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Maurice de Mauriac Watch Straps 2012
Daniel Dreifuss of Maurice de Mauriac in Zurich is as wild about straps as he is watches. Sometimes maybe even MORE excited. The boutique brand's founder is perpetually in search of exciting new straps, strap makers, and materials. This is a labor of love that has him looking for the finest ways to attach his watches to your wrist.I sat with Daniel recently to check out some of his 2012 creations and styles. Maurice de Mauriac is more about custom creations than it is about buying off-the-shelf designs. If you recall in my past discussions of the brand, Maurice de Mauriac wants buying one of their watches to be a bit like playing with LEGOs.Much of the straps you see are custom made or designed for Maurice de Mauriac. These are just a small selection of the many straps he is constantly offering. Lately, Daniel has been keenly interested in straps made from fine leather (such as Hermes), as well as woven leather style straps.The woven leather straps he has had custom made are supple, ri

Maurice Lacroix launched a new refined variant of the Pontos Decentrique GMT model
Maurice Lacroix launched a new refined variant of the Pontos Decentrique GMT model, who dares to the combination of pink and Brown.

Interview: Atom Moore: Watches Photographed Through The Eyes Of A Collector
Atom Moore, a New York City-based photographer, presents an exhibition of watch photography next month. "Watch Portraits" will open Thursday, September 3, 2015, with a reception at Sacred Gallery in SoHo from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. The exhibition will feature selections from two styles of photography Moore has developed over two years of working in the watch industry: macros, or extreme close-ups of one element of a modern watch; and mash-ups, or composites of images taken of several examples of the same model of vintage watch. 1 OF 9 On a searing late-August evening, Moore sat down with me in the Library Bar in the NoMad Hotel. We discussed what inspired him to photograph and collect watches. What began with a collection of Swatches (Moore owns “about 50,” by his reckoning) blossomed into a burgeoning collection that encompasses brands such as Jaeger LeCoultre and Breguet. Moore attributes this exposure to the wider world of watch collecting to R

SS&Co trench watch
I suppose this has come up before, but I can't seem to uncover the discussion via a forum search.I understand that possibly WWI silver "British" trench watches with movements signed "SS&Co." are Stauffer, Sons & Co., and that this company had a relationship with IWC in the first 15 or so years of the 20th Century, where IWC supplied SS&Co. with movements. The SS&Co signing was usually accompanied by a device of 3 triangles. I also understand that SS&Co also occasionally signed similar watch movements with "S&Co". Any of this ring a bell with anybody? I read one entry in a Google search of the subject that says SS&Co with the 3 triangle device are not IWC, but he doesn't say if that means the movement is good or if it's junk. I couldn't find anything further on this.

What makes a collector?
I have always considered myself to be a wearer rather than a collector and the question came up again when a forum member noticed that my ref. 1450 Speedy Pro bracelet is up for sale.Yes, the 1450 is considered to be the grail bracelet but since I acquired another 1498 bracelet (my personal favorite), the 1450 has been sitting in a drawer. I would rather have someone enjoying the 1450.Fr. John?