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Jon Gaffney
Jon is a native New Englander who enjoys traveling as much as returning home. He has a passion for watches that his significant other kindly tolerates whilst shaking her head in consternation. A tendency to plow through life with little finesse has led him to appreciate and pursue the utility of a good tool watch.
Review / Review
Owner’s Report: A Year In With the Unimatic U1-DW
Some months back, I checked my phone while making dinner and the following text message exchange occurred. “I’m a few fingers of gin deep and …
Article / Featured
Hunting Down a Seiko 6105-8000
The one that got away—we all have one (most of us probably have a few). We covered this in an episode of The Worn & …
Article / Multi-Part Series
Three-Watch Collection Under $5,000: Jon’s Picks
It’s been a while since the last installment of our popular Three-Watch Collection Under $5,000 series. We’ve already seen picks from Ilya, Mark, Hung, Sean, …
Review / Review
Hands-On With the BALL Engineer Hydrocarbon DEVGRU
We covered the launch of BALL’s new Engineer Hydrocarbon DEVGRU last fall when the press release first hit our inbox. It’s tough to pass up …
Article / Vintage
Affordable Vintage: My Journey to a Seiko Navigator Timer ref. 6117-8000
The Seiko 6117-8000 came into my collection as a fallback of sorts—a stand in watch for another piece that had been traded away (a Seiko …
Article / Featured
Test Driving the Lum-Tec Combat B38 GMT on a Honda Grom
Flight is the first thing that comes to mind when I think or hear GMT. Greenwich Mean Time’s origin comes from the need for increased …
Article / Multi-Part Series
Affordable Vintage: ’70s Cool with the Scubapro 500
It started because I had a watch that wasn’t getting worn. We’ve all been there; a piece comes into your possession, and at first it …
Article / Featured
Provenance Worth Pursuing: an Heirloom Hamilton
One of the most iconic advertising campaigns ever produced by a watch brand is undoubtedly …
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