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Wednesday, May 27 2009

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Portero Private's Rado Sale: A Glimpse At What's Available & Access To Portero Private

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 27. May 2009 23:50 |

Earlier this month we gave you an exclusive preview of Portero Private's Panerai sale.  Now we are back to give you a preview of the online luxury retailer's private sale of Rado wristwatches.  Rado is a brand that has been around for a long time.  In fact, they began …

Vintage straps for the Omega Speedmaster (pre-)Professional

Fratello Watches | 27. May 2009 17:40 |

As you probably may know (or not), the Omega Speedmaster was introduced in 1957 as a watch for racing drivers. At least according to their own advertisements from that period (who are included in a.o. Omega SAGA). We all know the Speedmaster (pre-)Professional watches for …

Brazilian Artist Uses Vintage Watch Parts to Build Mini-Motorcycles

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 27. May 2009 17:25 |

Occasionally we feature some really interesting projects that involve wristwatches (remember the Thousand Watch Project?) Just yesterday we came across a really cool effort by Brazilian artist Jose Geraldo Reis Pfau. Pfau has taken hundreds of old wristwatches, dissected …

JLC Géographique Automatique: A Partner's Watch At An Associate's Price

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 27. May 2009 15:05 |

Finding great deals on watches is something we pride ourselves on, and one of the best places to scoop up a dream watch on the cheap is at an auction. We regularly highlight some of what we think to be the most interesting lots at a pending auction (remember our 4 Explorers …

Xemex Concept One Chronograph Watch

aBlogtoWatch | 27. May 2009 09:35 |

It feels like it has been a while since we have seen something totally new from Xemex. The last few years saw increasingly up-market timepieces from Xemex as the Swiss watch market kept getting stronger. We all know what happened recently and this new Concept One …

HD Video: DualTow by Christophe Claret

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 27. May 2009 08:55 |

The DualTow watch was created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Le Locle based manufacture, Christophe Claret. This 3D high-definition video shows off the watches impressive innovations and features. The most innovative attribute, is its unique single-pusher …

New Release: Tissot Veloci T Chronograph

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 27. May 2009 08:55 |

Tissot added a new version to their Veloci T collection at Baselworld, this past March. It features a swiss quartz movement with a chronograph module. The 45mm case is 316L stainless steel with a rotating bezel, treated with PVD. The crystal is sapphire and it is …

Now Also Writing Watch Articles For ViaLuxe.com

aBlogtoWatch | 27. May 2009 04:55 |

Hopefully you've heard of ViaLuxe.com. They are a good operation and really bring the authorized fef watch retail space to the Internet. Basically they have relationships with brands and watch retailers all over - and they work to inventory their watches together in one …