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Monday, May 18 2015

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IN-DEPTH: How The Number Three Cigarette In America Made Heuer A Household Name

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 18. May 2015 22:59 |

In 1971, Heuer sold just 500 chronographs in the United States. Hard to believe, considering two years earlier, they had launched the very first self-winding chronograph movement with the Caliber 11 – found inside the Monaco, Autavia, and Carrera. Despite these commercial …

Product Launch: The GrillTimer™ By Little Griddle, A Watch Designed To Be Worn While, You Guessed It, Grilling

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 18. May 2015 22:24 |

In the words of Little Griddle Founder Jon Stein, "everyone loves to grill outside or knows of someone who loves to grill outside," and the GrillTimer™ is bound to be a grill master's new best friend. The GrillTimer™ is the first wristwatch ever designed specifically to …

Deus Ex Machina brand manager wearing Black Bay in editorial photo shoot

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 18. May 2015 20:29 |

Our friends at Hypebeast ran an article today showing Rob Fairweather of motocycle-lifestyle brand, Deus Ex Machina, wearing a Tudor Black Bay Blue wristwatch. It’s an editorial shoot, focused around a lifestyle that includes custom motorcycles, surfing, related clothing …

Bring A Loupe: Some Quick Thoughts On The Collectibilty of (Special) F.P. Journe Watches, As Demonstrated By Last Week's …

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 18. May 2015 18:19 |

F.P. Journe is one of the few modern watch manufactures that many serious collectors have any love for. Their watches are thoughtful, beautiful, wearable, and rare. That said, Journe watches have never exactly been auction house darlings – with modern pieces typically …

Elysee Sithon Automatic Video Review

WatchReport.com | Real. Honest. … | 18. May 2015 18:09 |

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Elysee Sithon Automatic Watch Review

WatchReport.com | Real. Honest. … | 18. May 2015 18:09 |

The Sithon, by Elysee Watches, is a timepiece that admittedly is a bit outside of my comfort zone since I’m one whose palate has become accustomed to the taste of larger than life tool divers. As the saying goes, “variety is the spice of life,” and the German born Sithon …

Blancpain Villeret Grand Date Hands-On

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 18. May 2015 15:49 |

This is a hands-on look at the Blancpain Villeret Grand Date, which we previewed before Baselworld. The Grand Date is available in either 18K red gold or stainless steel. The case measures 40 mm in diameter by 10.88 mm in thickness and features a stepped bezel. The case is …

TokyoFlash Japan Kisai Logo Wood LCD Watch; Simple or Cryptic

WristWatchReview.com | 18. May 2015 15:34 |

TokyoFlash Japan is no stranger to our site, and if you have been reading us for a while, you should know that they produce a wide range of interesting digital watches, frequently with very unique ways to show the time. For their newest release, the TokyoFlash Japan Kisai …

Inside The Restoration Of A World War II Hamilton 37500 Cockpit Clock

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 18. May 2015 14:14 |

War has a way of making things hard to get, and when it came to getting precision time instruments from Switzerland, one can imagine the priority the United States placed on that. As a result, the U.S. Government set about creating military specifications for timepieces. …

Armin Strom Gumball 3000 Collection

Fratello Watches | 18. May 2015 12:54 |

Cars & watches go very well together, we don’t have to explain this to you. A number of major car manufacturers seem to have a collaboration going on with watch brands. Formula 1, Le Mans, Daytona etc are being sponsored by watch brands for a long time as well. So why …

STUCKX RocK SAPPHIRE

OceanicTime | 18. May 2015 12:54 |

By TLex We know all too well about those pesky manufacturing delays that can arise in the middle of an already long wait for a pre-order. As Stuckx had to wait longer than expected for some of the ROCK's components (especially the dial), they decided to use of the time …

Tudor Style Watch Review

aBlogtoWatch | 18. May 2015 09:44 |

Are there watches with more exciting complications and movements? Sure – a Richard Mille or Urwerk, this is not. But those watches are also not as versatile. I’m guessing such timepieces, and even many of the Tudor’s peers, can’t go all the places the Tudor Style can for …

Blue Hours, Blue Days

Fratello Watches | 18. May 2015 08:14 |

MeisterSinger pr 2000 esents the Perigraph and the Pangaea Day Date with new dial. MeisterSinger manufactures unusual watches – especially made for people who don’t count the seconds. Besides the single hour hand, the manufacturer’s timepieces are characterized by the …

COMING SOON: Australian Watch Week

Time and Tide Watches | 18. May 2015 07:24 |

Next week, from Monday the 25th of May until Friday the 29th of May Time+Tide is flying the flag for Australia and focussing 100% on Australian watches. We’ll tell you a little more about our plans very shortly.  But right now I can tell you that we’re taking our …

Ferragamo, Versace and Versus to Show at JCK Las Vegas 2015

Watch Brands | 18. May 2015 05:19 |

by John Sealander   The jewelry industry’s premier event welcomes three of the world’s premier timepiece brands. For over 130 years, Jewelers’ Circular Keystone magazine has been the industry authority, keeping jewelry and watch retailers, manufacturers, and vendors …