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Wednesday, May 4 2011

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The Panerai L'Astronomo: The Most Compl 2000 icated Panerai In All The Land (VIDEO)

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 4. May 2011 21:16 |

The movement above belongs to a Panerai - but not just any Panerai.  It, in fact, belongs to L'Astronomo, the most complicated watch Panerai has ever built.  If you've never heard about this watch, don't feel too bad - only 30 of them were made and each was customized to …

Rolex Announces Gian Riccardo as New CEO

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 4. May 2011 17:11 |

Rolex has just reported that Gian Riccardo, formerly head of Rolex Italy, is the new CEO of Rolex. He will replace Bruno Meier, who became CEO in 2008 when Patrik Heiniger left. Patrik Heiniger was the CEO of Rolex from 1992 to 2008. Before that Andre Heiniger was the CEO …

Hands-On With The Rapport F3 Watch Winder + 15% Off The Entire Website (VIDEO Review)

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 4. May 2011 15:26 |

Watch collectors often spend several thousands of dollars on their wristwatches and balk at the few hundred it requires to keep it running in good working order.  A high-quality watch winder is a necessary part of the mechanical watch world, and today we have a hands-on …

ROCHET Predator

OceanicTime | 4. May 2011 12:11 |

By TLex I think this first thing to mention about the Predator from ROCHET (a French fashion watch brand) is that its MSRP is just 200€, so it's not expecting to win any awards for prestige or luxury, but might make a nice beater. Its Stainless Steel case measures 48mm x …

Citizen Signature Perpetual Calendar Watch

aBlogtoWatch | 4. May 2011 09:36 |

For 2011 Citizen's major new piece is perfect for the American market. If you want to check out their other cool stuff you'll need to take a little trip over the Japan (which would be nice... go support them). Part … Continue reading →

Timekeeper Chronometire Mystery Of Time: Table Clock Art

aBlogtoWatch | 4. May 2011 00:31 |

Picture this: a rather large table with a clock that rises out out the column style leg through the center of the table. The clock slowly rises up when a sensor is hit with light - meant to be activated … Continue reading →