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I have been spending far too much time and money on watches and in the process, I have discovered a few gems. It’s possible that I have learned a little bit too. I love mechanical watches and this blog is a place for me to share what I have learned and hopefully get more people into the hobby.
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![Steeldive 1953 Review (it looks like a Rolex)](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SD1953_black2-300x300.jpeg)
Steeldive 1953 Review (it looks like a Rolex)
The Steeldive 1953 is an homage to the iconic dive watches of the mid-20th century, delivering a vintage aesthetic with modern functionality. While homages that are…
![Exploring microbrand watches: A new world of timepieces](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-06-at-16.00.16-288x300.png)
Exploring microbrand watches: A new world of timepieces
Watches have long been a symbol of style, status, and functionality. For many, the brand of the watch is just as important as the features it…
![The 7 Best Dive Watches under $500](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/vostoc-245x300.jpeg)
The 7 Best Dive Watches under $500
Are you looking to take the plunge into the world of dive watches, but don’t want to sink your entire life savings on a single timepiece?…
![Adoration for the Longines Bigeye Avigation Chronograph](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_20220325_081207_919-240x300.jpg)
Adoration for the Longines Bigeye Avigation Chronograph
The Longines Avigation BigEye Chronograph is my favourite watch. I am an avid collector, with around thirty timepieces in my collection, but none of them bring…
![Hamilton VS Timex Epic Field Watch Fight](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Hamilton-Khaki-Field-Automatic-300x300.webp)
Hamilton VS Timex Epic Field Watch Fight
Which watch will be the big brand filed watch champion? Hamilton Khaki Filed faces up agains the Timex Expedition North Titanium. A Hamilton khaki field watch…
![Are Zeppelin Watches Any Good?](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Zeppelin-225x300.jpeg)
Are Zeppelin Watches Any Good?
Zeppelin watches are common place online, I have seen them promoted on Amazon, catalogues and on various affiliate websites. They are good at catching people’s attention…
![Hoffman Racing 40](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/rsw_1280-223x300.png)
REVIEW: HOFFMAN RACING 40 CHRONOGRAPH
When a Mechanical Watch is not a mechanical watch Following on from my first post about seagull chronographs, I went in search of a microbrand watch…
![Citizen Challenges the Tissot PRX and the Gentleman](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/0-339408-bb4a20cc4c404460662630b7e903817e-200x300.png)
Citizen Challenges the Tissot PRX and the Gentleman
Citizen is taking the fight to Tissot with two new models that challenge the PRX and Gentleman. Tissot has been on a roll recently having introduced…
![REVIEW: GLYCINE COMBAT SUB BRONZE 42 VINTAGE](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG-20201229-WA0039-225x300.jpg)
REVIEW: GLYCINE COMBAT SUB BRONZE 42 VINTAGE
Glycine is one of those watchmakers that flies under the radar for most people. Their watches are possibly a little specialist and despite pioneering the pilots…
![REVIEW: ANOTHER SEAGULL – SUGESS MOONPHASE CHRONOGRAPH](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Sugess-Super-Luminous-Pilot-Chronograph-Mechanical-Watches-Men-seagull-ST1908-Movement-Moon-Phase-Calendar-Men-Wristwatch-300x300.webp)
REVIEW: ANOTHER SEAGULL – SUGESS MOONPHASE CHRONOGRAPH
Whoops, I did it again. A little while back I posted a blog about Seagull chronographs and in that article, I explained that from the plethora…
![GUIDE: 6 COOL AFFORDABLE PILOT’S WATCHES](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/bence-balla-schottner-Rm7Qbb1FyQM-unsplash-222x300.jpg)
GUIDE: 6 COOL AFFORDABLE PILOT’S WATCHES
Pilot’s watches, a once-dominant sector of the watch market, (remember when Breitling was the coolest thing going?) seem to be experiencing a bit of a resurgence….
![REVIEW: A REFLECTION ON STEEL DIVE HOMAGES](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/XMZA2q6GEeq-lic7bpYE4A-C8ncaN7tEeqwlzxEjQEHZA-300x300.jpeg)
REVIEW: A REFLECTION ON STEEL DIVE HOMAGES
One of the most fascinating and famous Seiko “movie” watches from one of Hollywood’s greatest films is now a popular subject for the homage market. When…
![Two Seiko Alternatives to the Tissot PRX](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screenshot-2022-07-28-at-09.55.45-184x300.png)
Two Seiko Alternatives to the Tissot PRX
Tissot set the world alight with the release of its new 80s-style integrated bracelet watch the PRX. Released first as a quartz-only watch it has later…
![WTF Tissot is excellent all of a sudden.](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Tissot-Telemeter-1938-Chronograph-hands-on-T142.462.16.032.00-9-300x200.jpg)
WTF Tissot is excellent all of a sudden.
Well, it used to be that I could look down on Tissot as a sort of gateway drug to swiss watches. Their portfolio of odd-looking quartz…
![Who Owns What in Watches?](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d6a179_52fddf15fa464c019b015fe4f199b460_mv2-188x300.png)
Who Owns What in Watches?
So the watch world has many, many brands. Significantly fewer than before the Quartz crisis, even accounting for the mushrooming brands from China. Pretty much anyone…
![The best Chronograph for skinny wrists.](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/s-l500-242x300.jpeg)
The best Chronograph for skinny wrists.
