VIDEO: The DOXA SUB 300 Carbon Aqua Lung US Divers that should have won the GPHG
I have made it no secret that I felt the DOXA SUB 300 Carbon Aqua Lung US Divers watch was snubbed in the Divers prize at the 2020 GPHG awards. I have nothing against Breitling, let me be 100% clear on that fact, but I personally felt that if the vote were left to the watch community then DOXA would have taken home the award. Doxa is known for its dive watches with a winning formula left largely unchanged over the years. The fact that their creations are effectively modern fabrications of designs of yesteryear is a testament to this fact, something only brands like Rolex have been able to do. When you have a good thing going, there is little incentive to switch things up. But when you find a way to bring innovative materials into an already great design, I believe such an achievement should be rewarded – and I believe DOXA did just that with their SUB 300 Carbon diver. The case The flying saucer-like profile of the case is iconic within the watch community and makes for a very wearable watch across wrists of varying sizes. It has a professional diameter of 42mm and thickness of 13.4mm.…
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That is if I ever really had one. When it was released in 2018, the Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi Ref. 126710 BLRO quickly cemented itself at the top of my wish list, grail list, things-I’d-kill-for-to-own list (you get the picture). It remained firmly in the realm of dreams until recently when I decided to bite the bullet and pick up one second-hand. Yes, I paid market premium and all. Cue the laughter of the lucky collectors who were able to pick one up at retail – congrats to you if you fall into this category. The only way I could make it work without living on the street was by completely detonating my entire collection and going all in on the latest iteration of Pepsi. Was it worth it? Well let’s find out. Once I put it on I felt… Relieved more than anything. Relieved that I hadn’t just jettisoned some watches I really loved for something so hyped up. I was torn internally whether to go for it. Andrew warned me off it, telling me it was more blueberry than Pepsi. As someone who has wrist-rolled his way through pretty much every important watch out there his opinion carries a lot…
When we talk about what attracts people to watches, you may typically expect the response to be the movement. But when it comes to the larger marketplace, arguably the most important element, aside from case diameter, is the dial. The dial is what catches your eye first. As much as some people jest they would want to wear a watch flipped over on their wrist to be able to see the movement at all times, intriguing dials are the first element you notice – the headline to pull you in and make you want to know the full story. Sport and tool watches are typically associated with plain dials that mean business, but in order to stand out today sometimes you need to spice things up. To begin celebrating the 60th anniversary of the brand, Sinn has introduced a new limited edition diver that presents a more interesting dial without losing the tough and reliable German engineering aesthetic they are known for. The Sinn U1 DS Limited Edition with “Grinding Dial” captures the image of a battle worn hull, its irregular decorative pattern sure to generate inquiry into the diver. The 44mm bead-blasted case is 14.7mm thick, 50.5mm lug to…
We recently unveiled our Time+Tide Clubhouse Club, as well as our first weekly room “The Breakfast Club”. Each week, Fridays at 5pm EST / Saturday morning at 9AM AEDT, I will be hosting and moderating the Time+Tide “Breakfast Club” on Clubhouse where we will tackle a watch (not breakfast) related topic. Typically the prompt will be a question posed to our team and readers, where ideally we all get to share our thoughts on the matter. With the second Time+Tide “Breakfast Club” weekly meeting fast approaching, I wanted to unveil this week’s topic, and for those less initiated into the Clubhouse app, the rules of the room. It is my goal each week to be able to engage as much as possible with you during each room, and in order to make that happen I have decided on three simple rules. But before we dive into that, let’s reveal what we are talking about this week. Our topic this week: “Apples to Apples: Which Watch Would You Choose Between…?” Based on our first discussion, we found it very interesting that many of you voiced your conundrum of trying to choose between two similar pieces when considering your next watch. One…
Paw prints, Celtic bands, bows on thighs, pretty much anything inked on the face… There’s no shortage of tattoo choices that are questionable at best and watch tattoos represent yet another baffling sub-category. After all, if you want to visibly declare your passion for a particular brand or model, there’s a straight-forward way to do it. You simply wear that watch on your wrist. But this doesn’t cut it for some people. Presumably, they think it’s all a bit fickle – the way you can take your watch off one day and swap it for another piece from your collection the next. Instead they want to go further and declare their commitment with a horological statement that’s more than skin-deep. Searching for positives here, I suppose watch tattoos do have certain advantages over the real McCoy. They’re ultra-thin (eat your heart out Piaget Altiplano Ultimate), they require zero servicing fees and they’re far cheaper than the actual timepiece. They may also prove instructive if you’re a degenerate watch flipper, too. A watch tattoo isn’t something you can trade-in on a knee-jerk whim for the latest shiny release on an integrated bracelet. In addition, it should be noted that tattoos and…