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
by Vincent Deschamps War machines Let us talk about what field watches are and what the modern Hamilton Khaki Field isn’t. Field watches are war machines and were an integral part of soldiers’ equipment from World War I to, according to this excellent article from Watches of Espionnage, the early 1980s when the U.S. Army started testing out digital watches and issuing Casio G-Shocks to … Continue reading Benrus DTU-2A-P
