Journal

The Trench Watch's Place in WW1 | VARIO

The First World War was a massively important war in so many ways. The influences it has over us all are inescapable, though most people don’t really think too much about it. A small part of its in...

Vario Empire Chronograph Review

Guilloche is a technique that I really love, it is hard to appreciate without the virtues of a good macro lens but there is something nice about knowing that is there, a good hand made guilloche di...

A Finnish Japanese AndoAndoAndo A-1 Automatic Microbrand Watch Review | VARIO

I first got to know Yu Ando, a Japanese reviewer living in Finland, through his reviews of VARIO watches and accessories. As fellow watch enthusiasts, we began to stay in touch regularly. Needless ...

The Great Find Breguet Marine 5817 | VARIO

I was in a watch collectors meeting and we were talking about a one watch collection, this topic always comes around and the sole winner is always the Rolex Explorer 36mm, really you don’t need an...

Timex Triple Play | VARIO

A look at 3 modern Timex watches that capture the DNA of their previous iterations but with an updated modern take. First up is the the Cali-Marlin automatic salmon dial paired with a Vario crazy...

Citizen Promaster Diver – NY0125-83E | VARIO

Here is a Citizen diver that I purchased recently. This watch was first released in Japan and was subsequently made available in other parts of the world. It was announced by Citizen Singapore in J...

Why Patek Philippe is Patek Phillipe? | VARIO

I have to say that I’ve never been a Patek Phillippe fan or enthusiast, for me Vacheron Constantin has always been the high horology brand to go to but recently I have been paying attention. If som...

Microbrand Watch Reviews | VARIO

Singapore Biotic Formicidae Kaal Watch Multiverse Mitch Mason Chronicle Rogue Horology Type 1 Finland AndoAndoAndo A-1 Hong Kong Revvel M1 Switzerland Timeless HMS USA Lorier Hy...

Revvel M1 | VARIO Review

I got to know Nicolas Lehotzky from Waldhoff via some microbrand FB groups that we both hang out in. When we chatted and exchanged notes, I was struck by his knowledge and generosity; he was kind e...

Seiko 5 Military SRPG35K2 and Flieger SRPH21K1 | VARIO

Posting some pictures and random thoughts about these two Seiko 5 models that I purchased recently. They are known as Seiko 5 Flieger and Seiko 5 Military among Seiko fans. The model numbers are S...