About

An unpretentious exploration of modern watch culture.

The Subdial is for everyone that is put off by the waitlists, the snobbery and the exorbitant lifestyle that often goes along with watches.

My story

I love watches.
Any free time I had was spent window shopping or on the odd occasion, when I built up enough courage, perusing the cabinets of my local boutique, trying to avoid eye contact with the sales associate in hopes they wont realise I cant afford anything in there.

More often than not I was greeted warmly, but I am human, and the negative times far outway the positive. I felt judged, I learnt to not wear my Seiko SKX diver, opting instead to take it off and put it in my pocket.

Nobody should feel like I did.

Welcome to The Subdial

Watch Reviews
Collector Interviews
Local Meetups

Watch Reviews

May 24, 2023

The watch I'm lusting over - The Hublot Classic Fusion Original in Yellow Gold

Five years ago, if someone had told me that I would be lusting over a solid yellow gold Hublot, I would have told them they were crazy.

Watchmaking

Apr 10, 2023

Rolex's Sky-Dweller Gets it's First Update in 11 Years - The new Calibre 9002

The Sky-Dweller has always been an important watch for Rolex. It’s their most complicated, feature-rich and arguably most useful watch for the world traveller.

Watch Reviews

Mar 20, 2023

Is the Ulysse Nardin Freak X the most interesting watch on the market?

Recently, I’ve fallen in love with a watch that, on paper is low on features, but in the metal, implements those features in such an innovative way that it blows most other, more complicated watches out of the water.

Watch Reviews

Mar 10, 2023

The Rolex Deep Sea Challenge, The Undisputed King of Perpetual

Not ones to be outdone, on the first of November 2022, the buffins in Geneva dropped their biggest (physically and literally) release of the year. The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Deep Sea Challenge.