Series watches show off Casio’s 21st century take on the mil-spec watch
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Bulletproof: These G-Shock Utility Series watches show off Casio’s 21st century take on the mil-spec watch

Casio’s G-Shock watches are already widely regarded as some of the toughest SOBs in the business, capable of taking more punishment than Tyson Fury and…
London, New York, Paris, Tokyo: The limited edition Hublots that celebrate the big 4 cities
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London, New York, Paris, Tokyo: The limited edition Hublots that celebrate the big 4 cities

Hublot has decided to celebrate their love of Britain’s capital city in quite a literal way – by producing this, the Hublot Classic Fusion Special…
Our 3 favourite watches from H. Moser & Cie.’s new Certified Pre-Owned Collection
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Our 3 favourite watches from H. Moser & Cie.’s new Certified Pre-Owned Collection

In an increasingly common trend among Swiss watchmakers, H. Moser & Cie. has unveiled a dedicated, in-house managed range of certified pre-owned watches. Available for…
Land, Sky or Sea – 5 Bremonts whose claim to fame is toughness
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Land, Sky or Sea – 5 Bremonts whose claim to fame is toughness

British watchmaker Bremont may have only been around since 2002, but in that time they’ve earned respect for watches that are durable and robust to…
Is Jonah Hill low-key one of Hollywood’s biggest watch collectors?
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Is Jonah Hill low-key one of Hollywood’s biggest watch collectors?

When you think celebrities and timepieces, most people with an inkling about watch collecting would throw up the same names – Mark Wahlberg, Ellen DeGeneres,…
The watches of Drive To Survive Season 1: What you could’ve seen if the 2020 Rolex Australian Grand Prix hadn’t just been cancelled
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The watches of Drive To Survive Season 1: What you could’ve seen if the 2020 Rolex Australian Grand Prix hadn’t just been cancelled

Another day, another sporting event falls victim to the rampant spread of COVID-19, aka Coronavirus. This time it’s one of Australia’s premier sporting events –…
The Report Card: Seiko’s 2020 novelties so far
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The Report Card: Seiko’s 2020 novelties so far

We may only be three months into 2020, but Seiko is dropping new novelties like the world could end tomorrow … which, given the current…
Diving through the decade – Seiko’s latest dive watches pay tribute to three classics
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Diving through the decade – Seiko’s latest dive watches pay tribute to three classics

Blancpain, Rolex, Omega, DOXA … these are the watchmakers we normally associate with being the doyens of creating dive watches. However, as Seiko is keen…
Weekend watch spotting with JR: Labour Day edition
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Weekend watch spotting with JR: Labour Day edition

It’s the Labour Day long weekend here in Victoria, which means that while the rest of the country is experiencing their weekly dose of Mondayitis,…
Post Malone’s insane watch collection Part 2: With Rockstar Ratings
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Post Malone’s insane watch collection Part 2: With Rockstar Ratings

If you missed out on the first instalment of us rating Post Malone’s watch collection, stop reading and hit this link right here. And, if…
Are mil-spec watches the perfect weekend warriors?
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Are mil-spec watches the perfect weekend warriors?

Editor’s note: Few other types of watches have transitioned so well from being utilitarian tools into weekend warriors as military-spec watches. Whether it be a…
Post Malone’s insane watch collection Part 1: With Rockstar Ratings
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Post Malone’s insane watch collection Part 1: With Rockstar Ratings

GQ just dropped the latest video from their On The Rocks series, with the face-tatted hip-hop heavyweight that is Post Malone. His watch collection is…
Three things we’re *really* digging about the Zenith X Revolution El Primero A3818 Revival
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Three things we’re *really* digging about the Zenith X Revolution El Primero A3818 Revival

Last week, Zenith and Revolution magazine, as well as sister publication The Rake, dropped this – the El Primero A3818 Revival “Cover Girl”. This watch is…
RECOMMENDED WATCHING: An interview with Clive Cussler
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RECOMMENDED WATCHING: An interview with Clive Cussler

