Thursday, Jan 8 2009
articles: 4
A Week With What's To Come: LÜM-TEC's Limited Edition, Sleek M5 Phantom Chronograph
It is not often we talk about new brands, let alone a brand that is 5 months old, has a seemingly non-existent retail chain, and is based out of suburban Ohio. Judging from that description, you can imagine LÜM-TEC does things a little differently than most. So what makes …
Steve McQueen Straight Hand Explorer: The Best of the Best Makes An Appearance
The Steve McQueen Rolex Explorer II (AKA Orange Hand, AKA Freccione Era Explorer) is one of our favorite watches of all time. There a few reasons for this. First, it was the very first iteration of a true classic and one of our favorite modern day pieces, the Rolex …
Seiko 1881–1949—How it All Began
Posted by: martback Seikos early history is, from a technical perspective, most easily divided into three periods; Early Years (1881 - 1924), New Beginnings (1924 - 1937) and the War Years (1937 - 1950). The Early Years The Seiko story does not begin in 1881 as Kintaro …
New RGM North Pointer Professional GMT 254 Watch
RGM makes watches in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which is a hub of American watch making. In fact, the majority of hands-on watch making that occurs in America today is in, or near Pennsylvania. A fact that strikes me as curious given the remote nature of some of these …
