WATCH WINNER REVIEW: Tockr 'Hulk' Air Defender Chronograph Watch
In July of 2018, the monthly giveaway watch on best watches was a Tockr Air Defender Chronograph. The winner was Mark Miller from Union City, California, USA, and after enjoying his new timepiece (retail price $1,850), he has given a watch winner review for us to share with you, the best watches audience. Thanks to Mark and all the other watch winners who share their experiences with the world. Here is Mark’s review:They say everything in Texas is bigger, and Austin Ivey and the team at Tockr definitely prove that with the Air-Defender Chronograph. Just one look and you will know why this chronograph gets its "Hulk"nickname. But more on that later. Many would consider Tockr the new kid on the block considering they started the business in 2016. Tockr didn't start up as many of the new micro brands have by using Kickstarter.The founder, Austin Ivey, used his own money to start the company. That shows a true entrepreneurial spirit that is rare these days. Someone who is willing to
C3H5N3O9 Experiment Watches By MB&F & Urwerk
While it isn’t always the case that competing watch brands are friendly with one another, it most certainly is the case with high-end independent brands MB&F and Urwerk. The two brands share a deep respect for one another, as well as friendship, despite the fact that their products are thematically similar, priced in the same ballpark, and are aimed at more or less the same type of consumer. Still, the close relationship between the two is a testament to the deeper meaning of “Swiss Made:” which is actually a sharing of resources, talents, and ideas between people in Switzerland to promote “Swiss Made” as a whole. Enter the explosive new marque C3H5N3o9, otherwise known as the chemical make up of nitroglycerin.Sitting with Max Busser of MB&F a few weeks ago here in Los Angeles, he shared with me a few scant details about a new experimental project he (and the technical mind behind MB&F Serge Kirknoff) was working on with Felix Baumgartner and M