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Were you always intrigued by oil-filled watches? I was! My first encounter with them dates back to the 1990s. At that time, almost simultaneously, Sinn, Bell & Ross, and Kienzle presented their first oil-filled models. Today, U-Boat boasts a full series of attractive oil-filled watches, and I got to try out the Darkmoon 44 MM Grey SS. Sinn reluctantly transformed an existing diver’s model into...

     Citizen makes a lot of dive watches. From the modern and funky Orca and EcoZilla to the legendary (and nerdy) Aqualand, and even the humble NY0040, the brand is widely known for going its own way when it comes to dive watch design. The new Promaster Mechanical "Challenge" Diver 200m manages to stand out by, at first glance, being somewhat more run-of-the-mill....

What We Know If you're not in the market for a new Seiko dive watch, go read something else because Seiko is kicking off the new year with something special for the dive watch nerds among us. It's the new SLA065 and it's part of the upper tier of the Prospex lineup, offering an appealing blend of vintage styling, a few special elements, and an...

Sure, there's no perfect watch, but I'd submit that if there were a platonic ideal of a watch, a watch so full of watch-ness as to be the purest expression of the form, it might look something like the Grand Seiko SBGX261 and SBGX263. Let's call them the SBGX Series. They also happen to be the least expensive watches in Grand Seiko's catalog, making them the...

The G-Shock x Eric Haze Limited Edition ref. GMWB-5000EH-1 It's only a few short months before the landmark 40th Anniversary of Casio's G-Shock, founded back in 1983. For such a big moment in the brand's history, it's no surprise they've decided to kick things off early with a number of new watches, including two solar flare-inspired pieces and one with longtime collaborator and artist...