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Wednesday, Jan 5 2011

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The Gallet MultiChron Commander and Petite: In Honor of Rosie the Riveter, We Found Watches Perfect For Her

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 5. Jan 2011 23:11 |

Expectedly and unfortunately, vintage watch collecting is dominated by men. But this is something that we would love to change. And what better place to start than by showing you what was at its introduction one of the first chronographs made for use by women and men: the …

The Gallet MultiChron Petite: In Honor of Rosie the Riveter, We Find A Watch Made Just For Her

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 5. Jan 2011 17:56 |

Expectedly and unfortunately, vintage watch collecting is dominated by men. But this is something that we would love to change. And what better place to start than by showing you what was at its introduction the first chronograph ever made specifically for women: the Gallet …

VIDEO REVIEW: The Christopher Ward C60 Trident GMT, An Affordable And Authentic Automatic GMT

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 5. Jan 2011 15:36 |

Since its introduction by Rolex in the early 50's, the GMT complication has proven to be one of the more endearing and useful functions, even adorning some of our favorite watches (such as this very early Rolex GMT. Developed initially in cooperation with Pan Am, the GMT …

Vacheron Constantin Quai de l’Ile Retrograde Annual Calendar Watch

aBlogtoWatch | 5. Jan 2011 09:46 |

One of my earliest "controversial" articles that made the watch industry raise its brow was on the first release of the Vacheron Constantin Quai de l'Ile watch collection from back in 2008. I more or less panned the concept and … Continue reading →Related posts:Vacheron …

SIHH 2011 Montblanc Collection Villeret 1858 Vintage Pulsographe

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 5. Jan 2011 09:11 |

(Click image for gallery - 2 photos) Ahead of SIHH 2011, which starts in a few weeks, Montblanc has just released images of the Villeret 1858 Vintage Pulsographe, a chronograph that features a pulse scale for calculating pulse rates. This is an in-house chronograph, …