The story of the Gin Clear and its creator, while hardly the stuff of legends, is certainly littered with innumerable tests, failures, path changes and grappling with untold monsters in the treacherous and shadowy Manufacturing Realm. And, like those mythical journeys, the Gin Clear story has finally reached a meaningful destination that now warrants sharing. Pull up a comfortable chair and a glass of your drop of your favourite tipple.

The Sattelberg field watch is coming. Learn about it here.

I first became aware of Alexander James during their recent Kickstarter campaign. I recently bought one of their NDR001 divers in black granulated dial texture and have been pleased by the quality, but is it a winner?

Before you get concerned: this is a good news story. Good for Second Hour Watches and great news for you. It’s a story with a positive outcome and, though it involves some pain, our careful planning allowed us to maintain course without any compromises where it counts.

Here at Second Hour Watches we’re all about staying on the front foot, being proactive. Sometimes, you have to lead the way and snap a watch up before the crowd comes along and there’s no more left. Stay ahead of the pack with these 3 excellent dive watches available to pre-order

The clash of swords ringing out on a far flung battlefield, the dull golden glint of tarnished metal from a statue in an Iranian temple, molten liquid hand poured into moulds for ceremonial jewellery; bronze has seen it all and endured. Discover bronze’s place in the modern world craft of watch making

Frederique Constant’s Runabout collaboration references 1920’s Riviera Style. In 2009 Frederique Constant launched the first of their collaborations with the Riva Historical Society, an organisation formed to ensure perpetual preservation of the remaining Riva boats worldwide. Frederique Constant pays homage to the Riva name. It’s a beautifully constructed watch so read on to find out the details

If you were forced to narrow your watch collection down to just one watch that you had to live with for the rest of your days (in paradise), what would it be? Too hard? How about three watches? In the first of our Earth, Air and Sea series we take a look at three winners from the $2500 or less bracket.

Although I’ve been acutely aware of Christopher Ward as a watch producer for quite a while, an admirer of their growing range of beautiful designs and impressive value for money, I hadn’t picked one up and had an opportunity to personally experience them until more recently. The C60 Trident Pro 600 is an impressive offering. Read on the find out why.

Wow, It has been an incredible couple of months since the Gin Clear Diver campaign launched on Kickstarter and was fully funded in 33 minutes. Between finalisation of our production order nearly four weeks ago, to the ongoing success of our pre-order service at indemand and the positiveresponse to the design renders of our next watch - the Giant Stride

Anyone who is seeking well constructed, solid, quality leather strap that’s backed up by an actual warranty is going to love these straps