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TheWristorian
Welcome to TheWristorian
Watch enthusiast. Amateur sleuth. Freelance writer. Aspiring champion of the overlooked and underrepresented. So here it is; the...
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Jun 30, 20204 min read
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Aeronaut Your Average Tool Watch
How a World Champion Balloonist landed on a Certina Chronograph as his Skyward Companion A common topic amongst horologists is what...
Devin "The Foglark" Couture
Dec 29, 20237 min read
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Review: Zodiac Super Sea Wolf 53
After More Than 60 Years The Sea Wolf Still Leads The Pack At Zodiac Having collected vintage watches (almost exclusively divers) for the...
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Jun 25, 20225 min read
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How the Seiko 6105 Earned its Place in the Pantheon of Vintage Dive Watches
Exploring this trajectory through the lens of historical photo archives The Seiko 6105, in particular reference 8110, was my first foray...
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Dec 9, 20216 min read
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Watch Spotting: Digital Seiko Delivers in 1980’s Dakar Rally
Buckle in, shift into 4-Lo, and come along for the ride! As watch enthusiasts, we are (at least the majority of us) enamored with the...
TheWristorian
Apr 23, 20215 min read
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Little Seiko, Big World
How a Bold Brunette and a BMW Traversed the Globe in 1982 In 1982, before trans-global motorcycle journeys were televised for the masses,...
TheWristorian
Jan 13, 20215 min read
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Navigating the Rapids of Research for a Canadian Canoe Race Connection
An astute and admired horological journalist once mildly popularized the Instagram hashtag “alwaysreadthecaseback”. This was after...
TheWristorian
Nov 20, 20206 min read
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Deep Dive: An Unexpected Watch with a SEALAB Connection
In a World of Submariners, be an Aquastar! Collectively there is an innate fascination among watch enthusiasts with the concept of the...
TheWristorian
Oct 16, 202012 min read
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The Lesser-Known Dive Watches of SEALAB II
After all, the Rolex Submariner was not the only player in the game In 1965, the US Navy commenced with phase two of their SEALAB...
TheWristorian
Sep 25, 20206 min read
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A Special Rolex Submariner 5512: From Tektite to Dry Tortugas
Epitomizing the Notion of Timepieces as Tools I began speaking with Gary Davis about two months ago. While doing an internet deep dive...
TheWristorian
Aug 3, 20208 min read
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Bauer Power: When Watches and Outdoor Recreation Collide
Because nothing says "Americana" like a fine Swiss timepiece Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first installment of Wristory Revealed. The...
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Jul 12, 20203 min read
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Watches Chronicled through Candid Copy
TheWristorian is a wristwatch blog dedicated to shining a light onto the diverse world of horology. Through genuine journalism and research into the stories surrounding unique examples, TheWristorian seeks to convey the under-acknowledged truth that the appeal of horology often transcends the physical.
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