Dress Watches Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/dress-watches/ Fully Independent Watch Website Sat, 19 Aug 2023 23:43:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://i0.wp.com/thetruthaboutwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-TTAW-logo-4-e1602814010673.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Dress Watches Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/dress-watches/ 32 32 17944636 Braun BN0172 Classic Watch – When Seconds Count! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/braun-bn0172-classic-watch-when-seconds-count/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=braun-bn0172-classic-watch-when-seconds-count https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/braun-bn0172-classic-watch-when-seconds-count/#comments Sat, 19 Aug 2023 23:16:19 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20518 The Braun BN0172 Classic Watch doesn’t seem like much. It isn’t, if we’re talking about price. The timepiece runs $300 on Braun’s website, but you can pick it up at Amazon for $136 (no commission on links). What the Braun BN0172 Classic offers is actually quite rare in the horologsphere: an unmistakably prominent second hand. […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/braun-bn0172-classic-watch-when-seconds-count/feed/ 1 20518 New Panerai Radiomir Quaranta – HoDinkee “Review” https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/new-panerai-radiomir-quaranta-hodinkee-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-panerai-radiomir-quaranta-hodinkee-review https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/new-panerai-radiomir-quaranta-hodinkee-review/#comments Sun, 13 Aug 2023 19:33:19 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20444 You gotta love the Panerai Radiomir Quaranta. Well, you do if you’re HoDinkee. Everything Ben Clymer’s ex-baby does is about making money (Hodinkee Founder Ben Clymer Cashes Out). Selling watches. If you’re looking for a critical review of a new watch, HoDinkee is the last place on Earth you’re going to find one. That said… […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/new-panerai-radiomir-quaranta-hodinkee-review/feed/ 4 20444 Hermès Quartz Watch – Would You Pay Three Grand for One? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/hermes-quartz-watch-would-you-pay-three-grand-for-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hermes-quartz-watch-would-you-pay-three-grand-for-one https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/hermes-quartz-watch-would-you-pay-three-grand-for-one/#comments Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:53:53 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20282 “Hermès has $1 billion from watch sales in its sights,” usa.watchpro.com reports. If the French luxury brand hits its target, it joins Rolex, OMEGA, Cartier, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille and Longines in the billionaire boys club. Hermès’ timepiece sales are soaring, but which watches account for their dramatic growth? Twenty to forty grand […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/hermes-quartz-watch-would-you-pay-three-grand-for-one/feed/ 1 20282 The New Casio Oceanus Manta – THAT Escalated Quickly! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/the-new-casio-oceanus-manta-that-escalated-quickly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-new-casio-oceanus-manta-that-escalated-quickly https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/the-new-casio-oceanus-manta-that-escalated-quickly/#respond Sun, 23 Jul 2023 15:37:53 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20120 The new Casio Oceanus Manta OCW-S6000SW-2A (above) is a far cry from the Casio Oceanus T200. Racer88 reviewed the JDM-only T200 in November 2020, declaring the high tech three-hander “a truly handsome timepiece that can run with the big boys for a very reasonable price.” The new Casio Oceanus Manta is so not that. For […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/the-new-casio-oceanus-manta-that-escalated-quickly/feed/ 0 20120 King Seiko vs. Grand Seiko: Buy This Not That! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/king-seiko-vs-grand-seiko-buy-this-not-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=king-seiko-vs-grand-seiko-buy-this-not-that https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/king-seiko-vs-grand-seiko-buy-this-not-that/#comments Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:27:01 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20019 Seiko’s Limited Edition re-creation of the 1965 King Seiko KSK watch is a hit! And why not? It’s historical! Celebrating 110 years of watchmaking, the retro-modern timepiece combines most of the non-stye style of the original King Seiko with a modern automatic movement. And yet… the new old King Seiko is a waste of money. Don’t get me wrong: […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/king-seiko-vs-grand-seiko-buy-this-not-that/feed/ 2 20019 HoDinkee’s “How to Wear It” Jumps the Pretentiousness Shark https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/hodinkees-how-to-wear-it-jumps-the-pretentiousness-shark/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hodinkees-how-to-wear-it-jumps-the-pretentiousness-shark https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/hodinkees-how-to-wear-it-jumps-the-pretentiousness-shark/#comments Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:22:38 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=19995 Oneupmanship is HoDinkee’s stock in trade. Regular readers quickly learn that it’s not good enough to have “a” watch. You have to have “the” watch. Chasing the horological dragon is less addictive than opium, but not by much. To reassure readers that their watch addiction is not just OK, it’s wonderful, the ‘Ho has launched […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/hodinkees-how-to-wear-it-jumps-the-pretentiousness-shark/feed/ 5 19995 New Seiko Laurel is Like The Old Seiko Only Worse https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/12/new-seiko-laurel-is-like-the-old-seiko-only-worse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-seiko-laurel-is-like-the-old-seiko-only-worse https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/12/new-seiko-laurel-is-like-the-old-seiko-only-worse/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:54:27 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=19798 Back when I collected pinball machines, Medieval Madness was the apple of my eye. I was about to pull the trigger when Planetary Pinball produced Medieval Madness Remake. Same exact game, only modern. That’s the one I bought. Now have a look at the new Seiko Laurel, a 2500-piece limited edition remake of Seiko’s first […]

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