Wednesday, Dec 23 2009
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Speedmaster Professional 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Reviewed
Alon Ben-Joseph of AceJewelers.com – friend of the show – did a very nice video review on last year’s introduced Omega Speedmaster Professional 40th Anniversary Limited Edition. I love this version of the Omega Speedmaster Professional. The logo on the dial and special case …
Gustafsson & Sjögren Blizzard and Aurora Watches Are So “Metal”
Everyone's favorite metal working watch makers Gustafsson & Sjögren (GoS) are back with two new watch models. The line continues to evolve in a conservative manner (aside from the Damascus steel that is). Patrik Sjögren and Johan Gustafsson have found that their customers …
A Military Longines Marked With the Coat of Arms of a Long-Gone, Eastern European Monarchy
Some of the greatest watches in history started out with a military purpose, and we've featured more than a few. Today's find is a very old and very interesting Longines from a nation that no longer exists. This 1939 Longines is signed with the coat of arms from a country …
Grönefeld GMT06 Tourbillon Minute Repeater is the Wednesday Watch at Motoring Exposure
As an avid reader of the FratelloWatches blog you probably know that I write for some other websites and magazines as well. MotoringExposure.com is one of them, every wednesday they publish the ‘Wednesday Watch’-article. Today, the Wednesday Watch is about the Grönefeld …
Restoring a Heuer Monaco PVD
You may recall that back in October, Calibre 11 posted an interesting Monaco project that was for sale in Singapore- a chance for a very brave soul to bring back a what looked like a PVD Monaco from very poor health. Almost exactly two months later, we can now bring you the …
A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Daymatic
Last week, A. Lange & Sohne released a preview of their new Lange 1 Daymatic timepiece. It will be introduced next month, at the SIHH show, in Geneva Switzerland. The original Lange 1 premiered over 15 years ago, and has been a icon of the prestigious Glashutte manufacture …
"Tag Heuer" brand unaffected by Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods sponsors are still rethinking their long term association with the golfing great, but the reeling golf great’s mug still looms large in Boston, where the luxury Swiss watches he’s touting remain big sellers. In fact, Tag Heuer watches may even be getting more …
Auctions work well for premium timepieces in a down economy
It's not just eBay that attempts to sell luxury items to the highest bidder. Many other auction houses still run auctions the old fashioned way. In fact, were any of the watches in your personal collection acquired through an auction like the one mentioned below?Following …
TAG Heuer Calibre 1887- Update
A quick update on the Calibre 1887 controversy, which if you’re not familiar with you can read about at this link where the story first broke The issue has created an amazing amount of column inches and threatened to over-shadow the build-up to TAG Heuer’s 150th anniversary …
