Tuesday, Feb 16 2010
articles: 7
U-Boat U-51 Rattrapante Complicated Watch – An Amplified Masterpiece
Italo Fontana has very well figured out how to design big watches. U-Boat watches are between 45mm and 55mm in diameter and even reach 65mm in the particular case of the U-1942. One thing that has not been associated much with these gargantuan timepieces, however, are …
Video Review of the Marathon GSAR and TSAR Dive Watches
Last month, we posted a detailed review of the Marathon GSAR with some nice pictures, but there's nothing like seeing one in HD. In this video, I review both the GSAR (automatic) and TSAR (quartz) Marathon watches.
A. Lange & Söhne Academy
With its Expert Course the A. Lange & Söhne Academy launches a third round of its training programme. With the establishment almost three years ago of the "A. Lange & Söhne Akademie", a multi-level series of training courses for authorised dealers, the traditional watch …
Tosvet CS79: Monstrous yet strangely alluring
You guys ready to look at some massive watches? Tsovet’s Ronda Quartz-powered CS79 is quite intriguing even if the 10 – actually a 0? – is a bit off-putting. This monster watch costs $425 and is cased in PVD-coated steel on a leather band. They have a few other interesting …
New old stock Speedmaster is the closest you’ll ever get to the Moon Watch
Hodinkee has some info on a $10,000 NOS Speedmaster Pro from 1969 complete with original box, receipt, and all records. It appears that this watch remained unworn throughout its history and uses the 321 movement, later replaced by the 861. It is, in short, exactly what Buzz …
The Ultimate Omega Speedmaster Professional: A Pristine Classic With Everything You Can Ask For
Just like we told Valet Magazine last week, the Omega Speedmaster Professional is an absolutely classic watch that is a great first vintage piece. The Caliber 321 was the watch chosen by NASA to accompany Buzz and Neil on that flight way, way up high and because of that, …
Bell & Ross BR01-93 GMT AND BR01-92 Gold Ingot Watches: So opposite, So The Same
Both of these watches are Bell & Rosses, and both are BR01 watches. Though they are like twins separated at birth. One went the path of luxury while the other spent their years in a discipline rich military environment. I like that two personalities can come from the same …
