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How Should A Watch Fit? It might seem like a basic question, but a lot of new watch lovers aren’t always sure how to properly wear a watch. Perhaps more important are those people who incorrectly wear a watch and don’t even know it. This issue is perhaps the most important when it comes to choosing the right watch size for one’s wrist. So how should a watch fit? The first thing to say is that watches are not designed to be worn loosely. Watch bracelets should be professionally sized, and straps should be worn snugly and securely. If your watch bracelet or straps is too tight too loose, then it might be advisable to consider changing the strap or bracelet to something more comfortable. The first thing to do when considering the size of a watch is to ask yourself if you’ll be primarily wearing it with or without sleeves. Watches worn with sleeves tend to look better smaller on the wrist while watches worn without sleeves typically look better in large diameters. A good ru...

We've created a few write ups to help you with the removal of your old strap or bracelet, as well as the installation of your new Crown & Buckle strap. It is an easy process that can be completed in less than 10 minutes for a beginner, and 2-3 minutes for someone with practice. As always, if you have any questions about the steps below, feel free to contact us. Some general tips: You will need a spring bar tool in order do these steps. Setup your work area on a nice open surface, such as a kitchen table. Lay down a towel on the table to protect the watch, and to keep things from rolling away. Always work from the back side (under side) of your watch. That way, if you accidentally slip with your tool or spring bar and scratch the watch, it won't be visible. Don't rush anything. Patience is key! Crown & Buckle claims no responsibility for improper installation that results in a damaged watch or watch strap, or any material and/or personal harm of any...

A lamentable shift has happened in the last few decades: Watches have all but disappeared from men's wrists. Once upon a time, a watch was a necessity, something men and women put on their wrists every morning and took off only at night before bed. It was a necessity, or else you wouldn't know the time of day and you'd be late for all of your meetings. As cellphones and later smartphones started becoming more common, the watch suddenly seemed old-fashioned. Who needs a watch when you can just pull your phone out to check the time on a sleek digital display? Millennials probably never even got into the habit of wearing a watch, and for men, that's a shame. A watch is the only accessory that a man can truly wear every day.  You can build a collection, swap them out for different outfits, change straps to suit the occasion, and find one that's perfectly suited to you and your lifestyle. It's your own signature piece — something that you wear so o...

Panerai PAM359 review Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic Acciaio Panerai PAM359 was introduced at the Geneva SIHH in 2010 and it has a bit different styling compared to other Panerai models. Someone would say that it has some interesting features and not so common Panerai look. Let’s dig into and explore this Panerai PAM359 review into details. The Look Your usual Panerai watch won’t have all the numbers on the dial, but Panerai PAM359 is not what you would expect. It has all the numbers on the dial, expect for the 3 as it was replaced by the date window. The dial is being the biggest difference to other Panerai Luminor 1950 models as most models have only 3-4 cardinal numerals. However, this Panerai PAM359 has really cool sandwich dial which makes all the difference in the world. My first impression was that the role for this watch was to replace Panerai PAM164 as it didn’t have what you would call standard Panerai look. However, this watch is definitely ...

 Watch Review | Panerai Luminor Base 8 Days - PAM561 From a strictly military perspective, wearing a white dial dive watch on a mission would possibly cause your fellow commando soldiers to smack you in the back of the head. But what the Panerai Luminor Base 8 Days Acciaio PAM561 lacks in historical accuracy and stealth capabilities it makes up for by being one of the more affordable, in-house-movement-equipped and refreshing-looking alternatives in a sea of boring black and blue dial watches. Panerai may be a brand of only a handful of – admittedly very similar – collections, yet it still is one among few that have an almost unearthly power in bringing their first-time customer back for another model... and then another, and another, and so on. As such, I don't think that the Panerai Luminor Base 8 Days Acciaio PAM561 is a typical "first Panerai" – for that, check out our Cost of Entry article on the most affordable Panerai you can bu...

Panerai  may trace its roots way back to the 1860s — and its modern collection, to the iconic pieces it developed for the Italian Navy in the 1930s — but the Florence-based, Swiss-made watch brand has officially embraced the digital age, announcing this week its first “e-commerce first” watch — the new  Panerai Luminor Submersible Automatic Acciaio – 44mm,  limited to 100 pieces and offered to online customers in Panerai’s e-boutique. The new Luminor Submersible Automatic Acciaio Manufactured at Panerai’s  manufacture  in Neuchâtel, the Luminor Submersible is the company’s most professional-grade divers’ watch — water-resistant to a depth of 300 meters, with a unidirectional rotating bezel for calculating dive times. (Panerai’s other main collections, the Luminor and Radiomir, while replicating the design of watches made of Italian navy frogmen of the 1930s and ’40s, are not equipped with the latter feature, regarded as a re...

Like Rolex, Panerai has an unmistakable look that is instantly identifiable. In fact, Panerai’s design codes are actually more stringent. A casual observer of the Panerai collection may remark that most of their watches look almost identical. Yet, Paneristis – the term used for passionate Panerai enthusiasts – would adamantly disagree. It’s all about understanding the small, but important differences among the models that fuel their passion. Panerai enjoys a cult following among celebrities, top athletes, and politicians alike. Sylvester Stallone, Payton Manning, and Bill Clinton are just a few among the famous fans of the Panerai brand. Panerai Luminor GMT Automatic Acciaio 44m PAM00088 a GMT. Essentially there are two main Panerai models – the Radiomir and the Luminor. And these two models also include vintage-inspired collections with the Radiomir 1940 and the Luminor 1950. The Radiomir watch was named after the “radiomir” radium-based material that Pa...

Panerai Luminor GMT 44mm: Unboxing Review PAM00088 A Big GMT For The Modifier At Heart Of all watch makers, Panerai package their watches in the most understated box of all of them.  The  Panerai Luminor GMT 44mm  is supplied in a simple light orange coloured wood box with a rigid felt like insert. This Luminor watch is supplied with a brown alligator strap with a steel deployant buckle and an additional black rubber strap. The watch is also packaged with a screwdriver to replace the strap yourself and a solid feeling . The watch follows Panerai’s successful design recipe of a bold striking design in a large case, a simple uncluttered legible dial and a wide assortment of straps. Searching on just Panerai’s site yielded 18 strap results with a deployant buckle, ranging from alligator in  normal ,  shiny  and  antiqued  varieties,  canvas , and  calfskin  straps. As well as  titanium  and...

Very few watch brands have achieved as much as  Panerai has, based on just two main collections. The Italian manufacture, with its roots in Italian naval history, has stayed very true to the DNA of the Luminor and Radiomir, each year offering subtle new features that have kept fans happy and hungry for more. Lab-ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech 3 Days concept watch Lab-ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech 3 Days concept watch The outstanding feature of this carbon composite is its dense, uneven blackness, the appearance of which varies from cut to cut, making each dial unique. Carbotech is also lighter and more resistant to external stresses, while being hypo-allergenic and not subject to corrosion. Taking its play with carbon further, a coating of carbon nanotubes has been used for the first time for the display dial. The optical properties of this special coating absorb light, reducing reflection to a minimum and giving the sandwich dial a startlingly deep black appearance. The b...