Clive Cussler, famed novelist and maritime explorer, died on February 24, aged 88. The writer was a larger-than-life character, and his series of novels featuring…
Bi-Compax Beauties: 3 great looking chronographs for the discerning timekeeper
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Bi-Compax Beauties: 3 great looking chronographs for the discerning timekeeper

Any type of chronograph is going to be an exceedingly handy complication for a wristwatch to possess. However, while the function of the chronograph is…
These are the five best watches in India, by popularity
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These are the five best watches in India, by popularity

According to many, many news stories over the last 12 months, India is expected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country within the…
HANDS-ON: The revelatory Franck Muller Color Dreams
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HANDS-ON: The revelatory Franck Muller Color Dreams

One of the biggest perks about this job is discovering things that I previously wouldn’t have known about myself. Now, I know that sounds both…
What are these Swatch X 007 watches I’m seeing and can I still buy them?
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What are these Swatch X 007 watches I’m seeing and can I still buy them?

Swatch just dropped their latest James Bond collaboration – the Swatch X 007 Tribute Collection – and the big question on everyone’s lips is ……
We asked you if the Zenith Defy was underrated, and this is what you said
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We asked you if the Zenith Defy was underrated, and this is what you said

A few days ago, we uploaded a photo of the Zenith Defy Classic Ref.95.9000.670/51.R790 and asked our 120,000 followers this question: “Is the Zenith Classic underrated?”…
Weekend watch spotting with JR – Ft. Oris, Omega & Rolex
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Weekend watch spotting with JR – Ft. Oris, Omega & Rolex

When does the weekend technically start? Is it Friday arvo or does the clock have to strike 12am on Saturday morning? Reason I’m asking is…
RECOMMENDED WATCHING: Tyson Fury can’t go without his Rolex Day-Date 40
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RECOMMENDED WATCHING: Tyson Fury can’t go without his Rolex Day-Date 40

Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury is an interesting man … to say the least. And, as of last night, the Brit is once again the…
Tech billionaire chic: the watches of the tech sector elite
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Tech billionaire chic: the watches of the tech sector elite

Billionaires … they’re a rare breed. In fact, according to a report from CNBC in 2019, out of the earth’s total population of roughly 7.7…
Top 5 watches worn by Tom Hardy on the big screen
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Top 5 watches worn by Tom Hardy on the big screen

Editor’s note: While he’s no longer the frontrunner to be the next James Bond, turns out Tom Hardy may not miss the opportunity to wear…
Genesis, with a twist: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Black Ceramic
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Genesis, with a twist: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Black Ceramic

Editor’s note: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is, in the context of a fit-for-purpose dive watch, the original. Nothing like it had come before, and because…
RECOMMENDED READING: An interview with Roni Madhvani
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RECOMMENDED READING: An interview with Roni Madhvani

Stetz & Co recently published an interview with one of the foremost vintage watch aficionados on the planet, Mr Roni Madhvani. Madhvani — or as…
3 badass watches from Netflix’s Uncut Gems
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3 badass watches from Netflix’s Uncut Gems

Netflix’s latest blockbuster, Uncut Gems, follows the story of a deeply flawed and shady jewellery dealer, Howard Ratner, played by Hollywood funnyman Adam Sandler. It’s an…
Crime or Sublime: Double Wristing with a mechanical and Apple Watch – the results
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Crime or Sublime: Double Wristing with a mechanical and Apple Watch – the results

A few weeks ago, Nicholas Kenyon and I got into a bit of a row over whether it was a crime or indeed sublime to…
Out of this world: These are 4 of the most attractive moon phases money can buy
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Out of this world: These are 4 of the most attractive moon phases money can buy

While watches equipped with a moon phase complication aren’t without their detractors, for the astronomically inclined, they are wonderful devices. And, from an aesthetic standpoint,…