Dumoreau DM01 Automatic Integrated Bracelet - Value Proposition Review
Microbrands have really matured in the last few years, producing watches that can legitimately go toe-to-toe with established brands from the accessible range like Hamilton, Tissot and more. Dumoreau is a new brand based in Southern California and recently release its inaugural piece, the DM01 sports watch. We've seen a few affordable watches with integrated bracelets lately like the Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 and Batavi Architect, and this Dumoreau DM01 Automatic doesn't disappoint. It's a well proportioned, sophisticated package that many sports watch enthusiasts can afford. And its design truly belies the accessible price.?BackgroundWhen I say Dumoreau is a new brand, I mean founded in 2021 new. Founder Carlo Aiello is an award-winning architect and product designer with the Red Dot Award, Good Design Award and ICFF Award under his belt. As an avid watch collector, he followed his passion to create a watch brand. The brand's name comes from the French surname Moreau, which is part of

First Look: The New Seiko Prospex Speedtimer Chronograph SRQ051 and SRQ053
Seiko’s involvement in chronographs is far more prominent than many would imagine. While the brand’s significance regarding dive watches is indisputable, Seiko has also left its mark on stopwatches. Remember that in 1969, it was part of a trio that presented the first automatic chronograph movements with a watch named the Speedtimer. Last year, the Japanese watchmaker presented a tribute to this important watch with the Prospex Speedtimer Chronograph SRQ047 and SRQ049. This year, the collection extends with two new models – references SRQ051 and SRQ053 – bearing new dial colours.While we’ve already explored the history of Seiko’s role in chronograph watches when we introduced last year’s Speedtimer models, let’s just recap the most important facts. Seiko released its first chronograph watch and movement in 1964, which coincidentally was the first of its kind for a Japanese manufacturer: the Seiko Crown Chronograph and its calibre 5179. In

Zenith El Primero - 40 years - Monochrome Watches
I recently blogged about the world’s first automatic chronograph, Calibre 11, developped by Heuer, Breitling, Buren en Dubois-Depraz. Not much later Zenith launched their first automatic chronograph, the famous El Primero. This means that the Zenith also celebrates the 40th of the El Primero. To celebrate this Zenith comes with 5 Anniversary models.Caliber 3019 – the first El PrimeroThe El Primero was developed in 1969 and rapidly became a standard of reference among automatic movements. The El Primero is still considered by many to be the best automatic chronograph. The first was a caliber 3019 column wheel chronograph with 31 jewels, beating at 36,000 beat per hour, it capable of measuring short time intervals to 1/10th second.The El Primero with it’s precision enables it to succeed in passing the tests of the COSC (Swiss Official Control of Chronometers). The chronograph function can be operated with two push-buttons and it features an instantaneous date-change mec

Buying Guide - 5 Watches Showing that Purple Could be the Trend of 2022
Trends come and go. What the fashion industry has tough us is that nothing is immutable, everything comes to an end, but trends are cycles that sooner or later can come back. Some trends fade away as fast as they come, and some stick around longer. The watch industry is no stranger to these cycles. Vintage-inspired watches were a thing of the early 2010s yet they are still hugely successful. Oversized timepieces will, on the other hand, hopefully fall into oblivion. And when it comes to colours, the same can be observed. About 10 to 15 years ago, blue became highly popular. “Blue is the new black” could be heard everywhere and watch brands released dozens of blue-coloured models. Recently, say about 3 years ago, green became the hottest trend in the industry, and if it doesn’t really seem to slow down, there might be a new trend growing. Pink and mostly purple dials are on the rise, and it could be the new hot colour for watches in the coming months.?Keep in mind that

First Look: The Tudor Black Bay Ceramic Blue 79210CNU
There’s already plenty said about the Black Bay collection and its effect on Tudor as a brand. Yes, it’s a gargantuan success and yes it’s home to countless iterations by now, and more will likely come further down the line. From its humble beginnings in 2012 with the release of the Black Bay Burgundy 79220R to bronze, silver and gold models, we’ve seen it all it seems. But surprisingly, Tudor has managed to keep the Black Bay’s momentum going by introducing new sizes, slightly changing its overall design (here’s looking at you Black Bay 54!) and adding a touch of complexity with GMTs and Chronographs. Recently though, they’ve perhaps launched the ‘freshest’ Black Bay in a long while, the Black Bay Ceramic Blue!This Black Bay Ceramic Blue is nothing really new under the sun as it’s mostly about the dial colour and of course the connection to the VCARB Formula 1 racing team. Early this year, Tudor announced it would enter the f