adventure logs

BEYOND DAY ONE

Chronicling the stories of everyday adventurers and their watches

Field Notes

POST NO BILLS

In this article, Sam chronicles the collision of classic street marketing with the modern day, captured in an authentic way. This time Sam's journey as a photographer takes him and his UTD-8000 to New York, New York for Sigma Japan's popup.

WATCHES

A Basic Guide to the Watches We Wear

A simple introduction to the watches we wear daily

WATCHES

A Fresh Spin on a Classic

The RZE Resolute Type A breathes new life into a vintage pilot-watch aesthetic by blending the historic Type A dial layout with modern tool-watch sensibilities.

Lifestyle

TecTuff® - built for toughness

If you treat your watch as a tool, a TecTuff®-style strap is a reliable, durable, low-maintenance choice.

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the captain's log

"A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for."

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Reviews · UTD-8000 ·Mar 26, 2026

Built to Endure, the UTD-8000 CKG

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Assembled For Adventure

RZE Adventurer - Andrea Cardinali

Not a case for the debate of nature and nurture, Andrea may very well have been destined to fly. Son of Dino Cardinali, a Marshall in the Italian Air Force and a pioneer of civilian parachuting in Italy from the...

RZE Adventurer - Curt Haaland

Curt Haaland believes that creating is a part of being who we are made to be. Creating is what took a hold of Curt when he forged his first blade at 17 years old; ever since, his creativity has been...

RZE Adventurer - Dion VanBoekel

Dion is a travel photographer based out of Michigan, USA, who has spent the last several years traveling the world in search of adventure and unique opportunities. Ever since picking a camera up in 2018, Dion has strived to continually...

RZE Adventurer - Kirk Lepiten

To be a talented creative in one medium is a feat in itself, but to be an established creator, skilled in multiple mediums of the visual arts requires years of dedication and relentless commitment. Since the inception of RZE, we...

RZE Adventurer - David Andreev

Some people simply watch YouTube videos; people like David aren't satisfied with that. Once in a while you see something incredible and imagine yourself doing it - for David, it was speedflying. From the moment he saw speedflying in 2016,...

RZE Adventurer – Derek Abbey

Derek grew up in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, to include a few years in a small Minnesota town. In a family with meager means, he would fill a great deal of his time taking off to the...