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Wednesday, Apr 18 2012

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Girard-Perregaux Highlights The OTHER Talents Of Young Watchmakers With "New Face Of Tradition" Microsite

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 18. Apr 2012 22:36 |

Girard-Perregaux is, as we mentioned on Monday, making a major push into the 21st century.  They've got a new website, a new owner's club launching very soon, and a new blog for gentlemen (other types of men, need not apply).  Today we caught word that GP will be launching …

OMEGA Seamaster 300M James Bond BULLET

OceanicTime | 18. Apr 2012 17:56 |

By TLex See how Omega inserted the bullet into the James Bond 007 50th Anniversary Seamaster Co-Axial 300M in this cool animation . . .

REVIEW: Pyle Snorkeling Master

WristWatchReview.com | 18. Apr 2012 16:01 |

  Wait a minute – isn’t Pyle an audio company?  As a matter of fact, they are, and that’s likely how you’re the most familiar with the brand.  However, we’re a little more interested in watches here, so we’ll take a look at one of their Snorkeling Master models. The …

Hands-On With A Breguet Resonance Watch The World Didn't Know Existed: Rewriting Watchmaking History

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 18. Apr 2012 15:36 |

Yesterday we showed you what could be one the most important collections of modern watches (20th century - now) in those of Henry Graves Jr and his grandson Pete Fullerton, which will be available via Sotheby's this June.  Today we are showing you what could be one of the …

VIDEO: Design Agency Demonstrates Innovative Touch Sensitive Filming Using 1960s Rolex Oyster Precision

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 18. Apr 2012 15:36 |

Remember when we showed you what was probably the very first Lytro photograph?  Well London creative agency Berg has taken existing cinematic techniques and produced a similar result to a Lytro photograph, but with a much more detailed and exact interface.  And, they …

RESCO Bullfrog Heritage 2ndGen

OceanicTime | 18. Apr 2012 12:46 |

By TLex Here are a few renders of RESCO's 2nd Gen Bullfrog HERITAGE in its various iterations. The watch is looking really good! Nice clean professional dials. The gold text, hands and indexes are a perfect match with the black dials; especially digging the gold SEALs …

Watch Case Materials Explained: Ceramic

aBlogtoWatch | 18. Apr 2012 10:26 |

Contributed by İlker Özcan, who is a professional Materials Engineer and owns a small R&D company (www.ndsgn.com). In this article on watch case materials we have decided to write about ceramics. Ceramics are possibly the least understood of the materials … Continue reading …

Breguet Tradition 7047BR Tourbillon Fusee and Chain

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 18. Apr 2012 08:41 |

One of my favorite new timepieces at Baselworld 2012, was the Breguet Tradition 7047BR. The Tradition collection, originally introduced in 2005, is very unique in that the movement mechanics are on the dial side of the mainplate. This configuration allows the wearer, or any …

RLH Watch Events by aBlogtoRead.com: Los Angeles & New York City

aBlogtoWatch | 18. Apr 2012 02:21 |

Get ready for some offline watch love. Real Life Horology (RLH) is an event series that aBlogtoRead.com will facilitate dedicated to bringing you together with watch makers and other watch lovers. The idea is simple: sign up (below) as a … Continue reading → Related posts: …