Ball Trainmaster Fahrenheit Automatic Silver Dial Men's Watch NT1050D-LJ-SLF

Wondering How The Swiss Luxury Industry Will Handle Smartwatches? One Cheeky Watch Maker Proposes This Option
I've been close with Swiss watch designer Yvan Arpa for years, and I understand his particular blend of humor and unorthodox style. So with that said, his recent "announcement" about how he personally plans to benefit from the inevitable success of the Apple Watch (hands-on here) and other smartwatch devices, does not come as a particular surprise. Yvan Arpa cleverly sees a market in luxury smartwatch modification. See, for example, his mockups of a re-cased Apple Watch, in a novel solid gold case with loads of baguette-cut diamonds.Stuff like this is rather easy to make fun of, but you know it is going to happen. Yvan Arpa is just being entrepreneurial about an expectant surge in smartwatch popularity, and what could possibly be Apple Watch dominance of the segment for at least a good while. Further, he is sending a message to his high-end clients that, "don't worry, we can still do business together, even if you'll want to wear an Apple Watch." If customers used to wearing lavish mec

Grand Seiko Hi-Beat SBGH001 and SBGH005
A mechanical watch can have hundreds of parts, all obviously being very important. One of the most vital parts in a movement would be the escapement/balance wheel. These components regulate the accuracy of the timepiece. The escapement propels motion to the balance wheel and the balance wheel swings back and forth, acting as a pendulum, to regulate the movement of the second hand. The swinging of the balance wheel is often referred to as the "heart beat" of the watch, and with each beat, it allows the second hand to advance an allotted amount. Older watch movements had 5 beats per second (18,000 bph), advancing the second hand 5 "ticks" per second. Today, most movements have a rate of 8 beats per second (28,800 bph) or 8 advancements, that can measure up to 1/8 of a second. Starting in the late 60's, about 12 manufactures (one being Seiko) have made 10 beat per second movements (36000 bph) that seem to be extremely difficult to find from most manufacturers today.GSSBGH001-1 by J

New Thin O matic Question.
Hi all, I have just received the watch today Sat, that I had posted about earlier asking about the Hamilton 691 movement.. Excuse my photos,T'was done with my web cam,I'm gonna have to break down and buy a Dig camera. The watch looks very good. In three hrs of wearing,it's spot on so far.. Albeit tooooo early to tell,any great movement running stories yet. I have two questions,about the movement... The last question will be at the bottom,and it's about a concern that I have noticed,after receiving the watch... It's kinda scary.... First..I have a question about this micro rotor movement,that some of you may be able to help me with... I need to know about the hand winding option on this particular movement. Yes,I know it can be hand wound,I gave it a few turns (about ten) just to get it going this morning. I own a couple of 7750's,and a few 2824's.. Both of these movements have a safety feature (if you will) built in to help prevent a broken watch from too much winding... Can

ROO 44 with a suit
This has most likely been asked and beaten to death before, so my apologies in advance. However, with all the beautiful RG 44's being displayed lately, I was wondering how many of them get worn with a suit, or even a shirt and tie. Pretty expensive casual watch in my mind.

Looking for a certain strap
Hi All! My advance apologies if I¡¯ve posted this in the wrong forum, looking for some help from all you sharp eyed Rolex fans!In looking for a leather strap for my GMT II Ceramic, I came across this picture online and was wondering if someone here knows exactly where to source this exact strap.Also, I¡¯m considering purchasing a no-date ceramic Submariner. In your opinion, between the GMT II Ceramic and no-date Ceramic Sub, which looks better on a NATO strap and leather strap vs bracelet.Thanks!