DixonSteele

Dixon Steele
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7.25” / 18.42 cm Wrist
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What's the real deal with watch water resistance?

If you're sufficiently interested in watches to be reading this you probably know that a watch which is rated as, say, 5 ATM/5 bar/50m is based on 'st...
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Watch pet peeves?

I sometimes feel like my ideal watch is less an agglomeration of must-haves, and more a checklist of please-don't-do-its. You know that feeling of ide...
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Which watch brand currently represents the best value?

So this question crops up a fair amount but I wondered what the community thinks. For me there is a combination of objective considerations (high spec...
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Does your watch collecting reflect your changing taste in music?

Image: Universal Geneve Polerouter (not, sadly, author's own). It's been about ten years since I got seriously interested in learning about and collec...
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Thoughts on the new Oris Big Crown Calibre 473?

Oris have just announced a new Big Crown model with a hand wound calibre that matches the USP of the Calibre 400 auto models: COSC level accuracy, 120...
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What's your oldest (personal) watch?

I was filling in the Q&A section of my profile and it reminded me of the oldest watch I own, this model 5M43-0C80 Seiko Kinetic from the mid-'90's...
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Suggestions for the best (and most modestly sized) chronographs around £5k?

The collection I'm looking to build would be ~10 watches with a single example for each major type of watch: tool, dress, diver, etc. I currently don'...
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Thoughts on how aftermarket straps/bracelets can enhance your watch?

Any Spaghetti Western fans on WC? You know that scene in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly after Clint has left Eli Wallach to die in the desert? Eli ma...
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