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Roll Out The Tourbillons!
185 Pennsylvania watchmaker Roland Murphy creates a new Tourbillon! The Master Of guilloché turns his hand to the art of Toubillon making with the construction of the complicated gravity fighting movement. Highlighted in this months copy of Horological times, he gives the …
1675 Love Is About Three Grand!
112 If you are looking for the perfect, get in the market at the right time purchase of a vintage watch, the Rolex model 1675 is it! Twice removed from the current GMT model, the perfect price, and out there for the taking! If you want one of these get on the hunt, for [...] 13
142 I Phone-Applications For Watch Lovers
16b If you’re into watches and I know you are, check out some of the new Iphone apps. from participating watch companies. You can use the T-touch by Tissot, take apart a JLC and pick from a broad array of other goodies all “geared” to the watch enthusiast. Nothing really …
Tissot Virtual Try On?
http://www.tissot.ch/reality/ A virtual try on? Picking watches just got a little bit easier, Tissot of Switzerland just launched a new site to virtually try on their T-Touch series watches. Now from the comfort of your home you can slip into a new timepiece, change your …
12b Longiness Puts It On The Line?
157 Longiness puts it on the line! Swatch brand longiness has launched an official on-line store? Seems to be the thing to do, but is it the way of the future? Probably not, watch companies really are not trying to sell watches on-line for the most part. They could sell …
CTWG Turns 4
It’s nice to have a following for watches, and I hope to keep watch guys interested for some time to come. Happy Birthday #4 CTWG
“Straight To The Moon Alice”
Omega Moon Watch lovers, still will be able to get their fix this year! The classic Omega staple has been introduced in Basel 2010 with a Meteorite dial limited series, again. I myself am a lover of the classic piece as shown above, but it is nice that you could collect a …
Pre-Owned Pick of the Week! #1
Pre-Owned Pick of the Week This CTWG pre-owned pick of the week is an Oris Williams F1 automatic Swiss timepiece. The large 40.5 mm case diameter with a blue/black dial makes [...]
Submariner “Looking for Leaks”
169 Photo Credit: New Style Photo Everyone is anticipating the arrival of the new Steel Submariner! I don’t know as Gospel, but I would say the chances of the introduction are strong. I will be in Basel soon and everyone will be stealing shots of the new Rolex pieces. I …
A Surprise From The Orient? An Automatic Watch?
13f Again, the kind folks at Orient have graced us with the offer to my readers for a free watch! Last time it was a speed run to see who would post the quickest. This time let me pick the witty comment of the run. Hey, an automatic watch for a smart comment! Who could [...]
135 Omega Autoquartz? A.K.A. Omegamatic?
14f Yah, they made one, not long ago in about 1997 and ran production just for a short time? Autoquartz for the Swatch group kinda took a slide to Tissot and Omega left it there to stay. So, what’s the point. Well, it is perfect for a collector, nice size (39mm), obscure, …
Powder Coat Takes On Fashion
Have you seen “The Black Out Concept”? Taking high end goods, say watches, that are in stainless steel and blasting them in PVD and well, blacking them out. The Rolex GMT pictured is a fine example of the process. Houses, Cars nothing is spared. I like it, different and a …
Exploded Submariner
Photo: J. Peter of Watchmakingblog.com Just in “case” you have never witnessed the dissected case and the high quality that is a Rolex Submariner, check this exploded style shot and breakdown of the components. You can see all the gaskets to the crown, crystal, and back of …
Daytona For Chronograph Lovers.
14d The 4130 movement from Rolex is arguably the best chronograph in production to date. Reversing the trend to be overcomplicated, it puts the highly functional movement together with no fuss. Daytona worship has not declined and there are many different flavors for the …
Comanche by Kobold
Kobold hits the scene again with a new introduction this month! The Kobold Comanche is the latest edition to the Kobold line, finally offering the rubber strap requested by so many and a real sharp industrial look. “The Kobold Comanche Chronograph is the latest addition to …
Rolex Promotes Smoking?
155 Well, not actually, they did provide a nice box for the cigs though! Came across this insert from an estate buy of an older Rolex Oyster Perpetual. Read the bottom line, ya just can’t suggest these things anymore from your old watch boxes. The P.C. Police would be all …
A Stone For Jeremy Glick
Everyone was deeply effected from the 9/11 tragedy in America and it hit very close to home here in Pittsburgh with United Flight 93 coming down in the fields just south of here. Each year I hear the name Jeremy Glick and what a hero he was during the last moments that took …
Union Without The States?
Sister companies can be a drag sometimes, Girard Perregaux has Daniel Jean Richard, Rolex has Tudor and Glashutte has Union Glashutte. Often times quality and availability are issues, and it is the case here also. If you have the scratch for a Glashutte Original get it! …
Blumlux Dress For Less…..
Dress watches can be a tough pick sometimes for gents. They don’t get a great deal of play in the collection and typically they are priced pretty high also. You want something that you can get attention with, but not break the bank on the few dress occasions you step out …
Flick Flack Swiss Time For Kids!
123 So everybody wants their kids to have the best, but realistically we know they would probably lose a good watch in seconds if you purchased one. Swatch group introduces FLICK FLACK just in time! A Swiss made kids watch that can take a beating and let those kids run in …
Hysek Jumps The Hour
Jorg Hysek designs have always been on the cutting edge for pens, watches etc. Now it looks to have really pushed there watch movements to new heights. I have not laid eyes on any exploded drawings or caliber info, but I look forward to seeing them. Very sharp looking …
Perrelet Turbine
So what’s a Turbine for real? A turbine really is a mechanism that draws from air and or sometimes water for power. The relationship and marriage of the mechanism to power is perfect for watches and what better name for a watch than TURBINE. Check the video and new release …
U.K. Acts The Part!
If you want to move some watches, put them on a U.K. actor’s wrist. Time and history have proved that the watches and tough guy-Brits (substitute Scottish, Irish) go hand in hand, driving watch sales. I too find the “Bond Appeal” a selling point. New guys on the scene like …
Restorations Made Easy!
Don’t scrap your old Omega watches if, you still have love for them, help is on the way. Find a very good watchmaker willing to work with you on the piece and order some vintage parts from Otto-Frei to get a new and improved model again. Below(bottom) pictured is a MarkII …
TAVANNES WATCH CO?
Tavannes “Ta-Von” watches have started to hit the watch market again? A blast from the past? Kinda, Tavannes is a re-release name, but owned by an outstanding gentlemen from Switzerland that had great interest in Cyma Watches for years. Take the watch guy’s word, some great …
Tavannes Ad From Years Ago….
Neat little blurb from the tube that has a French Flim vibe, since we just talked about Tavannes. You can see how far they really go back. CTWG
So Long To The Serti?
Rolex has been weeding out some of the old time watches for a fresh look into the future. I hear the “Serti” meaning set in French, dial Submariner has hit the block also! This is a watch I have always liked, but change is good and it will drive the price of this [...]
Happy Birthday! CTWG Turns 3
Three years of posting and fun! Thanks to the other watch geeks for showing interest and adding to the pleasure of doing a blog. CTWG
Near the Summit of Chocolate!
When near death, and climbing the highest peaks in the world. Only one thing can power you up to the next 1000 feet, Hershey’s Chocolate bars. Here Mike Kobold starts his next adventure, by fueling up on chocolate and courage. If they put some chocolate on top of Everest …
