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Review: Praesidus A-11 Spec 2.0 Ameriquartz

Read the full review here: https://wahawatches.com/review-praesidus-a-11-spec-2-0-ameriquartz/ In this review, we’re setting our sights on the Praesid...

Praesidus A-11 Spec 2.0

4.2 Avg. Score
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Review: Glycine Combat 6 Vintage 43

Read the full review here: https://wahawatches.com/review-glycine-combat-6-vintage-43/ In this review, we turn our focus to the newer iteration of a s...

Glycine GL0459

4.2 Avg. Score
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I am become Modder!

Some time ago, I discovered why I wasn't wearing my Seiko SNXS79 so often. The case back was just way too tall. The watch hovered above the wrist. Rec...
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Recent Comments

commented on Is Tag Heuer worth it? ·

In my experience no, it's not worth the money. The quartz TAGs I handled definitely had issues in the chrono seconds (and in time-only, centre seconds) hand precision department. If you want a quartz chrono, I'd rather suggest a Certina with an ETA Precidrive. Or if you don't mind pre-owned, a Longines VHP chrono - sadly, it's discontinued, but it's probably the best quartz chrono I've handled. Snap-reset, hand hits the markers spot-on, long battery life, perpetual calendar.

IMO, TAG Heuer isn't worth it unless we're talking about automatic chronographs. I handled Carreras with calibres 16 and 1887, and the Autavia with the Heuer 02 inside. These are some smoothest-operating chronographs out there. Bottom line, the cal.16 is effectively a Sellita clone of the ETA/Valjoux 775X series, but TAG does some serious work on it on their own - so much so, that even though it remains a cam-actuated chrono, the feel of actuating and resetting it easily beats that of the column wheel Longines L688.

commented on Brand Pet Peeves ·
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commented on What was your favorite watch purchase of 2023? ·

I didn't buy any watch this year. That doesn't mean that there haven't been any additions to the collection, though.

Earlier this year, I got a gift from a good friend of mine - a 1951 Tissot bumper auto:

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I'm just waiting for a custom strap to arrive, and for my watchmaker to reopen in the second week of January, so that I can pick it up all serviced and good to go.

commented on Watches and whisky ·

Every now and then, there's a family emergency I have to deal with, so for some time now, I rarely drink at all - otherwise, I couldn't drive. So, while I like a glass of some good stuff, I just wish I had the peace of mind to drink it without worries.

commented on Watches with the best Value for Money? ·

Hmmm. If you need a dressy option, I'd go with the Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium.

If has to be more utilitarian, a Hamilton Khaki Field Auto 38mm.

Both have a Powermatic 80, just the Tissot has the C07.811 variant with the Silicium antimagnetic hairspring, while the Hamilton has a C07.611 with a Nivachron hairspring. However, unless you work with strong magnetic fields, even Nivachron is very unlikely to be affected. Also, both are rated water-resistant to 100m.

If it has to be a diver, I can get along with the Certina DS Action Diver 38 suggestion. Like the Hammy, it has the ETA C07.611 with Nivachron.

commented on Watches and whisky ·

I have way too many bottles of whisky/whiskey/bourbon. I don't think as many as watches, but I had to tell people to stop giving me bottles. I'm already out of shelf space to store all that booze.

Some of my favourites...

Bourbon or otherwise American: Wild Turkey, Buffalo Trace, Four Roses, Evan Williams, Jack Daniel's "Gentleman Jack"

Scotch: The Famous Grouse (both classic and Smoky Black), Oban 14, Royal Lochnagar 12, Talisker 10, Islay Mist, Dewar's Caribbean Smooth 8

Irish: Jameson, Jameson Stout Edition, Tullamore Dew Cider Cask, Bushmills Black Bush

commented on Why do watch brands make watches without logos, and do you like them? ·

The example you've used is a "flieger" based on the WW2 "Beobachtungsuhr" (B-Uhr) of the Luftwaffe. These generally did not have any branding on the dial. They were made by IWC, A. Lange & Sohne, Wempe, Laco and Stowa. Of these 5, currently 3 make B-Uhr-style watches - Laco, Stowa and IWC. IWC mostly reinterprets the design, while Stowa and Laco basically copy the dial and hand design 1:1, so in their case, offering variants with a sterile dial is a nod to the original watch.

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NWA: 1951 Tissot

Today, before work, I rushed to the post office to pick up a parcel with a birthday gift from a good friend of mine, a fellow WIS. Inside was...this b...
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Glycine Airman No.1 Review

Read the full review here: https://wahawatches.com/review-glycine-airman-no-1-purist/ This watch was on my horological bucket list ever since I first...

Glycine GL0371

5.0 Avg. Score
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Review: Citizen CB0190-84E

Read the full review here: https://wahawatches.com/review-citizen-cb0190-84e/ In 2020, Citizen celebrated half a century of their development of titan...

Citizen CB0190-84E

3.8 Avg. Score
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Buyer beware! When your work is misused

Recently, I was sent a link to an Instagram post that referenced one of my earliest articles at WahaWatches... https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci3Gk_eLV4c...
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A Wittnauer Oddity

The newest addition to my collection has just arrived! Traded two other pieces from my collection for it, but it was a good trade. The new kid on the...
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Borgel and Taubert: What’s the Difference?

My new article at WahaWatches covers an issue that the fellow vintage fans might be familiar with - cases with the famous FB and key marquee. Which of...
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Glycine Combat Sub 39 GL0401

Read the full review here: https://wahawatches.com/review-glycine-combat-sub-39/ Many of you will be familiar with the Glycine Combat Sub range. But t...

Glycine Combat Sub 39 GL0401

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