Ovechkin – Hublot Ambassador

I’m a hockey fan in the Washington DC area, so I’ve been following Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record. “Ovi” (“The Great 8”) broke the record with his 895th goal yesterday, with classy-as-ever Gretzky (“The Great One”) there to congratulate him. Fittingly, Ovi scored the record-breaking goal from his “office” – the left face-off circle – with a blistering slapshot and then dove across the ice reminiscent of the way he dove into a DC fountain while celebrating the…

Ovechkin – Hublot Ambassador

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Who is covering tariffs?

I bought a Farer last week, trying to get in before the tariffs hit. I then realized that I’ll pay the tariff on import so I wrote off to them asking them to delay the shipment. (I think there is a chance Congress will put a stop to this madness.)

Farer wrote back, at least right now they are covering the costs so net to their customers is the same!

Well done Farer. Anybody else have a similar story?

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One Engineer’s Struggle to Birth The Spring Drive

It’s 1977. Yoshikazu Akahane is a 31-year-old rising star in the engineering department at Seiko (then called Suwa Seikosha). He’s recently become obsessed with the idea of an “everlasting watch”. It’s a timepiece that tells time as accurately as quartz, but runs forever like a mechanical watch. No battery. No compromises.

One day, Akahane sees a bicycle speeding downhill. The bike maintains a steady spped. He notices the smooth rotation of the wheel and how the brake pads regulate its…

One Engineer’s Struggle to Birth The Spring Drive

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Bremont Meteor (new model)

I’m an old Bremont guy, I probably have 4-5 of them at last count and like most here have not been super excited with the new offerings. I will also admit that even in the old days they were still a tad overpriced but I still really like the airplane and automotive tie ins.. I’m sure a lot of you received the email recently about the Meteor and now that I see the pricing ($5000 ish) it actually doesn’t sound too high for what you get. I looked up the movement and its a modified G100 La…

Bremont Meteor (new model)

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Owner’s Feedback – Super-Squale Sunray

Hi everyone! I’m a new member here so I first want to say hello! I’m really enjoying the community here.

I’m starting my first thread to get some advice on a possible next purchase of mine. I’ve become very interested in Squale’s Super-Squale Sunray Grey Leather model. I’m really drawn to the case dimensions, bezel finish, and gorgeous sunray dial. I also hear the leather strap is next level. I love the history of the…

Owner’s Feedback – Super-Squale Sunray

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