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Thursday, Feb 19 2009

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Porsche Design & IWC Combine To Make The World's First Titanium Watch

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 19. Feb 2009 23:11 |

The year is 1980. Ronald Regan is President, Terry Bradshaw has just been named Superbowl MVP, most of the Hodinkee staff hasn't been born yet, and IWC is spending most of their time making watches for someone else.  A strange scenario, we know. It was in this year though …

Original Jaeger LeCoultre Polaris: The Legend & Inspiration For Sale

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 19. Feb 2009 16:51 |

While most people are more aware of the Rolex Submariner, it is another vintage diving watch that is most sought after by collectors looking for something really special.  It is the Jaeger LeCoultre Polaris.  You are probably thinking, isn't there a Polaris from JLC out …

4th possibility for David Scotts Moonwalking Waltham...

Chuck Maddox’s Watch Blog | 19. Feb 2009 16:06 |

One of the things that has been of interest to watch collects, particularly those who also share an interest in Space exploration is the question of which Waltham Chronograph Astronaut David Scott wore on the Moon during EVA-3 of the Apollo 15 mission.In the past, I've …

Tissot Sea Touch Diving Watch: Officially Announced

aBlogtoWatch | 19. Feb 2009 10:50 |

While I knew it was coming, the official announcement for the Tissot Sea Touch watch is here. In early January I picked up rumblings on the Internet of a new Tissot T-Touch watch called the Sea Touch (read more about it in the link). Some prototype images and speculation …

1969 Omega Seamaster Racer: Great Looking D(r)iver's Watch

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 19. Feb 2009 04:56 |

We know how many variations of the Omega Seamaster are out there, and we know how whack some of them can be (see the digital/analog version we found over the weekend).  This Seamaster, dear readers, is not whack, in fact it's pretty fly.  This 1969 Omega may bear the name …

From my email In Box, an interesting Omega case...

Chuck Maddox’s Watch Blog | 19. Feb 2009 04:40 |

I received the following email yesterday:Hi Chuck:I am a very fan of all your information about OMEGAS, for me your site is like a Bible, and is for that reason that I am sending to you this pics of an OMEGA case that is fot me unknown, please help me to find out the model, …