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This Affordable Stone Dial Watch Proves You Don’t Need a Luxury Budget
I’ve been trying to remind myself lately that interesting material choices aren’t supposed to be locked behind five-figure price tags. Somewhere along the way, stone dials became another luxury signaling device instead of what they actually are: texture, color, and personality on the wrist. By 2025, they were everywhere, but mostly in the hands of brands more interested in status than substance. That’s why the AC2 Volcán from Anders & Co. caught my attention. It feels less like a flex and more like a correction.
The State of My Watch Collection at the End of 2025
I used to think a state of the watch collection needed a point to prove. An argument about taste, restraint, value, and growth. Over time, that way of thinking stopped feeling useful. What mattered more was paying attention to what remained once I stopped trying to force the hobby to feel a certain way.
Timex Revives the Black Max as an Affordable Cult Classic
There are certain Timex releases that immediately put me in a specific headspace. Not pure nostalgia, more that familiar collector feeling of uncovering something slightly odd, slightly forgotten, and wondering how it ever existed in the first place. The Timex Black Max is a watch I knew mostly through old photos, forum lore, and that infamous ad. So seeing Huckberry and Timex bring it back felt surprising. And still a little risky.
Seiko’s Latest Prospex LX GMT Steps Further Into Grand Seiko Territory
Seiko has unveiled the Prospex LX GMT SNR058, a US-exclusive addition to its high-end Prospex lineup. The watch pairs a Zaratsu-polished titanium case with Diashield coating and a Spring Drive GMT movement, positioning it at the upper edge of Seiko’s sport watch catalogue and inviting inevitable comparison with Grand Seiko.
Timex Revisits Its Military Past With an Affordable Field Watch
The Timex x Avirex TA-25-A is an affordable field watch inspired by early U.S. military timepieces and classic Timex heritage.
