Category: Real World Reviews
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The Fears x Christopher Ward Alliance 01 Has An Agreeable Day, Dr. Seuss Style
The Fears x Christopher Ward Alliance 01, henceforth known as ‘Allie’, needs to head out the door because of too much dillydally.She whimsically waltzes out the door at a leisurely 9:05am, and decides from a coffeeshop to commence the day’s mayhem. Jump Hours are a little aloof. Only after 26 minutes did her reverie go Read more
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Grand Seiko SLGH021 “Genbi Valley” Trip Review: The Great Galway Gallivant
The Grand Seiko SLGH021 “Genbi Valley”, henceforth simply “Genbi”, awakes from his slumber on the 1st of April in the 2025th year of our Lord amongst the breathtaking cliffs of the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland. A travel day, Genbi needs to haul himself to a small town in Ireland called Ballinasloe by nightfall. A titanic Read more
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Daily Review: The Seiko Alpinist Lights Up The Mundane
Welcome to the last hurrah for my Seiko SPB121 “Alpinist”, which unfortunately has been crowded out of the collection by the introduction of the Big Brother Brand Grand Seiko SLGH021 “Genbi Valley”. I can’t have more than one watch per watch “group” in the collection. It’s weird I know, but I stick to it. Therefore Read more
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Rolex Submariner Trip Review: I Flew To Hong Kong And Back In 62 Hours To Buy a Watch So You Didn’t Have To
One of my favorite words is serendipity. Those times when God sends a tailwind your way and everything seems to come together at the right time for something to come to pass. Admittedly I did look at plane tickets to see what it would take to secure this watch before jetting off to Switzerland the Read more
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Omega Aqua Terra Worldtimer Daily Review: Big, Bold, Blue
Why its taken me so long to do a daily drive review of the longest tenured watch in my collection is beyond me. But there is never a better (world)time than now! I am grateful, and very likely not grateful enough, that my tech job affords me the privilege of wearing casual outfits to the Read more
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Nomos Club Campus Daily Review: A Study in Salmon
Interstate 35 We begin our cross-state odyssey at around 8 o’clock in the AM. I only manage to hastily and sloppily snap a quick steering wheel shot before pulling out of the driveway, presumably because the coffee hadn’t kicked in yet. Thankfully the Cream Coral dial of the Nomos Club Campus 36 flourishes rather nicely Read more
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Trip Review: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control in the Watch Theft Capital of the World
I’m sure fellow watch enthusiasts have read somewhere, some headline designating London as one of the worst possible places in the world to flaunt your shiny Rolex GMT-Master II. Well, I decided to saunter through the streets of London with my new watch to see for myself, but chose to make myself less of a Read more
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Trip Report: The Chopard Alpine Eagle 8Hz Titanium
The Alps Are Calling, and the Alpine Eagle Must Go! It’s no secret I have a love-affair with the Alps. I’m typing this up right now, in fact, in a bar at a town called Wengen, nestled in the breathtaking Lauterbrunnen valley. I’ve even done a 3 month Workaway stay with a host family in Read more
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The Iconic Cartier Santos: A Watch For Dawn to Dusk
The most versatile watch of all time? This is an entry of a day in the life of the Cartier Santos Medium Ref. WSSA0029. As square watch with industrial screws and seemingly out-of-place roman numerals, it truly shouldn’t work on paper. And yet, it does. How? I couldn’t say. Maybe it’s its historical significance as Read more
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Seiko Alpinist: Evergreen State of Mind
The Seiko Alpinist’s Natural Habitat Affiliate disclaimer! Just about every link to an Amazon product page or any other e-commerce platform is an affiliate link, from which I’ll get a commission of the sale should you choose to buy it. You still pay the same price, so it just makes it a win-win for the Read more
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Trip Report: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer
Swiss Made, Swiss Experienced Day 1: Arrival This is the story of the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer on a week-long excursion to its origin of manufacture, Confoederatio Helvetica, La Suisse, Die Schweiz, Switzerland. Its 43mm diameter, combined with a 50mm lug-to-lug and chonky 14.1mm height might suggest an uncomfortable intercontinental journey, but the on-wrist Read more
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Rolex Submariner: A Day in the Life
The review of the Rolex Submariner Ref. 124060 explores its characteristics of being robust, capable, and versatile. The author narrates their daily routine, highlighting the watch’s aesthetic and functional aspects, concluding that while it’s not often recognized, it performs exceptionally as a desk diver and could handle underwater adventures, thanks to its durability and 300M… Read more