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Tuesday, Apr 7 2015

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Recommended Reading: Petrolicious Profiles Bathys Hawaii Founder John Patterson and His Vintage Volvo P1800 (VIDEO)

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 7. Apr 2015 23:53 |

There is something about vintage cars that speak to mechanical watch lovers. I say vintage cars because they are void of circuitry and electronic doodadery that bloat today's automobiles. Several of the largest vintage car collectors in the world are also watch collectors, …

Hands-On: With The Tudor Fastrider Chronograph

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 7. Apr 2015 21:33 |

Tudor released quite a few attractive offerings this year at Baselworld. Its new North Flag model made headlines for using Tudor’s first in-house movement (caliber MT5621). Then we found out that this same movement drives Tudor’s new Pelagos diver. In addition to those …

Baz Persaud Horological Cuff Links Review

aBlogtoWatch | 7. Apr 2015 19:08 |

Obviously, we spend a lot of time here at aBlogtoWatch focusing in on wristwatches. If you survey the larger watch community (particularly on social media), you will notice that a lot of focus is also given to things you might call "wrist adjacent" (such as bracelets), and …

Instrumento Carbon Chrono Hands-On

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 7. Apr 2015 17:48 |

Genevan jewelry brand, de Grisogono, focuses primarily on producing unique, high-end jewelry pieces. To a lesser degree, they also makes watches, although this year they came out with a very cool new chronograph model in a carbon fiber case, called the Instrumento Carbon …

Hands-On: With The Sarpaneva Korona K0 Northern Lights

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 7. Apr 2015 16:53 |

Finnish independent watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva gave us a look at his new watches this year in Basel, and introduced a new member of the Korona family, the Northern Lights. The watch gets its name from the naturally occurring lights at high altitude regions in the northern …

What Kind of Person Will Buy the $17,000 Apple Watch Edition?

WatchReport.com | Real. Honest. … | 7. Apr 2015 16:38 |

What Kind of Person Will Buy the $17,000 Apple Watch Edition? As the on-sale date for the Apple Watch draws near, speculation grows as to exactly who will be buying the heavily-hyped wearable. Certainly we can expect to see the usual crowd of Apple fanboyz lining up outside …

Ventus Caspian Watches, Taking off from Kickstarter

WristWatchReview.com | 7. Apr 2015 15:43 |

Origin stories for crowd funded watches are long past redundant at this point, especially if you search out for these projects. What I really care about is how the watch looks, and is it a good enough value to jump in and take a chance. With the Ventus Caspian Watches …

Scurfa Watches Diver One Silicon Video Review

WatchReport.com | Real. Honest. … | 7. Apr 2015 15:28 |

Scurfa Watches Diver One Silicon Video Review The post Scurfa Watches Diver One Silicon Video Review appeared first on Authentic Watch Reviews | Watch Report | WatchReport.com.

Scurfa Watches Diver One Silicon Watch Review

WatchReport.com | Real. Honest. … | 7. Apr 2015 14:53 |

As the title states, this is a look at the upgraded Scurfa Diver One Silicon. You might remember the review that Michael Wolfe did on the previous version last year.. if not check it out HERE What Scurfa, and owner Paul Scurfield decided to do was give it some upgrades, and …

DuBois et Fils Re-launches Brand with Crowdfunding

WatchReport.com | Real. Honest. … | 7. Apr 2015 13:08 |

DuBois et Fils Re-launches Brand with Crowdfunding One of the world’s oldest Swiss watch names has used a very new idea to re-launch the brand and the results are nothing less than spectacular. Thomas Steinemann took over as CEO and owner of the brand in 2010 and went to …

Speedy Tuesday – NASA Artifacts In The Orland Park Library

Fratello Watches | 7. Apr 2015 12:23 |

A few weeks ago, we received an e-mail from Speedy Tuesday fan Mike who came across these wonderful displays filled with NASA artifacts at his library. This library is located in Orland Park (Illinois) and is a suburb of Chicago. NASA in Houston makes available certain …

Bulgari Diagono Magnesium Concept Watch Hands-On

aBlogtoWatch | 7. Apr 2015 09:23 |

The Bulgari Diagono Magnesium Concept developed in cooperation with WISeKey, a Swiss NFC technology company, is operated via smartphone and aims to replace wallets, keys, passports, and other sensitive data - all by swiping. The article Bulgari Diagono Magnesium Concept …

HANDS-ON: The Louis Vuitton Escale Time Zone

Time and Tide Watches | 7. Apr 2015 09:03 |

The story in a second: The Louis Vuitton Escale Worldtime made a huge impression at Baselworld 2014 for two reasons. It was so colourful! It was SO FREAKING EXPENSIVE.  LV has frankly shocked everyone by releasing a similar quality piece in steel at Baselworld at a price …

Hands-On: With The Bremont MKI And MKII

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 7. Apr 2015 04:03 |

At last year’s Concours D’Elegance in Pebble Beach, Jaguar announced plans to build six lightweight E-type coupes, exactly as they would have been produced in 1963. The original "Special GT E-type" project called for 18 cars to be built, though just 12 were actually …

Hands-On: With The Bremont MKI And MKII

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 7. Apr 2015 01:43 |

At last year’s Concours D’Elegance in Pebble Beach, Jaguar announced plans to build six lightweight E-type coupes, exactly as they would have been produced in 1963. The original "Special GT E-type" project called for 18 cars to be built, though just 12 were actually …

New G-Shock Gravity Defier Watch, G'Mix & More

Watchismo Times - A reliquary of … | 7. Apr 2015 01:43 |

The Ultimate Tough WatchNew Rose Gold Gravity Defier, Silver G'Mix & More!Born from a developer's dream of "creating a watch that never breaks." Guided by a "Triple 10" development concept, the design teams sought a watch with 10-meter free-fall endurance, 10-bar water …

Announcing: Fifth Annual Madison Avenue Watch Week, April 20-25 In New York City

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 7. Apr 2015 01:08 |

Following SIHH and Baselworld 2015, it’s that time of year again for Madison Avenue Watch Week here in New York City. During the week of April 20-25, participating boutiques located on Madison Avenue will be offering special events to give you an inside look at the latest …