05Juin 2017 by Andrei Kluska 2 Comments
3000m under the sea – Andersmann Deep Ocean

3000m under the sea – Andersmann Deep Ocean

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Andersmann is a young brand born from passion. It all started with a diver watch given, many years ago, by a father to his son. The happy kid grew up to be a dive watch collector adult. Later, an idea was born: to create watches to fulfil all the wished heavy specifications at affordable prices. In 2014, Raymond Chan, the happy kid, founded the Andersmann brand. The intention was clear: superior quality dive watches with the best available Swiss made movements. Now, the brand is in the third year of existence and has three collections: Oceanmaster I, Oceanmaster II and Deep Ocean. The watch we are presenting today is the latest addition to the Deep Ocean collection: the Ref. ANN0982. [caption id="attachment_3129" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Andersmann ANN0982 is a true diver…
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31Mai 2017 by Andrei Kluska No Comments
A tribute to a horological icon – Hamilton Intra-matic 68 Autochrono

A tribute to a horological icon – Hamilton Intra-matic 68 Autochrono

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In the last years, an entire wave of vintage-looking watches or re-editions of some iconic timepieces hit the market. As for example we have the Marloe Lomond Chronoscope or the Straton Syncro, both reviewed by Watchisthis?!. From the “old” brands, we can remember the Ball Engineer II Genesis, released at their 125 years brand anniversary. The list is long and it doesn’t make sense to enumerate all. We are just pleased to see there is a public for all new or old designs. Hamilton, with a history started in 1892, decided to bring on the market again a beautiful chronograph released in the ‘60s – the Chrono-matic. This watch is now a collector’s piece. Back then, the first version was a panda dial with white background and black chronograph sub-dials.…
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24Mai 2017 by Andrei Kluska 1 Comment
From an Autosport legend to modern watches – Direnzo DRZ_Type250F

From an Autosport legend to modern watches – Direnzo DRZ_Type250F

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Founded just two years ago as an homage to family and vintage race cars, Direnzo Watches promises exquisite design and excellent quality. The story of Direnzo starts years in the past in the small town of Bomba near the Abruzzo, in the province of Chieti, Italy with the grandfather of Sergio Godoy Di Renzo – Founder of DIRENZO watches. Sergio honors his name and the family’s heritage by creating a legacy. The Type 250F watches has a deep root in the race cars of the ‘40s and ‘50s that made history: more precisely the exceptionally automobile that was the Maserati 250F driven to the victory of Formula 1 Grand Prix race of Nürburgring by Juan Manuel Fangio. With such a muse, these timepieces can only have an elegant look. Packed…
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15Mai 2017 by Andrei Kluska No Comments
In search of the new world – Maen Manhattan 40

In search of the new world – Maen Manhattan 40

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Maen Watches is a brand originated from Stockholm, known for their affordable “Classic Moon” timepieces released a while ago and reviewed recently by Watchisthis?!. The two Dutch founders continue their quest in offering high-quality affordable pieces by releasing a new collection named Manhattan 40. The new collection’s name has the same inspiration from the Dutch ship, Halve Maen (Half Moon), which reached in September 1609 the coast of what is known today as New York, the island of Manhattan being one of the most known parts of “the big apple”. This collection will be released on Kickstarter soon and we are happy to be one of the first to present these charming timepieces. The Manhattan 40 has four models in a 40mm diameter case: two 316L stainless steel versions with…
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