Wednesday, Feb 10 2010
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HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 13
John is engorged with anger and I talk about some watches I like. His gripes include such annoyances as "watches with three hands," and mechanical watches that only tell the time. He officially has the title "grinch of horology." Check out and listen to this week's episode …
Aspen One Black Piste by Aspen Watch and Jewelry
The Black Piste, an Aspen One Special Edition. (Aspen, Colorado, USA) - A new design titled The Black Piste has been added to the Aspen One timepiece collection. This new model has already been dubbed "The Understatement Watch." Aspen One is the first luxury timepiece …
Baselworld 2010 Preview Rebellion Predator
In its two years of existence, Rebellion has built a solid reputation with exceptional timepieces - chronographs, regulators and tourbillions - inspired by the world of automobile racing. Conceived in collaboration with the designer Eric Giroud, the Predator also borrows …
Bulova Military Watch: An Authentic Alternative To The J.Crew Timex Collaboration
You guys know that J.Crew / Timex faux military watch that you see on the wrist of just about every style-conscious guy you know? Us too...all too well. There's nothing wrong with that Timex; it's good looking, reliable, and gives off a great military vibe. The thing is, …
Hamilton Pulsomatic Automatic Digital: A Classic Futuristic Watch
A few years ago Hamilton commemorated the Ventura with an automatic-winding reproduction of the original. This is ironic, because one of the distinguishing features of the original Ventura was that it was the world’s first electric, battery-run watch. This year a second of …
Restoring a Heuer Autavia 11063 GMT
A while back I bought this Heuer Autavia 11063 GMT on eBay. Its the first time that I've bought a watch for a restoration project, although I hasten to add that I will be doing none of the work myself due to a complete lack of relevant skills. So, in the time-honoured …
Louis Moinet Meteoris Watch Set
You are looking at the one-of-a-kind Meteoris from watch maker Louis Moinet. Meteoris is a set of four watches and this artfully made mechanical planetarium. The set is for the serious astrological and horological connoisseur. Clearly very expensive, the set has some …
Calibre 11 on Facebook
There is now a Calibre 11 Facebook page that can be found here (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Calibre-11/286869854826) So why Facebook? While Twitter is great for quick updates and alerts, the Calibre 11 Facebook page will offer photo galleries of vintage Heuer and TAG …
TAG Heuer Targa Florio
The TAG Heuer Targa Florio was part of the classics re-edition series released in 2001 and drew its inspiration from the Heuer Flieger watch of the 1930s. The Targa Florio was made in four versions, including two special limited edition watches that paid tribute to 5-time …
Baselworld 2010 Preview
With Baselworld now only six weeks away, perhaps it is time to look into the crystal ball and put together some predictions on what TAG Heuer might be showing us at Basel. Baselworld is the annual major trade show for watches and jewelery and is held every March in Basel, …
The TAG Heuer McLaren Watches
The TAG Heuer and McLaren partnership produced a series of limited edition watches in the late 1990s carrying the name of McLaren and its drivers, Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard. Each of these watches is shown in this review of the partnership between the two companies …
Heuer and Lemania: Part One
One of the more interesting chapters of Heuers history is its relationship with Lemania. In 1983 the majority of the automatic movements offered by Heuer were powered by Lemania. Yet by 1986, almost all of these Lemania watches are gone. So how can this all be explained? …
