When I first saw the auction on eBay, I was not sure that I was looking at the special watch that I wanted it to be. I had hoped that the listing was the rare, limited edition Swiss Army watch…
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Watch collectors use all kinds of oddball nicknames to describe popular watches to other people. For instance, many collectors will know exactly what I mean if I say that I just bought a Seiko Turtle, or Sumo, or Tuna, or…
Truth be told, I started this article many years ago but never finished it. “Better late than never” is my motto, and the Victorinox Swiss Army Airboss Mach 8 is worth reminiscing about, even if I traded it for another…
Every once in a while, a watch manufacturer creates a watch that is so outrageous, that even many years later, it is remembered with great fondness. Victorinox Swiss Army did such a thing in 2008 when they released "the baddest Airboss...
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Long-time readers of the Watch Hunter Blog, already know that I have a soft spot for watches made by Lum-Tec, the Ohio-based watch manufacturer. This is because Lum-Tec offers tremendous value for high-quality watches with stellar lume characteristics. Their way...
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Intricate engraving has always fascinated me ever since I visited a history museum containing fancy armor and guns from hundreds of years ago. A perfectly normal firearm could be transformed into a work-of-art using chisels, a hammer, and nerves of steel. It is amazing that much of…
This will be the first Fortis watch to appear on the Watch Hunter site. I have always wanted to own a Fortis ever since I learned about the Cosmonaut watches that they produced back in the 1990s. Those Cosmonaut watches...
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If you've ever had a limited edition watch, then you might wonder who else owns the same model. Having collected a fair number of Victorinox Swiss Army limited editions, I thought it would be fun to track down other owners...
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Looking over the details of my watch collection, it occurred to me that Victorinox Swiss Army has made some big watches in their famous Airboss series that started back in the 2000s. I know this because I have owned at...
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To wear a watch is to know a watch and today, I will be reviewing one that I personally have worn for over a year. Long-term wrist time has nuanced my insight of the watch and has given me a…