Racer88, Author at The Truth About Watches

Garmin Descent Mk2S Review

Racer88 — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 21:59:35 +0000

TTAW’s head honcho recently arranged my first loaner: the Garmin Descent Mk2S. It’s like the Fenix 6 Pro from their Multi-sport series but with a built-in dive computer. I reminded RF that I’m no longer a diver. Fitness-wise, I’m not. In fact, I’ve never owned a fitness watch OR a smartwatch. Perfect, he pronounced […]

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Seiko C359-5000 Review

Racer88 — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:00:47 +0000

The Seiko C359-5000 takes us back to the late ’70’s. Hamilton’s Pulsar – the hugely expensive “touch to operate” watch that launched digital timekeeping – had been cut off at the knees by hundreds of cheap imitators. Seiko took the digital ball, put it on an LCD screen and ran with it, creating dozens of […]

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Lüm-Tec Combat B49 24H Review

Racer88 — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 02:48:23 +0000

Before I received my first Lüm-Tec, I was picking up what they were putting down. Aside from Lüm-Tec’s personalized attention and veterans’ discounts, I couldn’t resist their unique design language and luminous technology. I signed-up for two more watches on pre-order. The Lüm-Tec Combat B49 24H was delivered a week or so ahead of its […]

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Watch Accuracy: Rolex vs. Casio

Racer88 — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:00:10 +0000

“A Rolex will never be as accurate as a cheap quartz watch.” That’s a commonly held belief by people who sniff at expensive automatic watches. Is it true? What about the reverse? Does more money buy you greater accuracy? Put on your best water resistant watch and join me for a data dive into the […]

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G-SHOCK DW5600 NASA21 Review

Racer88 — Sun, 16 May 2021 12:00:47 +0000

Space nerds rejoice! Casio’s G-SHOCK division has issued a 40th anniversary special edition DW5600 NASA21 commemorating the first Space Shuttle launch. It first went on sale on the G-SHOCK website at precisely T-minus zero, 40 years after the launch of STS-1 (April 12, 1981 at 7:00am) . . . Oddly, Casio’s promotional video makes the […]

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Casio NASA21 – The Hype Machine Cometh

Racer88 — Mon, 03 May 2021 12:00:48 +0000

The watch market is increasingly based on FOMO: fear of missing out. Hot watches are Beanie Babies for grown-ups. Once a product’s popularity is switched on by the interwebz-fueled hype machine, there’s no turning back. And there’s no telling how far the price of sought-after models will rise. Watches like the new G-SHOCK DW5600 NASA21 […]

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Lüm-Tec 300M-3 Review

Racer88 — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:00:31 +0000

My name is Racer88 and I’m a lumatic. I can’t resist glow-in-the-dark watches. When I stumbled across Lüm-Tec, my lumacy loomed large. I could talk about the Lüm-Tec 300M-3‘s case, straps and the company’s customer service. And I will. But let’s get straight to the central question: how bright is this thing? . . . […]

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