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Tuesday, May 11 2010

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A Timeless Tale by Rolex in Berlin

Fratello Watches | 11. May 2010 21:55 |

Between the 5th of June and the 2nd of July 2010, the (Europe’s very first) Rolex boutique in Berlin is showcasing their most important or better yet, meaningful watches of their 105 years of existence. The watches are chronologically displayed starting with their oldest …

Hand Engraving and Hand Guilloché by Benzinger Watches

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 11. May 2010 21:20 |

This is a high-defintiion video of master watchmaker Jochen Benzinger, who creates fully skeletonized hand engraved timepieces. In the video, Jochen Benzinger shows off his process for hand engraving a guilloché pattern on a movement. The video also features many of the …

The Casio F91W Digital Watch: A Terrorist's Best Friend?

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 11. May 2010 20:10 |

The Casio F91W is a simple digital watch that will run you about $15 at your local Wal-Mart.  According to the United States Government, owning one is also reason enough to keep you as a detainee at Guantánamo Bay.  Not kidding. According to the Denbeaux study, which was a …

Is this your new iWatch?

WristWatchReview.com | 11. May 2010 17:15 |

Wouldn’t it be great if this thing were real? You could do all kinds of great stuff on your iWatch like slide to unlock and tell the time. Presumably apps would be a pretty limited – 2 inches by 1 inch won’t be a good battleground for Plants vs. Zombies – but a girl can [...]

27 Autographed AP's Hit the Auction Block For A Good Cause: We'll Be Bidding on Jigga's Tourbillon

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 11. May 2010 15:31 |

We love a good auction, especially when the proceeds are going to help a worthy cause.  Audemars Piguet has teamed up with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AID to sell 27 unique and personally signed timepieces at a sale that will end this coming Monday, May 17th.  The …

HELSON Shark Diver ETA (sneak peek)

OceanicTime | 11. May 2010 11:25 |

By TLex These are the very first actual pics to surface of the highly anticipated ETA version of the HELSON Shark Diver. The faded blue on white is very attractive! Stay tuned for more exciting news from HELSON watch company, coming soon! ©HELSON

AZIMUTH Xtreme-1 DEEP DIVER (OceanicTime special edition)

OceanicTime | 11. May 2010 10:15 |

By TLex Unconventional looking yet deeply cool; a utilitarian professional divers instrument with Rock Star appeal; Baselworld 2010’s most intriguing diver and OcenaicTime's most wanted for 2010. The AZIMUTH Xtreme-1 DEEP DIVER is due for release in the 2nd part of this …

TechnoMarine Watches Back On The Block

aBlogtoWatch | 11. May 2010 09:40 |

The build up was intense. Months of teasers and speculation to see what new CEO of TechnoMarine Vincent Perriard would do to the brand that desperately needed a refresh. At the same time, Perriard only had a few months because he was new to the brand - fresh out of his seat …

Audemars Piguet to Auction 27 Celebrity Signed Timepieces for Charity

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 11. May 2010 03:15 |

(May 12, 2010- 6PM EST) UPDATE: Since I published the original post, the Jay-Z timepiece has gone from $70,000 to $150,000. And the Scarlett Johansson timepiece has more than doubled as well, going from $7,500 to $16,000. (May 10, 2010) Audemars Piguet's US Press …