I had two divers in my collection: the Rolex Sea-Dweller 116600 and the Seiko Marinemaster 300 SBDX001. Both watches are fabulous in their own right, but they share a similar style and feel on the wrist. I was lusting for something fresh and different. So, I bid farewell to the Marinemaster and welcomed the Aquastar Deepstar 39mm Reissue chronograph. Aquastar, as a brand, and specifically the Deepstar, have a rich heritage in dive watches, and the reissue remains faithful to the original design. The 39mm reissue falls in size between the original 37mm version and the 40.5mm 2020 reissue. The l ..read more

I had two divers in my collection: the Rolex Sea-Dweller 116600 and the Seiko Marinemaster 300 SBDX001. Both watches are fabulous in their own right, but they share a similar style and feel on the wrist. I was lusting for something fresh and different. So, I bid farewell to the Marinemaster and welcomed the Aquastar Deepstar 39mm Reissue chronograph. Aquastar, as a brand, and specifically the Deepstar, have a rich heritage in dive watches, and the reissue remains faithful to the original design. The 39mm reissue falls in size between the original 37mm version and the 40.5mm 2020 reissue. The l ..read more

I really like the archetypal Monnin case (some would say “cased,” with another company, M.R.P., also likely deserving some credit). There are actually a few different Monnin cases that were used by a range of brands back in the day, though the originating Heuer 844 (“Jumbo”) is the most iconic. The same or very similar design continues to be fairly popular, likely best exemplified by CWC’s range of divers (though these tend to be discussed with reference to their military issuance rather than their Monnin cases being specifically highlighted). What I had not come across until recently was a mo ..read more

You love the cool design codes of the 70s? You are into dive and sports watches? This is the podcast (and maybe) the watch for you! This is the seventh edition of a small series of podcasts about the (not so) hidden watch champions of Germany. This is also a kind of cooperation between Fifth Wrist and WatchMaxe. Today Claus (@tapir_ffm) from Fifth Wrist and Axel (@WatchMaxe on Youtube) are talking to Wolfgang Heinrich, founder of HEINRICH Watches.  Enjoy listening! Fifth Wrist: Fifth Wrist and Fifth Wrist Radio are both community run projects. Designed to serve the watch enthusiast c ..read more

watches were my first love and they will be my last watches of the future and watches of the past Detailed show notes have been available in the past and will be available in the future. For now we only have four geeks taking about watches of the past and the future. And lots of … Shout-outs #chicklip @moodydials @myhorologicaljourney @arminstrom @guillaume_2406 @breitling @sphaera _watchco @der_maschinenraum @woodswatchmaking @hands.faces.cases @wernerwatches @uhren.kaiser @mediumwatch @timesromanau @the349designer @defining_time5 The «Defining Time Show« DTS – LCDF Wolfgang and Wonders  ..read more

Wikipedia: In business, «Gemba» refers to the place where value is created Here: A visit to a «real» watch manufacture (in the true sense off the word) {more pictures (about 30) than text (reading time: approx. 6 minutes); alternatively/in addition (only in German, though) you can watch the YouTube video here (Zeitwinkel starting at 01:09:30) or listen to the Podcast (in English) here} In April 2023, several fortunate circumstances came together to allow us to celebrate a European Fifth Wrist get-together in La Chaux-de-Fonds. We used this opportunity to send a delegation to vis ..read more

Listen here Wishing everyone a Happy 2024! Thanks for listening, writing, reviewing and commenting with us throughout 2023! Just a quick episode to say thank you to all  guests, contributors and listeners of Independent Thinking and the larger @FifthWrist podcasts, website and shows.  (make sure you listen to the special bonus track right at the end of the episode Lots of thanks to my podcast cohosts this year: Adam (@mediumwatch); Claus (@tapir_ffm); and Phil (@pippy). It was my privilege and absolute joy to spend time with you all! Massive thank you to all the Independent Thinking ..read more

I wrote this review, sold the watch, and only then actually hit submit on this review. I felt it necessary to start with this disclaimer because I didn’t want this essay to be thought of as an ad for my decidedly pedestrian Omega Speedmaster Professional. I have already moved it, and I’m satisfied with what I got for it, all in the pursuit of the next watch (Sorry, Roman!). So then, how does one review a watch one wants to sell? What preoccupies the mind in the lead up to the sale: Why sell? Why sell now? Why sell wherever the listing was made? Why risk the remorse of hindsight? The Moonwatch ..read more

This is the sixth edition of a small series of podcasts about the (not so) hidden watch champions of Germany – and this time for the first time Austria. This time with our Fifth Wrist colleague Wolfgang / @w_a_t_c_h_s_t_y_l_e.   We are talking to Martin and Daniel from Sphaera Watch Co., the home of the «desk diver». You will learn about a cool new brand, watchmaking in Austria – and a lot of stuff about Austria and the Salzburg region Enjoy listening!   Explanations/Translations:  Bügelflasche: head over to https://www.wieselburger.at/en/our-beer/ and you will see the special ..read more

I was looking for a toolish dive watch that wasn’t just an homage that looked like so many other dive watches. I’ve been a fan of Sinn’s aesthetics and their watches in general (after owning a few over the years). Although I have always been partial to the U1, I could never get comfortable with its given specs on my smaller wrist. Enter the Sinn U50-T. When the U50 was announced, I was excited. It had an upgraded movement from the U1 (in the SW 300-1) and more compact case measurements (with a 41mm diameter, 47mm lug-to-lug, and 11.5mm height). All this was at the sacrifice of 500m of water re ..read more