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I bought my son this Hamilton Khaki as his first watch. Forgive the picture. Anyway, I'm going to say that this is a very nice watch, esp. as a first. The movement is well known and with an 80 hour reserve, who can complain. I didn't go with the manual because I figured my son would forget to wind i

thanks, bobbe. i'll pass that along. chris

the holy grail.

Apologies, but I'm writing because I thought that someone out there might have experience with the maker and be able to advice. My friend has paid for a watch from Stowa several weeks ago, but they have neither shipped it nor responded to any of his emails asking to know about when it will ship. Bef

and the provenance makes it even more desirable. but at that price, i'm surprised it's not already gone! chris

To my mind these really hit their stride, aesthetically speaking in the period from roughly 2000-2010. Definitely an 8-cylinder. Chris

i like the tudor very much, of course, but i've got to say that the eterna kontiki is a very attractive comptitor:

These things are the height of gaucheness, yet somehow elicit a little charm. They have no right to exist, and the fact that replacing the battery invites the thought that it might be more economic simply to throw it away raises other issues. Still, here we are. They are amusing in their own way, th

thanks to the internet, i managed to get one of these despite living the in the u.s. and i love wearing it. it's a fantastic value, in my view. obviously, it's not on par with your the more expensive dive-watch cousins, but taken on its own terms, the finish is fine, the proportions are right, and a

One day may EWC just wasn't working. I think someone in the house dropped it, put it back, and quietly went off. Anyway, I sent it away and a couple of months later it came back. It really made my day. I hadn't realized how much I loved that watch (even though my aging eyes now have trouble reading