My Watches Podcast

The Kurono Diver’s is the brand’s first dive oriented watch. At its' core is a 35 mm pillow shaped stainless-steel watch powered by a Miyota 90S5 automatic movement, featuring a white dial with luminous markers and blued cathedral hands. This inner watch can be worn alone as a slim 9 mm-thick everyday piece with 50 m water resistance, or placed inside a 46 mm outer diving case fitted with a red unidirectional bezel made of Extra Super Duralumin.

When housed in the outer case, the watch transforms into a proper dive watch with up to 300 m depth capability when fully sealed using a special tool. Priced around US$2,700 and distributed via a ballot system.

The anOrdain Model 1 is available in three case sizes (35mm, 38mm, and 41 mm), giving it broad appeal across wrist sizes. Its signature element is the hand-made vitreous enamel dial, crafted in anOrdain’s Glasgow workshop using traditional enameling techniques.These striking dials are paired with finely printed numerals and elegant heat-treated hands under a sapphire crystal. The Model 1 is a powered by either a Sellita SW210 or La Joux Parret G101. Thoughtful finishing details, clean proportions, and artisanal dial artistry make the Model 1 a standout that bridges watchmaking craft with everyday wearability.

The Naoya Hida & Co. Type 1D is a 37 mm 904L stainless steel case with a thin 9.8 mm profile. Its German silver dial features hand-engraved Breguet numerals filled with lacquer and flame-blued feuille hands, alongside a distinctive small seconds at 9 o’clock. Inside ticks the manual-wind Cal. 3019SS.

In this episode, we are going to discuss about the annual Lunar New Year releases from several watch brands and give our thoughts on it!!

The TRASKA Chronograph Ref. 10251 is a 39 mm automatic chronograph with a svelte, hardened 316L stainless steel case and a tungsten tachymeter bezel insert for enhanced scratch resistance. Instead of traditional hands, it uses transparent rotating discs for the elapsed minutes and running seconds, paired with static red reference lines for a fresh bicompax display.

Powering the watch is a Seiko NE86 automatic movement. The watch has a box-style sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, 75 m water resistance, and bold square pushers, while a hardened steel bracelet with quick-release and micro-adjust clasp rounds out the package.