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TWCO Air Controller Review
If you're a regular reader of Worn&Wound, then you're surely aware of our penchant for well-engineered tool watches. Pilot's watches and those inspired by aviation are some of our favorite within that category, and with brands like Sinn, Damasko, and Bremont leading the pack there is certainly a lot to like. But within the world of micro-brands, these types of watches are few and far in-between, with dive watches being the ones generally getting the tool-watch treatment. The Air Controller from TWCO takes a step toward balancing the playing field.But before we get to the watch, let's talk a bit about the brand. TWCO, or Technical Watch Company, is a company currently based out of the Netherlands. It was originally a Spanish brand specializing in dive watches, but by 2011 it had more or less become defunct. As luck would have it, that same year enthusiast Robert Suurland discovered the dormant brand and at just 19 years old he acquired the rights to the company. Today, he is both th
Victorinox Dive Master 500 and INOX Line
Victorinox is most well known for their iconic Swiss Army Knives, which they’ve made for 130 years. However, they also make some great affordable watches. To celebrate their 25th year of watchmaking, they are introducing two new models, the Diver Master 500 and the INOX.The Dive Master 500 is a chronograph diver that is limited to 500 pieces. The 43mm titanium case is sandblasted to a matte gray finish, as is the bracelet. It has a screw down crown and pushers, giving it a water resistant rating to 500 meters, with a helium release valve at 9 o’clock. It features an ETA caliber 2894-2 automatic movement with 12 hour chronograph.The dial is the same monochrome gray, giving it a stealthy look, with brightly colored lume that is applied generously. The sub-dials have outer tracks that are lumed, as well as a swath from 0 to 20 minutes. The unidirectional divers bezel has lumed numbers from 0 to 20 as well. A cool feature is that all the lume looks green in daylight, but in the
Incoming finally...
So for those who have been following, here it is, the 5712-1Aimage.jpgI don't understand why only one pic is downloading, not sure it's the right one...They also had a 5131R, 5164R, both awesome, the 5164 was in SS as well, I love RG Aquas but the SS don't do much to me.Also had a few others, 5711, 5905, was a little underwhelmed by it, also saw the 5960-1A.Oh and I got a good level Patek leather wallet which was THE Patek swag I wanted
Collection under 75,000$
A lot of if you had all the money threads ... But keeping it relatively /comparatively affordable/ practical If you had to have a 5 watch collection 1) A daily wear watch / travel watch 2) A daily wear dressy watch 3) A dress watch 4) A complicated watch 5) A chronograph Trick is you have to keep it under 75,000$/70,000�/ 50,000��Mine would be 1) Daily /Travel - Rolex GMT /Submariner2) Daily Dressy - Patek 5711/ AP 152023) Dress- Vacheron Patrimony /Patek 5196/Lange Saxonia 4) Complicated - Patek 3940 Perpetual /5205R Annual Calendar 5) Chronograph - Omega Speedmaster Professional Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Patek 175th collection book
Did anyone not manage to get a copy of this? I have a spare (used) copy. If you want it let me know and I will choose someone at random to send it to.