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The RZE Fortitude GMT Pilot Watch

I am Titanium RZE may not yet be a household name, but it should be. The brand—now practically synonymous with titanium—has been producing its tool watches since 2020 to critical success and has developed a devoted community of followers. I, myself, own two: the Endeavour and the Aspirare. Travis Tan and his Singapore-based team have assembled around a particular philosophy of watchmaking and brand-building that … Continue reading The RZE Fortitude GMT Pilot Watch

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Off the Cuff: Zeppelin Atlantic Automatic GMT 84683

I wonder if Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin understood the importance of his early scribblings in 1874. Twenty years later he must certainly have had some notion, as his ideas were patented first in Germany and then in the United States at the century’s close. So successful were his designs, that his surname would become a common noun applied to all rigid bodied airships. Continue reading Off the Cuff: Zeppelin Atlantic Automatic GMT 84683

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The new Jack Mason Strat-o-timer

But what really differentiates the Strat-o-timer from other GMT Master-inspired watches is the cushion case. Made from 316L stainless steel and measuring 40mm in diameter, the Strat-timer case has a lovely, unified brushing along the top and through the lugs. This is offset by the mirror polish along the curvaceous mid-case. The overall impression is organic, like a sea-smooth pebble. Continue reading The new Jack Mason Strat-o-timer

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