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Ratio Free Diver Watch Review | The Perfect Seiko SKX Alternative?

With an all stainless steel offering of 42mm in case diameter, a lug-to-lug of just under 47mm, and a case thickness of just under 15mm, it is certainly a well-proportioned tool watch that will live happily on most wrists.

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Nezumi Tonnerre Review - This Brand Listens To Feedback...Here Are The Results

They sent this Tonnerre across to me and the impressive final product is a testament to their open approach to criticism.

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Depth Charge Watch Review - So Good They Upped The Price!

I featured an obscure piece that seemingly nobody had heard of. To be honest, until a commenter mentioned it in January, I didn’t know the brand existed myself.

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Filippo Loreti Venice Moonphase Review – Luxury or For Losers?

I found a few interesting things during the unboxing. On the outer bag, you can see that the package was shipped from Lithuania as I anticipated, not Italy.

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This Lyle & Scott Watch Beats Seiko! Lyle and Scott Automatic Watch Review

Here’s a sentence I NEVER thought I would be saying on this blog. Fashion brand Lyle and Scott have created a mechanical wristwatch that comfortably beats the likes of Seiko, Orient and Casio…at least on paper!

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Are Filippo Loreti Watches Any Good? – The Untold Secrets of an ‘Italian’ Watch Brand

What if I told you that Filippo Loreti is not an Italian watchmaker…that Filippo Loreti himself doesn’t exist and that ordering doesn’t guarantee that you’ll receive the item you paid for.

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£269 MVMT Arc VS £69 Cadisen from AliExpress – Cadisen Automatic Watch Review

Firstly, we can see if this MVMT is any better than the garbage watches I previously reviewed. Secondly, we can work out whether you can save a whopping £200 and just go for this Cadisen instead.

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Avi-8 Flyboy Engineer Automatic Review - This is what VALUE Looks Like

The perfect budget pilot watch…does it exist? Probably not. Nevertheless, the watch featured in this post gets pretty close, as far as I’m concerned.

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ICE Watches Review | A Brand You Probably Forgot Existed

I found myself thinking about this brand the other week and I was wondering if they were still around. It turns out they are and they’ve actually gone through some changes. My question is are these any better now?

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Wenger Urban Metropolitan Review – A Better Way to Buy Swiss

For this blog, the lower-cost Wenger brand fits the bill. The specifications looked awesome for the price and very few people online have any decent reviews of this brand, so here’s one worth reading.

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Fossil Coachman Review – Are Fossil Watches Worth The Money?

I figured I’d grab one of their highest-rated models and see what the fuss was about. It’s one of the most requested brands. So, I filtered the search results by average rating and this ‘Coachman Chronograph’ was one of the very top results.

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