Watch Photography in the Rain: Car Wrist Shots That Pop How to turn a downpour into your personal mobile photo studio — with lessons straight from Hodinkee and Worn & Wound by Michael Seals • November 20, 2025 It was one of those Pacific Northwest afternoons where the sky just gives up and unloads — the kind where rain doesn't fall so much as it sheets. You're sitting in your car, watching droplets race each other across the windshield… and you realize something: This is the perfect moment for a killer watch photo. Rainy-day car wrist shots have become a sub-genre in watch photography. You've seen them on Hodinkee, Worn & Wound, and enthusiast Instagram pages — moody, contrast-rich images...
A modern evolution of the original paratrooper strap, the Seals No-Pass Parachute Strap blends military heritage with refined comfort. Discover why this lower-profile, elastic design is the go-to upgrade for tool and dive watches alike.
How to Set and Use a GMT Watch Like a Pro Mastering your dual-time companion: a practical guide inspired by the Seals Land // Sea GMT. The Seals Land // Sea GMT with Miyota 9075 automatic movement. For watch enthusiasts and frequent travelers alike, few complications are as useful—or as satisfying—as the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) function. Whether you’re tracking home time while abroad or coordinating across time zones, learning to use and set a GMT correctly transforms your daily experience with your watch. In this guide, we’ll use the Seals Land // Sea GMT as our example—an automatic, true-GMT field watch built with purpose and precision. What Is a GMT Watch? A GMT watch tracks more than one time...
Intersect Austin 2025: Microbrand Mecca Returns November 7—Don't Miss Seals Watch Co. It's a Friday evening in downtown Austin. The air hums with Texas anticipation as you step into 800 Congress Avenue. Tacos al pastor from a food truck waft through the crowd, cold beers flow freely, and 30+ independent watch brands unpack their latest creations. No velvet ropes. No six-figure sticker shock. Just pure, unfiltered horology—courtesy of Nodus' Intersect Watch Show. And this November 7-8, it's bigger, bolder, and primed to steal your heart (and wallet). What Is Intersect Watch Show? The Series That Changed Microbrands Forever Born in 2021 as a pandemic-era brewery meetup in Los Angeles—45 attendees, a handful of brands shipping watches—Intersect exploded into a national...
Miyota 9075: The True GMT Movement That Democratized World Time It's 3 a.m. in Tokyo, but your wrist tells you it's noon in New York. You've just touched down after a red-eye from Zurich, and with a flick of the crown, the local hour hand snaps forward—date adjusting seamlessly—while your reference time ticks on uninterrupted. No fumbling with bezels, no "caller" compromises. This is the magic of the Miyota 9075, the Japanese automatic caliber that's quietly rewriting the rules for affordable travel watches. What Is the Miyota 9075—and Why Does It Matter in 2025? Launched in 2022 by Citizen's powerhouse movement arm, Miyota, the Caliber 9075 is a "traveler's GMT" (aka "true" or "flyer" GMT). Unlike cheaper "caller" GMTs—where you...
