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The Best Dive Watches Under $1,000: 24 Watches We Actually Recommend

by Brent Robillard In searh of value There was a time when $1,000 USD represented a fairly substantial budget for a dive watch. Then prices began creeping upward. Mechanical movements became more expensive. Sapphire crystals and ceramic bezels became selling points. Watches that once occupied the enthusiast-friendly middle of the market started drifting into four figures. Thankfully, nobody told the watches on this list. In … Continue reading The Best Dive Watches Under $1,000: 24 Watches We Actually Recommend

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Sheffield Allsport Diver 1A: Vintage Skin Diver Charm Reimagined

By Brent Robillard Nostalgia A good skin diver awakens a sense of nostalgia within me. Not just about the watches themselves, but about the world they came from. The early recreational diving boom of the 1960s carried with it a certain optimism. Sunny coastlines. Wood-panelled station wagons. Surfboards strapped to roofs. Cigarette boats bobbing offshore. Dive watches were still tools then, but they were also … Continue reading Sheffield Allsport Diver 1A: Vintage Skin Diver Charm Reimagined

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The Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Returns

by Tyler Frederick Where pistachio meets matcha There’s no better feeling than a new watch day. If you’re like me, or maybe it’s the ADHD, I can’t leave the house until that truck shows up, puts the box on my porch, and drives away. Seriously, it’s a problem, but not at the same time; I’m like this with every watch that arrives. More recently, I … Continue reading The Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Returns

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