A friend of mine is looking for a mechanical, preferably automatic chronograph watch. The catch is he has skinny wrists. With the bulk of the popular…
![Casio G-Shock](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/719T2qt1HrL._AC_UX679_-216x300.jpg)
Casio G-Shock
A G-Shocker! I bought a digital watch. This blog is primarily about mechanical watches and my love for watches is really focussed on the beauty of…
![The History of Audemars Piguet](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/25032021_P_HP-300x169.webp)
The History of Audemars Piguet
1875 • With the help of former school friend Edward Piguet, Jules Audemars began making complicated movements in his parent’s home. When you click on links to…
![The History of Breitling](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/a233101a1a1x1-top-time-deus-limited-edition-on-wrist-300x300.jpeg)
The History of Breitling
1860 • Birth of Leon Breitling. 1884 • First Leon Breitling chronographs and meters for automobiles made at St-IMIER When you click on links to various merchants on…
![THE BREGUET SAGA](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/brequet-hero-desktop-dec20-300x78.webp)
THE BREGUET SAGA
No brand better symbolizes the mastery of watch-making today than this, the brand of the Master watch- maker BREGUET, THE HOROLOGY GENIUS Without the many inventions…
![The History of Rolex](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Rolex_logo.svg_-300x150.png)
The History of Rolex
Rolex is one of the most storied and admired brands in horology. Everyone knows about the Submariner and Daytona but not many people know the history…
![REVIEW: WHAT DO YOU CALL A SEIKO CHEAPER THAN A SEIKO 5? A LORUS.](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/lorus-rg871cx9-rg871cx9-12302190-300x300.jpeg)
REVIEW: WHAT DO YOU CALL A SEIKO CHEAPER THAN A SEIKO 5? A LORUS.
Lorus is an enigmatic brand. If there was ever an under-the-radar brand it was this. I don’t think I have ever seen anyone wearing a Lorus….
![REVIEW: LIMITED EDITION GLYCINE COMBAT SUB “SODA”.](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/drop-combat-sub-300x200.jpg)
REVIEW: LIMITED EDITION GLYCINE COMBAT SUB “SODA”.
Following on from the last watch the Vietnam era combat favourite Seiko 6105 “Captain Willard” today we are looking at another watch from the same era…
![REVIEW: SUPER 70S RETRO SEIKO](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Seiko-Recraft-SNKP23-6-300x300.jpeg)
REVIEW: SUPER 70S RETRO SEIKO
The Last few years have been a real boon for retro watch fans. Pretty much every manufacturer you can think of has a rerelease or reimagining…
![REVIEW: A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS- ST19- FAMILY.](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/s-l640-1-300x300.jpeg)
REVIEW: A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS- ST19- FAMILY.
Chronographs are funny things. When you don’t know anything about watches, they seem like the most interesting option. They are full of a tool like purpose…
![GUIDE: WATCH BUYING 101](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/bruno-van-der-kraan-DC49m383KP4-unsplash-225x300.jpg)
GUIDE: WATCH BUYING 101
If you are looking to buy a watch then there are a few things that you need to think about before making that purchase. In this…
![GUIDE: MAINTAINING YOUR WATCH](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/laura-ockel-RZSrqJjhkeg-unsplash-300x202.jpg)
GUIDE: MAINTAINING YOUR WATCH
Just like any finely tuned piece of equipment, a watch must be maintained on a regular basis in order to ensure reliability and prolong the life…
![GUIDE: HOW WATCHES WORK](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/jordan-madrid-uI78CBmZdOU-unsplash-300x198.jpg)
GUIDE: HOW WATCHES WORK
In addition to their exterior beauty, watches are also an incredible feat of engineering and craftsmanship. Many complicated parts must all work in tandem in order…
![GUIDE: CATEGORIES OF WATCHES](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/visual-image-01-300x210.png)
GUIDE: CATEGORIES OF WATCHES
Watch TypesWatches essentially tell time by the integration of three main components: an energy source, a time regulating mechanism and a display. The energy source can…
![GUIDE: CHOOSING THE BEST INVICTA WATCH.](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-product-500x500-1-225x300.webp)
GUIDE: CHOOSING THE BEST INVICTA WATCH.
Why Invicta Men’s Watches? I’m not a huge fan of Invicta watches generally they are loud, garish pieces I wouldn’t be seen dead wearing. Think of…
![GUIDE: WATCH TERMINOLOGY](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-laura-ockel-RZSrqJjhkeg-unsplash-300x190.jpg)
GUIDE: WATCH TERMINOLOGY
Have you ever read or watched a watch review or blog and been baffled by some of the terminology used in the industry? The hobby is…
![The Story of Panerai](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/panerai-hero-desktop-apr22-300x78.webp)
The Story of Panerai
THE OFFICINE PANERAI SAGA A passion with no limitsIf there is a brand that sparks off enthusiasm on a planetary scale these days, it has to…
![THE SAGA OF OMEGA](https://tfhorology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wired-omega-speedmaster-4-300x225.webp)
THE SAGA OF OMEGA
“One small step for Man, a giant leap for Mankind”on July 21 1969, Neil A. Armstrong (Apollo 11) became the first man to set foot on the Moon….