Monday, Feb 21 2011
articles: 4
A Longines Doctor's Chronograph: A Serious Chrono with a Serious Movement
Ask a new watch collector to name the top brands of vintage chronographs, and Longines is not usually among the list. However, to many seasoned vintage watch collectors, vintage Longines chronographs made between the 1930s and 1960s are among the most desired. This is the …
Laurent Ferrier & The Galet "Secret" Tourbillon: A Master of Discretion Takes It A Step Further (VIDEO)
Ferrier's Galet Secret Tourbillon, With Dial HiddenWho is Laurent Ferrier, anyway? Besides being the winner of November's Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève for best men's watch, he's also a 37-year veteran of Patek Philippe. And, although he'd never admit it himself, he …
REACTOR Poseidon Giveaway
From TLex REACTOR Watches are the kind sponsors of this month's OceanicTime Giveaway. Up for grabs is their very latest diver, the POSEIDON; a beast of a watch measuring 48mm x 17mm and weighing in at 255 grams. It is depth tested to 1'000 meters, meets with (and in some …
SIHH 2011 Cartier Astroregulator
This is a short video that demonstrates Cartier's new Astroregulator, which was introduced at SIHH 2011 in January. The Astroregulator features a complication, that like a tourbillon, offsets the negative effects of gravity on the movement. Cartier spent five years …
