Thursday, Oct 14 2010
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HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 40
Please welcome Stephen Hallock, President of MB&F watches as a guest on this episode of HourTime. He discusses getting in to the watch industry, dealing with the Swiss, and what it is like being in the luxury watch industry. Listen … Continue reading → Related …
Please Support Me In My Bid For An NAWCC Directorship
If you’re into watches and clocks you should be a member of the NAWCC. That’s my first message. As for my second message, I’m currently in the running to become an NAWCC director and my goal is to help the organization reach a much wider audience. The group, besides being a …
B&R Vintage Officer: Sexy
While I’ll admit that the words “vintage officer” make me think of a drunken war hero who graduated college, I’m quite enamored by the look of this new B&R chrono. It has a definite Speedmaster feel to it. Ir runs a nice ETA 2895 for the three hand version (the 123) and a …
Armin Strom X Virgin Racing Bespoke Timepieces: F1 Meets Traditional Watchmaking, The Upstart Way
When we first wrote about Armin Strom, we called them the boutique brand of the future. This 16-person shop makes everything on their watches IN HOUSE. The level of finish is superb, and it is one of the few luxury brands where the price you pay isn't helping to offset …
The First Chronograph With A Date: "A Wristwatch, A Stopwatch and A Calendar All In One!"
A chronograph with a date - seems simple enough, doesn't it? One would think, but it wasn't until the mid 1960s that one appeared on the market. Hell, the Rolex Daytona STILL doesn't have a date window today. The original Heuer Carrera reference 3147 was an ambitious …
The Rolex Explorer II 1655: In Honor of the Rescued Chilean Miners, We Bring You A Spelunker's Watch
If you haven’t been living in a cave for the past two months you know that 33 Chilean miners were trapped half a mile underground since the mountainside collapsed above them, shutting off access to the light and air above. Can you imagine spending 69 days underground? …
