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Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Rover Haven is a maker of custom shell cordovan watch straps.
Light hearted writing about watches, life, and the intersection of watches and life.
Can’t decide between a full-sized Black Bay and the more classically proportioned Black Bay Fifty-Eight? Thanks to a great friend of the Rover Haven Blog, help is at hand. Read on for an unbiased comparison of these two great littermate watches from Tudor.
Read MoreThe author finally succumbs to the romantic allure of Bremont. Overhyped, over-marketed, overpriced fashion watches? Or a young company doing very cool things and pushing boundaries of technology and design? Perhaps the most unexpected week-on-the-wrist Rover Haven review.
Read MoreClever car and watch enthusiasts know that buying secondhand can be a great way to go. To prove it, the author spends a fall weekend in bourbon country with an old friend, Omega’s overlooked Aqua Terra GoodPlanet, and the last of the great Jaguar GT’s, the XK Coupe. Sometimes it’s hard to go wrong.
Read MoreThere’s something special about white-dialed watches. Race Bannon, Steve Jobs, and Jackie Kennedy wore them, and some of us lust after the JLC Master Control. Here we have a week-on-the-wrist review of a very attainable example, the Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic.
Read MorePart 5 of a two-part series on collecting the Model 1961 Soldier SAK, in which the author considers the 7th main variant, shares his experiences finding them all, and discusses relative abundance, overlaps, and oddities. Ever wondered what kind of insanity results in pursuing all 47 issue years of the Model 1961? Read on to find out.
Read MorePart 4 of a two-part series on collecting the Victorinox Pioneer and Model 1961. In this installment the author explores the robust American military scout pattern knife, the Camillus Model 1760, contemporaneous peer to the Swiss military Model 1961. Need another collecting opportunity to drive your spouse nuts? How about a uniquely American army knife.
Read MoreThe third article in a series of two, in which we explore how the Pioneer/Model 1961 fits into the larger history of scout pattern folding knives, and descends from its great-great-grandknife, the Model 1890.
Read MoreIn which the author crafts a pair of handmade travel kits that harken back to the golden age of motoring and road trips. Here is a post for lovers of happy hours and tasteful accessorization.
Read MoreA personal post marking the end of yet another summer, the addition of a new dog, and a few new SAKs. Meanwhile, the Rover Haven Straps business model changes, kids grow up and leave, and old Land Rovers soldier on. The sunset picture is one I took on Lake Michigan in August, while hanging out with some new friends. When one door closes, another opens…
Read MoreIn which the Rover Haven SAK collection grows, and we discover what these four seemingly disparate things have in common. A post for seasoned and rookie Victorinox collectors alike.
Read MoreIn which the most popular Rover Haven Blog post ever is updated with a Missing Link watch, new information on the Hamilton 9721 RAF re-issue is brought forth, and some other Bean artifacts surface. Here is a post for classic 1980’s LL Bean freaks and lovers of odd watches.
Read MoreIn which the author documents possibly the last two new 9219’s he will ever need, and recaps the entire Confusing Fall Warbler flock.
Read MoreIn which the author takes the beautifully white-dialed Sinn to a beautiful and cold white landscape for a little weekend R&R. Here’s a post for both Sinn fans and One Watch enthusiasts alike.
Read MoreJust when you thought maybe you’d see only more articles about Swiss Army Knife collecting on the Rover Haven Blog, here comes a week-on-the-wrist review of the Guinand Model 361. Love vintage Sinn chronographs? Tempted by the Hamilton Intramatic Panda, but want something a little (ok, a lot) more exclusive? Read on.
Read MorePart 2 of a two-part post on collecting the Model 1961 Soldier’s SAK, in which the hidden details of this venerable tool are traced from its introduction in 1962 to its retirement in 2008. If you love discerning tiny details and studying the evolution of an industrial design masterpiece, this post is for you.
Read MorePart 1 of a two-part post, in which the author explores collecting the Model 1961 Swiss Army Knife, which was standard issue to the Swiss armed forces from 1962 to 2008, and its living ancestor, the Pioneer.
Read MoreHave you inherited a watch? The author has been lucky enough to inherit two, a Zenith pocket watch and an Omega “Seamaster” wrist watch. Quick — think of your own watch that you’ll hand down some day, and then read on….
Read MoreIn which the author describes his on-again-on-again love affair with the well-kept secret of Guinand. Wish you could travel back in time and buy an early Sinn? You can, and it’s called a Guinand.
Read MoreIn which the amazingly good Longines BigEye accompanies the author on a weekend of wine, theater, and family. Love vintage chronographs and all things asymmetrical? You have found your watch.
Read MoreSometimes simple is better. Lovers of basic field watches have a new watch to celebrate in Hamilton’s brilliant new no-date Khaki Mechanical ref H694290.
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