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Monday, Apr 23 2012

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Habring² Doppel 2.0 Split-Seconds Chronograph

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 23. Apr 2012 21:51 |

Austrian watch company Habring², the same guys who made this foudryante and dead seconds timepiece, recently introduced a new split-seconds chronograph - the Habring² Doppel 2.0. Twenty years ago, under the tutelage Günter Blümlein, Richard Habring played a major role in …

Hands-On With The Piaget Altiplano Skeleton in White Gold: Live Pics + Official Pricing

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 23. Apr 2012 20:11 |

Ask most guys under the age of 50 if they'd wear a skeleton watch, and they'd say "No f'n way."  The reason for that is, up until recently, most were relegated to regal, almost faux opulent designs that were just a little too ornate, a little too "blingy" in the most upper …

REVIEW: 121Time Custom Build (Part 2)

WristWatchReview.com | 23. Apr 2012 16:06 |

  Yesterday, we started taking a look at the custom build process that 121Time offers to the public; today, we’ll pick things back up with the build process, and start taking a look at the watch I built with them. After you’ve picked all the options for the watch itself, …

A Look At An Obscure Vacheron Mono-Pusher Chronograph From 1930 And The Fake One Selling On eBay Today

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 23. Apr 2012 14:56 |

Imagine a cushion shaped mono-pusher chronograph wristwatch from a storied brand like Vacheron Constantin, that dates to 1930.  A watch such as this is surely a valuable one and the type of thing an auction house like Sotheby's, Christie's, Antiquorum, or Bonhams would love …

History of Heuer III: 1950s

Calibre 11 | 23. Apr 2012 13:46 |

By the start of the 1950s, the post-war boom in sales of chronographs to war veterans was beginning to tail off, leaving Heuer with additional manufacturing capacity. The decision was made to branch out into the sale of non-chronograph watches to make use of this otherwise …

Bulgari GG Gefica Hunter GMT Moon Phase Watch Review

aBlogtoWatch | 23. Apr 2012 12:16 |

It is hard to begin a review of a watch like this. There is just so much to say, and I don't know where to begin. So many elements of the watch and its history merit discussion - and I … Continue reading → No related posts.

Omega Seamaster 300

Matt Baily | 23. Apr 2012 06:21 |

Omega Seamaster 300