A Look Into The World of R.W. Smith: British Hand-Made Haute Horology At Its Finest (VIDEO)

We wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of R.W. Smith.? This soft-spoken, mostly self-taught horological rock star doesn’t make that many watches, and he certainly doesn’t make them for just anyone.? In fact, Roger makes... 

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Review: Tissot T-Touch II

The Tissot T-Touch is Tissot’s flagship sports watch. While other models have come and gone, the venerated T-Touch with its touch-sensitive crystal and bold styling has remained constant The Tissot T-Touch is Tissot’s flagship sports... 

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Baby-G x Hellz Watches

After several teasers, Hellz finally introduces their Casio Baby-G collaboration. With influences streaming from two different outlets, Hellz combines the punk-rock chic aesthetic with the classically designed Baby-G,to create a new way to stay on time... 

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HourTime Episode 32 – The HM4 and Casio’s Jumbo

This week we talk about Casio, Citizen, the Horological Machine 4, and the Devon Tread 1. Sorry we haven’t posted in two weeks – Ariel and I have been traveling. We’ll stick to a more regular schedule soon. http://m.podshow.com/download_media/23690/episodes/242906/hourtimeshow-242906-08-03-2010.mp3... 

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Casio’s new giant G-Shock may be right for football players, you

In order to grab the coveted Dudes-Who-Look-Like-Turtle-from-Entourage market, Casio is launching a bigger G-Shock, a massive, wristband-like addition to the G-Shock line that is, in Casio’s own words, designed for “sports players like basketball... 

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An American-Made Reverso? The Watch That Caused Jaeger-LeCoultre to Sue Hamilton

Back in the 1930s, long before Bruce Wayne began wearing one, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso watch had become all the rage, and not just with British soldiers playing polo in India . Naturally, the Hamilton Watch Company witnessed the Reverso’s popularity... 

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The Spiro Agnew Watch: A Gag That United Elizabeth Taylor, John Lennon, Democrats, & Republicans

The author’s Spiro Agnew watch While we occasionally hear gripes about the prices of some of the watches we feature on the ‘dink, we don’t expect any of those complaints about this one: the early 1970s Dirty Time Company Spiro Agnew... 

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Introducing The Casio G-Shock Ultimate Tough GX56 (Again): How Big Is This Thing?

Officially released last night at Casio’s “Shock the World” party here in New York, the GX56 is the new big brother to the already absurdly rugged G-Shock line.? We got to try out the Japanese prototype of this jumbo G Shock over in... 

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G-Shock Ultimate Tough GX56

The crown jewel of Casio’s latest watches has to be the Ultimate Tough GX56 ($150), a watch they’ve deemed, The King of the G-Shock. This is because the watch is their biggest G-Shock yet, coming in at a monstrous 55.5mm. The watch itself... 

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Casio Edifice Black Label Collection

Casio took the day to unleash an onslaught of new watches, many of those being from their new Edifice Black Label Collection ($150-$500). The stealth-like, cyberpunk appearance gives attention to the overwhelming amout of features such as multi-city... 

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