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Thursday, Aug 7 2008

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Did You Hear That Pocket Watches Are Back? Yea, They Are Also Called Phones

aBlogtoWatch | 7. Aug 2008 19:51 |

The move from pocket watch to wrist watch in the early 20th century heralded a big move to the "active" person being able to tell the time. Pocket watches, while classy, sat in your pocket or coat until you could pull them out, open them, and check the time. The advent of …

BALL Engineer Master Diver TMT Limited Edition DLC

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 7. Aug 2008 10:05 |

[ via Ball ] The new Engineer Master II Diver TMT uses a Ball Caliber 9018 automatic movement, and is guaranteed to function at temperatures of -40 to 140°F (-40 to 60°C) without any affect on accuracy. The stainless steel case is 42 mm in diameter and is coated with DLC …

Hodinkee FORUM Now Public

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 7. Aug 2008 02:21 |

Dear Hodinkee Readers,We often talk about how we love to interact with the internet watch community, and now we have taken a step to make this communication as easy as possib 5b4 le.  The Hodinkee discussion forum, which we launched a few weeks back without much fanfare, is …

1936 Longines Chronograph Flyback

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 7. Aug 2008 01:46 |

Today we are featuring a very rare Longines chronograph coming to us all the way from 1936.