by Vincent Deschamps Only four months shy from making it a full four years since we first covered Namica. It was at the end of 2021 that the Japanese brand released its first collection, the Shirahama. Since then Namica released a second collection in early 2024 called the Okami, an angular everyday urban timepiece visually very different from the diver but also very much so … Continue reading Namica Shirahama MkII
by Vincent Deschamps Things change fast in our niche world of horology. Ten years ago or some, brands mostly made affordable watches produced en masse and on the cheap, the precursors of the more original creations we see today. Back then we just needed non-luxury options and non-mass marketed timepieces to satisfy our horological curiosity and needs (and budgets, of course.) There are a few … Continue reading Helm Vanuatu Titanium
by Vincent Deschamps Reviving watch brands has become as popular as it is common to find bubble tea shops in Paris. Soon all brands which vanished during or after the Quartz Crisis will have been brought back to life, and they will perhaps dominate the market just like it is easier to find a taro milk tea bobba rather than a café crème in France’s … Continue reading Eska Amphibian 250-BS Black Shark
