Baume & Mercier Capeland Chronograph

Breitling Cockpit B50 Watch With Exclusive New SuperQuartz Movement
In-house quartz watch movements at Breitling? Pretty much, "yes," with the new Breitling Cockpit B50 timepiece in their Professional collection of watches. OK, so let's start by talking about the whole "in-house quartz" part of the conversation, as it is perhaps the most interesting, outside of the design of the watch. For years, Breitling has been sourcing high-end thermocompensated quartz movements from Swiss ETA. These come in a few varieties, but are contained in all the quartz movement-based Breitling watches, from their totally analog dials (three-handers and chronographs) to their various ana-digi (analog-digital) watches that have both traditional hands as well as two LCD screens. Breitling now pushes forward to create their own evolved movements based on the foundation that ETA laid.None of this means that Breilting is going to stop using ETA thermocompensated quartz movements in some of their watches (such as the famed Aerospace), but rather that they are adding a new flavor

Aark Collective: Unique Watches from Australia
It's a rare occurrence to come across a watch with a unique graphic vocabulary. We're use to seeing familiar elements, such as certain fonts and hand shapes that root a watch in either history or current trends. When something totally different comes along it's often jarring, though if it succeeds it can be very interesting and exciting.The new line of watches by Aark Collective, a young Australian brand, is a great example of a different take on the classic watch. Whether their bold and quirky look is appealing is really up to you, but either way, you haven't seen watches quite like these before.images from aarkcollectiveimage from aarkcollectiveBut before I even get to the watches, it's worth looking at the brand itself. Aark Collective takes a different approach from the get-go with a webpage full of striking imagery and abstract graphic art. Everything exudes a modern aesthetic that only a small handful of watch brands employ, namely Uniform Wares and Nixon. But while the other two

You really know you're sick when...
You don't wear a watch!I spent nearly a week without a timepiece on my wrist. Very odd.My one observation:My left wrist suffers from atrophy - I must wear my bracelets too tight.

On The Wrist Today Saturday 5/26/2012
Android Powerjet 9100 500M/WRMiyota 9100 26 Jewel Automatic Movement 28,800 VPH

I got the call!!!!
I'm one of two people on the waiting list. Said the other person hasn't called back yet. I said I was looking to flip something as part of the deal, so if the other guy comes in first with cash in hand, it's his. Only fair. Right?I'll be there saturday so if it's there, fine, if not, then there is always next time. May leave the flip watch there too as a credit if something similar comes to pass. Need to get all the box parts together before sat now. And maybe give the watch a bath. Ok, guesses accepted on what for what. Hint, I'm really liking the T on the sides of the Swiss recently...