Wednesday, Feb 17 2010
articles: 9
A buyers guide for $2000 watches
Today, my Wednesday Watch article over at MotoringExposure has been published. After writing an article about $1000 watches, I thought it was time to stretch it up to $2000.- Since $2000 opens a lot of horological doors, I narrowed the list of possible doors down by using …
The Concord C1 Code Chrono
Concord moved from a relative stalwart to one of the hippest watch brands on the planet. They’re new lines got a little too wonky for me but I’m actually quite interested by this new model, the C1 Code. It’s basically a standard chrono, nothing special, but it has a code …
Baselworld 2010 Preview Tissot Sailing Touch
By simply touching the dial, sailors will now be able to confront any weather with style. The Sailing Touch is a useful instrument for checking the weather conditions with its integrated histogram of the six previous hours and a function for measuring relative air pressure. …
Breiting Seawolf Avenger Blacksteel Chronograph
Breitling has announced a new model in the Avenger line: the Blacksteel Chrono. This new chronograph brings some interesting new technology -- as well as a great new look -- to the dive-chronograph market.
Three Foreign Market Rolex Presidents: The Presidents Day Post Two Days After Presidents Day
It was Presidents Day on Monday here in the US, and we failed to bring you any Presidential timepieces. Trust us, we're more upset about it than you are. Today, we are more than making up for this error by bring you three absolutely awesome Rolex Presidents. The …
Baselworld 2010: Clipper 44mm Mechanical Chronograph
High-class Parisian watch company with mammoth 44mm case Hermes Paris, an icon for all things high-class, has introduced the Clipper 44mm Mechanical Chronograph. The elegant and high-performance time piece contains three small counters, a rotating date window, and automatic...
Seiko Ananta Automatic Watches
It has been a few months since I was in Japan visiting with Seiko. Shortly thereafter I wrote about the Spring Drive versions of their newish and impressive Seiko Ananta line of watches. If you recall, Ananta is Seiko's first line of high-end watches for the world market. …
Heuer and Lemania: Part Two
Heuer's relationship with Lemania in the early 1980s was brief, but intense. As the first part of the Heuer/ Lemania story detailed, Heuer was actually owned by a consortium involving Lemania for a few short years before being sold to TAG in 1984/5. This relationship …
Vintage Appreciation
Posted by: Anonymous This essay was submitted to me by a long time Seiko collector who wished to remain anonymous. It’s a fun rambling read written by an admitted technology curmudgeon. In describing his love for mechanical watches, the author weaves his way …
