Saturday, Jul 7 2007
articles: 4
Baume et Mercier Jump Hour
Baume et Mercier is making a stab at the higher end market with a new addition to the lineup - The Classima 8690 in a limited edition of 176 peices. This watch is cased in rose gold with an exhibition caseback showing the modified dubois-depraz movement. It is an ETA base, …
SWISS MADE - a change in definition by Federation of Swiss Watch Industry
Some time ago, I commented on the problematic guidelines of the Swiss industry to have a minimum value of 50% to be described as "Swiss Made".On the 29th June 2007 the Federation got together and decided to pass a new value criterion. Now, any mechanical watch in which at …
Watch brands not immune to financial losses.
The German watch maker Muhle Glashuette was reported by the German press that arising from their failed legal action agains another German watch manufacturer Nomos, it was 63million euros in debt. This resulted in Muhle Glashuette having to declare insolvency. Muhle made …
A emailer asks “Where's a good source for NATO straps?”
An emailer asks: “Chuck, Where's a good place to buy NATO Straps?”It occured to me that while I had some ideas for sources, I don't know that anyone has compiled a list of said sources. So I decided to share my response and post it in the blog with the idea that It would be …
