Blake Buettner

United States

Host at The Deep Track Podcast

Editor-in-Chief at The Deep Track

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Articles

Zenith Defy Extreme Diver & Revival Diver Get Shadow Titanium Renditions

4 days ago | thedeeptrack.com | Blake Buettner

The Zenith Defy Extreme Diver is one of the best modern dive watches releases in recent years, and this week, it welcomes a new configuration rendered in microblasted titanium. In Zenith parlance, this is the Shadow treatment, and it’s being released alongside a matching Defy Revival Diver in the same spec. The Shadow moniker is something we’ve seen in previously released Revival editions, and this Extreme Diver marks the first time to be used in a modern design.
Zenith Chronomaster Original Triple Calendar Gets Lapis Lazuli Dial

2 weeks ago | thedeeptrack.com | Blake Buettner

The Zenith Chronomaster Original Triple Calendar was a stand out release last year, and every addition that’s been made to the line since somehow manages to bring out a new flattering element of the design. It’s a watch that can seemingly do no wrong. Today, we’re getting the latest entry, and it gets a stunning lapis lazuli blue stone dial that works exactly as well as you’d expect within this design.
MB&F Announces New Special Projects One

2 weeks ago | thedeeptrack.com | Blake Buettner

MB&F is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, and with it, their remarkable breadth of work within the Horological Machine and Legacy Machine collections. Not content to stop there, the brand is introducing a third pillar called Special Projects, and with it, the SP1 One. Special Projects watches will live somewhere between HM and LM creations, a space which seems prime for opportunity.
The New Serica 5303 PLD is Fit for Service

3 weeks ago | thedeeptrack.com | Blake Buettner

The Serica 5303 has been a great, original dive watch platform since it first released in 2021. Its split bezel and integrated link fit within a twisted lug case was a perfect example of micro brands at their best. With early examples experiencing winding stem issues, however, it’s not a watch that ever felt all that roust.
Girard-Perregaux Gets Retro with Deep Diver Legacy Edition (ft. Bamford Watch Department)

3 weeks ago | thedeeptrack.com | Blake Buettner

The year 1969 continues to have a lasting impression on the current generation, and there’s still plenty of life in the throwback trend, it would seem. This week, Girard-Perregaux is returning to the era by bringing back their Deep Diver concept from 1969 (ref. 9108), using a design from 1971. The watch will be a part of the brand’s Legacy Edition collection, which will presumably house other historic watches, such as the Cassquette, moving ahead.
Retro Review: Seiko 5H23-6030, A Hidden Gem from Another Era

3 weeks ago | thedeeptrack.com | Blake Buettner

It’s no big secret that Seiko has a lengthy back catalog full of great sport references. While their historic dive references, from the 6215 and 6159 to the oddball 7002 (reviewed here) enjoy most of the spotlight (deservedly so), there are plenty of non-diver sport watches from the brand that represent an interesting era in the brand’s history from a design and engineering perspective. These are watches that should absolutely be on your radar.
Miami GP with IWC In Photos; The Deep Track Podcast, Ep. 64 - The Deep Track

1 month ago | thedeeptrack.com | Blake Buettner

This week on the podcast, Wesley Smith and I recap our recent travels with IWC to Goodwood outside of London, and the Miami GP outside of, well, Miami. We chat watch spotting, new releases (and some old ones) from IWC, and of course, race cars. These trips held a few surprises even for us, which we share our experiences around, from trackside action, to biking the circuit.
Brew Metric Gets Manual Winding Movement

1 month ago | thedeeptrack.com | Blake Buettner

The Brew Metric embodies the very best of the modern small independent brand space. It’s also a watch that seems to be endlessly versatile, as each iteration and colorway that’s released works better than the last. This week, the Metric collection is welcoming a hand wound movement for the first time with a pair of limited production references which bring a fresh perspective on the well established formula. It should come as no surprise that they work rather well.
Dennison Unveils First Collaboration with Collectibility’s John Reardon

1 month ago | thedeeptrack.com | Blake Buettner

After re-launching the brand (again) in 2024, Dennison seems to have found their stride. The historic watch brand has reinvented itself with a keen eye for details thanks to a design by none other than Emmanuel Gueit, designer of the Royal Oak Offshore, and the Rolex 1908. The cushion shaped case has hosted some rather exotic dials to date, including stone and wood, and all the while have kept pricing to under $700. It’s a similar entry method we saw used by Furlan Marri not long ago.
Doxa SUB 200 Gets Polished Steel Bezel

1 month ago | thedeeptrack.com | Blake Buettner

Doxa is updating their Sub 200 collection this week with a polished steel bezel that will join the existing references that use a sapphire bezel. The move brings a decidedly throwback vibe to the Sub 200 which, not surprisingly, works quite well when it comes to pretty much any Doxa. The Sub 200 was initially released in 2019, but it’s based on one of the original Sub designs of the early ‘60s, prior to the emergence of the Sub 300.