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Monday, Jun 13 2011

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Recommended Reading: "The Swiss Can Barely Afford Their Currency"

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 13. Jun 2011 22:01 |

If you've been eyeing the prices of any high-grade Swiss-made watch since 2009, you've seen not a steady rise in price, but rather a seemingly volcanic explosion.  The dramatic rise is partly due to the fact that the Swiss Franc is now worth 24% more against the Euro than …

NOON COPENHAGEN WATCHES OF DENMARK introduce new XL 50mm No. 51 Series

Watchismo Times - A reliquary of … | 13. Jun 2011 21:26 |

NOW IN 50MM SIZING! The Danish brand Noon has created a collection of watches that play with color & design and combine with an innovative new display. Seemingly simple, these watches feature multiple hemisphere discs, both transparent and opaque blending together to change …

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 13. Jun 2011 18:31 |

Jaeger-LeCoultre is one of the most respected horological brands in the world. Based in Le Sentier (Vallee de Joux) since 1833, Jaeger-LeCoultre is a true manufacture with the capability to produce mechanical movements, from start to finish, in-house. Jaeger-LeCoultre's …

REVIEW: The MeisterSinger Singular, A Relaxed Approach To Measuring Time (VIDEO)

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 13. Jun 2011 17:56 |

When was the last time you found yourself relying on that seconds hand to get an at-a-glance reading of the time? Sure, a smooth sweeping seconds hand can be beautiful to behold (as can a proper dead-beat seconds hand), but unless you work at NASA, you probably don't say …

HODINKEE Events: A Private Dinner with 2000 MB&F in NYC Thursday, June 16th

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 13. Jun 2011 15:01 |

MB&F might be the most exciting watch brand in the world.  When Max & co. announces a new watch, the world takes notice and the web explodes with coverage.  You might think that these Horological Machines are easy to come by - they aren't.  In fact, MB&F produced only 152 …

DEEP BLUE 3000m DEPTHMASTER

OceanicTime | 13. Jun 2011 12:06 |

By TLex I'm very pleased to finally (exclusively) unveil DEEP BLUE Watches’ newest model, the DEEP BLUE 3000m DEPTH MASTER. I can't remember exactly how far back it was that I first heard of their plans for a 3000m diver; it must have been a good 18months, possibly 2years …

MARCH LA.B JC1 Shadowplay Watch Review

aBlogtoWatch | 13. Jun 2011 09:11 |

Sharply dressed, the guys behind the newer MARCH LA.B watch brand are interested in how their designs fit in to the overall horological universe. The thing about watches is that it does not take a ton of training to get … Continue reading →

Reader Submission: BMW Watches

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 13. Jun 2011 03:56 |

Thanks to Ryan S. (from London) for this image which he took in Beijing. I found numerous BMW watches available for sale here, but none had this particular logo.