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Monday we began tracking the evolution of the dive watch over the last century. We began with some background information, saw the development of the Oyster case by Rolex, and stopped for the night with the Panerai Radiomir. During World...
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Editor’s Note: Please welcome guest blogger Dan Brown, who’s had a love affair going with the Omega Speedmaster for longer than he likes to admit. As a lifelong watch and history enthusiast, all of the ingredients were in place for...
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We’ve been on a bit of a dive watch jag here the last several posts. In researching those pieces, I discovered some interesting things about dive watches in general, and military divers in particular. First off, until very recently (with...
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Say “MilSub” to a watch nerd and you just might see a man go weak in the knees, possibly go temporarily monosyllabic. The Rolex MilSub, or military Submariner, was produced in the 1970s in such small quantities (something just over...
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Back in the day, we let our kids go off to play for hours at a time, with only the admonishment to “be home by supper!” There were no parents hanging out at the school bus stop. Hockey players didn’t...
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Get a bunch of watch nerds together in a room and ask them who made the first dive watch and you’re likely to hear a discordant harmony of “Rolex!” and “Blancpain!” And those are certainly worthy choices. After all, the...
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Editor’s Note: We’re starting a new series here on the Everest Journal, favorite watches of our staff of writers. Note that some of us have more than one favorite, and the articles that follow will demonstrate the fact. I’ve long...
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