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A Day with Pride Lands at Five45!

March 1, 2024

On Wednesday the 28th, Five45 was filled with excitement as we welcomed a group of children under the care of Pride Lands for a special visit to learn about watches and timekeeping. Read more here...

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Chrono24 select FIVE:45XUnimatic

October 18, 2023

Chrono24 choose our FIVE45XUnimatic watch (and Unimatic as a brand) as an example of one of the top microbrand watches. 

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BlancpainXSwatch at FIVE:45

October 14, 2023

Blancpain has collaborated with Swatch to create a playful and unexpected version of its iconic Fifty Fathoms scuba diving watch. FIVE:45's Mal Brow managed to get along to the Swatch Boutique stor...

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Surfer In Australia Finds Rare Rolex At Bottom Of Ocean

June 21, 2023

Wow - what a story - Aussie surfer finds Rolex at the bottom of the ocean - and it is still working!

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The Full Moonswatch Collection - On display at Five45

June 16, 2023

Have a look at a local collectors collection of every Moonswatch currently available. This includes the original eleven models released, plus the ultra rare and seldom seen Moonshine and Moonshine ...

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Seiko and Marathon watches featured as "best watches under $1,000

May 28, 2023

Seiko and Marathon have been featured in the latest blog from Watches of Espionage; "Best Watches Under $1,000 - Ask The Experts"

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Red Bar Event May 2023

May 24, 2023

On Saturday the 20th of May, Five45 was pleased to host another long-awaited Red Bar New Zealand Event. The event gave local red bar members a chance to come into the shop and display their own wat...

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Black Caps visit Cuba St in Wellington

March 17, 2023

A few of our star Black Caps, Kane Williamson and Tom Blundell visit FIVE:45 - the New Zealand Black Caps are in Wellington from 17-21 March for the test match against Sri Lanka.

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