Skip to content Whether you’re living on an island and swimming is one of your favorite activities, or just need a good looking and durable watch for practical purposes when you’re going about your usual business in town, a dive watch, or diver, is a solid option. Especially when you can find an affordable one, and don’t need to drop too many figures on it.Dive watches are extremely practical and very readable, and their oversized dials make for a masculine look as well.Though created with the very specific purpose of being legible and easily operated many feet below the surface of the...…Skip to content Whether you’re living on an island and swimming is one of your favorite activities, or just need a good looking and durable watch for practical purposes when you’re going about your usual business in town, a dive watch, or diver, is a solid option. Especially when you can find an affordable one, and don’t need to drop too many figures on it.Dive watches are extremely practical and very readable, and their oversized dials make for a masculine look as well.Though created with the very specific purpose of being legible and easily operated many feet below the surface of the...WW…

Skip to content American at origins and now Swiss based, the Hamilton Watch Company is one of the most appreciated watchmakers in the world, something that has a lot to do with the variety of watches in their catalog, the high quality of their mechanical timepieces and their affordable price tags.When it comes to variety, you could say there’s a Hamilton watch for everyone, with plenty of styles to choose from, many of which drawing inspiration from the watches of old.In terms of pricing, it’s hard to find a $500 mechanical watch that’s as good as and has the same features of a Hamilton.The...…Skip to content American at origins and now Swiss based, the Hamilton Watch Company is one of the most appreciated watchmakers in the world, something that has a lot to do with the variety of watches in their catalog, the high quality of their mechanical timepieces and their affordable price tags.When it comes to variety, you could say there’s a Hamilton watch for everyone, with plenty of styles to choose from, many of which drawing inspiration from the watches of old.In terms of pricing, it’s hard to find a $500 mechanical watch that’s as good as and has the same features of a Hamilton.The...WW…

Skip to content Curiously enough, despite the arrival of the smartwatch with all its multitasking allure and its flashy functionality, mechanical watches have grown a lot in popularity over the past few years.And though the quartz revolution has made watches so much more affordable and accessible to everybody, the advance in manufacturing technology has brought to us, in recent decades, some outstanding mechanical timepieces that rival the affordability of higher end quartz ones.Hand wound or automatic, these analog anachronistic masterpieces are a lot more impressive than any quartz or...…Skip to content Curiously enough, despite the arrival of the smartwatch with all its multitasking allure and its flashy functionality, mechanical watches have grown a lot in popularity over the past few years.And though the quartz revolution has made watches so much more affordable and accessible to everybody, the advance in manufacturing technology has brought to us, in recent decades, some outstanding mechanical timepieces that rival the affordability of higher end quartz ones.Hand wound or automatic, these analog anachronistic masterpieces are a lot more impressive than any quartz or...WW…

Skip to content It is no secret that most people out there desire premium timepieces. Patek Philippe, Rolex, Cartier, you name it, they will all appeal to the modern gentleman. However, when rookie watch aficionados enter the expansive world of timepieces, most will gravitate towards more modest selections in order to minimize the financial investment in an unfamiliar endeavor yet.The reality of the watch market is that very few people can afford to pay $10,000 or more for a timepiece. Nevertheless, if you fall into this category, it doesn’t mean you should avoid the entire industry. In...…Skip to content It is no secret that most people out there desire premium timepieces. Patek Philippe, Rolex, Cartier, you name it, they will all appeal to the modern gentleman. However, when rookie watch aficionados enter the expansive world of timepieces, most will gravitate towards more modest selections in order to minimize the financial investment in an unfamiliar endeavor yet.The reality of the watch market is that very few people can afford to pay $10,000 or more for a timepiece. Nevertheless, if you fall into this category, it doesn’t mean you should avoid the entire industry. In...WW…

Skip to content ContentsWords/Photography: Me. LIV Watches provided this P-51 at no cost as compensation for this review.What’s this – back-to-back reviews of two LIV watches? Correct. Hot on the heels of the excellent GX-Diver full lume is the P-51 Pilot.LIV is one of my favorite microbrand watch manufacturers, and my coverage of them has been very positive (but not perfect).View price on Amazon.The P-51 Pilots watch is oversized at 46 mm, and with an MSRP of $1,370, it’s also on the upper end in price of what WYCA covers. If you’re familiar with how I assess...…Skip to content ContentsWords/Photography: Me. LIV Watches provided this P-51 at no cost as compensation for this review.What’s this – back-to-back reviews of two LIV watches? Correct. Hot on the heels of the excellent GX-Diver full lume is the P-51 Pilot.LIV is one of my favorite microbrand watch manufacturers, and my coverage of them has been very positive (but not perfect).View price on Amazon.The P-51 Pilots watch is oversized at 46 mm, and with an MSRP of $1,370, it’s also on the upper end in price of what WYCA covers. If you’re familiar with how I assess...WW…