Happy Friday, all.
It's a very exciting day. Just got in this new (to me) Type XX Transatlantique (ref. 3820st) along with a custom strap I ordered for that wonky 21mm lug width. Lemania movement 582Q, with flyback functionality and automatic win…
Continue readingArrived today! This watch features the world's first commercially available Swiss quartz movement (The Longines UltraQuartz was technically an earlier development but could not be mass produced). Derived from some elements of the Beta 1 and Beta 2…
Continue readingJust got this watch for $100… One of Citizen's High-Grade Crystal Sevens (has the same amount of jewels as the automatic Chronomaster at 33 jewels!) Couldn't pass it up, and the 33 jewel versions are pretty darn rare. Case finishing has add…
Continue readingFigured I'd share my first SOTC.
Casual/Dress:
Hamilton Fontainbleau, ~1970s
Longines Flaghship, ~2010s
LeCoultre Master Mariner Memovox, 1962
Jaeger LeCoultre Ultra Thin, ~1973
Tudor Prince Date+Day, ~2000s
Wyler Incaflex Triple Calendar, ~196…
Just arrived today – a Citizen Eco Drive One. Measures ~3mm thick – feels like I'm not wearing a watch at all. The dial is really amazing – looks completely different depending upon how the lighting in the room is (from a flat & dull finish, t…
Continue readingIf you could purchase watches (at the original asking price for the time but adjusted to inflation today, and brand new with box, papers, and warranty) and were locked into only being able to purchase watches produced in a specific decade, which decade…
Continue readingHi all,
I was wondering if Tudor still swaps out the movements for a watch when a watch is sent in to be serviced. If so, does this mean that you get another COSC certificate for the "new" movement that was put into the watch?
Thanks.
Continue readingI’m still loving this watch. A sporty GADA watch, really – especially on the metal bracelet. No buyer’s remorse! It’s unique, comfortable, and I think someone with 7+ in. flat wrists could pull it off even with it’s 55.6 mm L2L length. I’ve been wearing this piece consistently throughout the month…
I personally love the old rose logo – and if they brought back the “Big Rose” Prince in some format, that’d be pretty awesome (though very unlikely).
