Friday, Jul 22 2011
articles: 10
Announcing The Winners of John Reardon's Patek Philippe Men's Wristwatches Reference Guide
Today marked the selection of three winners of the book Patek Philippe in America Reference Guide: Volume I Men's Wristwatches by John Reardon. Our winners are Jason, Jimmy Margulies, and Brandon. Congratulations! All were shocked and surprised by their good fortune! A big …
HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 73
We discuss "sand in a watch," Ellicott, and Patek Philippe. We also discuss what would happen is sand gets into your Patek Phillipe (answer: watch funeral). Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 73 here. Download the MP3 here. … Continue reading →
Swisstek Jet-Setter Watch Winner
Not a man of many words, Swisstek Jet-Setter limited edition watch winner Tim D. is certainly enjoying the watch he won in last month's aBlogtoRead.com watch giveaway. According to him: "The Swisstek Jet-Setter Watch is classy with a touch of … Continue reading →
Recommended Reading: Calibre 11 (Re)Discovers The Heuer Easy-Rider
Earlier this week, we saw one of the few remaining Heuer mysteries cracked under the will of Jeff Stein and company. Today, we've found a look at an entire line from Heuer that you're likely unfamiliar with, the Easy Rider. A low cost alternative to Japanese quartz …
Porsche Design P'6250 Compass Watch
Porsche Design unveiled a new compass watch in March at Baselworld, the P'6250 Compass. Available in a limited run of 911 pieces. The P'6250 watch has a three-hand display on the top side. Powering the time and date display is the self-winding Swiss made Sellita SW300 …
SHANGHAI TANG Scuba Class 888
By TLex The SHANGHAI TANG Scuba Class 888, a truly Chinese diver! It takes its inspiration from the PRC's Yuan Class Type 041, the newest diesel-electric submersible watercraft in the People's Liberation Army Navy and is the first dive watch to be inspired by China's …
OMEGA & Michael Phelps 'Shanghai Boutique Visit'
By TLex Below legendary Olympic Swimmer and OMEGA brand ambassador, Michael Phelps doing a spot of watchmaking with some local kids at OMEGA's Shanghai Boutique. Here he can be seen sporting the new Planet Ocean with the OMEGA exclusive Co-Axial calibre 9300/9301 in-house …
Timex Andros J. Crew Diver
Timex and J.Crew have continued their popular collaboration with the creation of a retro style dive watch. It comes in a stainless steel case with a rotating bezel. Quartz movement. Water-resistant to 100 meters. Nylon NATO-style strap, with pin and buckle closure. Retail $175
The Most Interesting Man In The World Wears A Panerai
Mike Horn. You might not know his name, but you've probably heard of him before. He's the real life version of Dos Equis' "The Most Interesting Man In The World" character. Blasphemy you say? Well how about this for example: in 1999 he circumnavigated the Earth along …
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore GINZA7 Watches
The March 2011 series of disasters in Japan really sucked for them, and it still sucks for them. It was like a triple play of Armageddon leaving even Godzilla offering to help pick up the rubble. Joking aside, much of … Continue reading →
