Reviews
Watches We've Reviewed
The references we've written about and handled in depth. Every watch here links to a full story in the journal.
Audemars Piguet · 15210BC
Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Sodalite
The Japan-exclusive sodalite dial Code 11.59 in white gold, found while watch hunting in Tokyo. No two dials are the same, and this one is a keeper.
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Audemars Piguet · 15510ST
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 41mm Blue
The grail: a navy Grande Tapisserie dial that runs from near-black to vivid blue, and finishing that keeps impressing.
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Audemars Piguet · 26420CD
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Blue Ceramic
A 43mm full blue ceramic Offshore that wears far better on a 7-inch wrist than the size suggests.
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Tudor · M25717N
Tudor Pelagos FXD
Fixed-lug titanium diver. Three years, real dives in Hawaii, and still the most worn watch in the collection.
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Tudor · M79360N-0024
Tudor Black Bay Chrono “Blue Flamingo”
A turquoise 41mm chronograph built for South Beach — and a week in Miami to find out if the color is worth the premium.
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Rolex · 126610LV
Rolex Submariner Date “Starbucks”
Four years with the green-bezel Submariner: production numbers, MK1 vs MK2 bezels, and whether it is worth it.
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Rolex · 126710BLNR
Rolex GMT-Master II “Batman”
Five years on, still the closest thing Rolex makes to a perfect one-watch collection — with one annoying flaw.
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Rolex · 126720VTNR
Rolex GMT-Master II “Sprite”
The left-handed GMT, swapped onto a Jubilee — and how it stacks up against the Batman and the Submariner.
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Rolex · 126500LN
Rolex Daytona “Panda”
The watch at the top of the mountain, and the five-year, eight-watch road it took to get the call at retail.
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Tudor · M79310N
Tudor Black Bay Chrono 39 “Bumblebee”
Tudor finally shrank the Black Bay Chrono to 39mm. The yellow dial gets the headlines; the case is the real story.
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Rolex · Commemorative Datejust
Rolex Datejust “Cotton Bowl”
The most recognizable commemorative football watch ever issued — a steel Datejust wearing a locally sacred name.
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Zenith · El Primero
Zenith El Primero Ferrari
The high-water mark for Ferrari watches — a column-wheel El Primero chronograph with genuine motorsport pedigree.
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Croton · Ferrari-licensed
Croton Ferrari Chronograph
The accessible end of the Ferrari license — sporty, undervalued, and beloved by enthusiasts who love the oddballs.
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Various · Player & MVP gifts
Bowl Game Commemoratives
Americana in steel — wristwatches handed to players, coaches, and staff across decades of college football bowls.
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