Wednesday, Aug 24 2011
articles: 9
Urwerk Releases A Pocket Watch For The Technophilic Dandy
That’s not the Terminator’s gallbladder you’re looking at there. It’s actually a pocket watch made by Urwerk, a noted designer of extremely high-end timepieces for folks like to think they are Jules Verne. The watch, called the UR-1001 Zeit Device, tells the time down to …
Two Dudes Show Us Their Really Hardcore Patek Philippe Tattoos: Seriously, What Is Going On?
Is someone going around offering watchnerds money to ink up their skin with horologically flavored tattoos? It sure seems like it, because hot on the heels of that guy with the diamond-dial Rolex set to 4:20 permanently afixed to his wrist comes these two jokers. The first …
KAVENTSMANN Bathyal BRONZE (low-tech meets hi-spec.)
By TLex In German, ‘Kaventsmann’ is a term used colloquially to describe hefty objects. It is also used to describe rogue waves, a natural phenomenon whereby large waves seem to spontaneously occur far out to sea. The name BATHYAL refers to the bathypelagic zone lying …
Urwerk UR-1001 Zeit Device Pocket Watch
Today, Urwerk has introduced a modern interpretation of the pocket watch. Not your typical pocket watch though. An ultra complicated pocket watch that keeps track of not only hours, minutes, seconds, day/night, date, month and year - it also displays the century (100 years) …
Introducing the Urwerk UR-1001 Zeit Device Über Complication: From One Second To One Millennium
Urwerk has done did it again. Announced just this morning is a true "uber complication" of a watch, the Zeit Device. What the Zeit Device can do is absolutely astonishing, and takes the concept of perpetual time keeping to a brand new level. The Zeit Device UR-1001 marks …
And if you want a digital alternative to the Eos? Check out YES Watch!
I have to give credit where credit is due. I had never heard of Yes Watch until I wrote the post on the Martin Braun Eos, and a reader suggested their timepieces as an alternative. One obviously benefit is that they’re quartz (rather than mechanical) so they’ll be a lot …
Wristshot: Longines Column-Wheel Chronograph
Read about Longines Column-Wheel Chronograph here.
Omega Seamaster 1948 Co-Axial Chronometer Watch Hands-On
Driving in London is bad enough, but during the 2012 Summer Olympics it is going to be even worse. Omega will be there. Omega is always there. I hope they have a few private helicopters for the event (or hotels … Continue reading →
Just Because: A 1958 Omega Constellation Cal 505
This 1958 Omega Constellation is an uncommon reference 2887-2 and represents a great value for the money in today's market. The 2887-2 is a screw-in version of the 2852 and houses a caliber 505 automatic movement made by Omega. The 505, along with the 501, replaced the …
