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A Look at the Seagull 1963
The Seagull 1963 is one of the more intriguing watches to come out, or rather be re-released, in a little while. It got a lot of attention from watch forums and fashion blogs because, simply, it's a great looking and affordable watch with authentic vintage styling that refers to non-Swiss watch-making history. Sure, if you are a watch-nerd, you are probably aware of the Seagull brand as a major manufacturer of movements and watches (including tourbillons), but you also most likely don't own one. The movement in your watch probably comes from ETA, Ronda, Miyota or Seiko (yes, making big generalizations, but wait for the point). Yet, Seagull, or Tianjin Seagull, is one of the 4 (sometimes said 3) largest watch manufacturers currently in business.? But, in the US at least, you wont find Seagull brand at your local jewelry shop, in big department stores or at most on-line retailers; at least, not in the open.Case: Polished StainlessMovement: Seagull ST19 19 Jewel chronographDial: Antique s

Introducing: The A. Lange & S?hne 1815 Chronograph Boutique Edition (With Pulsation Scale)
Today we have a new release coming out of Glashütte – a new A. Lange & Söhne 1815 chronograph, boutique edition. As many of you know, the 1815 is the mighty Datograph's little brother, featuring the very same expertly finished and truly stunning manually wound chronograph caliber. In fact, some purists even prefer it to the Datograph for its lack of date, and thinner profile. There have been two generations of 1815 chronographs – the first looked like this, and the second like this. The difference between the two? The latter received an upgraded movement with longer power reserve, and a cleaner dial, void of a pulsation scale. Today, that changes. 1 OF 1 A funny thing about the 1815 chronograph is that while the new watch, with larger registers and no pulsation on the dial features a new movement, it is the original 1815 chronograph that has proven to be more popular among collectors. Perhaps it is that vintage-y pulsation scale dial, or a sl

Illinois Spotlight -- Ensign (Super Rare Dial)
With Tom and Tony, and all the new Incoming Ensigns,Why not do a spotlight on one of my favorite Illinois?The 1929 Ensign was also called a Kingston when it came witha sub 6 and 17J or 21J movement.The Ensign is a smaller brother in size to the Illinois Mate...Lots of people confuse the 2, and you see plenty of listingson ebay that are wrong, so look closely.The Mate has "Special Model H" on the inside of the case back.The Ensign has "Special Model B" on the inside of the case backlike this...The Ensign has lots of Movement choices607/15, 17, 19, 21The Ensign also came in engraved and plain versions...with White and Yellow and Green gold filled cases too.Sides:Back:Dimensions:34X28mmIt also has a cool inlay "Butler Center" on some dials.FF Notes:Price when new: $40 to $75Rarity: 1/6 to 4/6Production date: 1929Price Today: $145 to $450Time Period: DecoNow here is something you will probably only see hereat the WTF American...There are 3 to 4 known Black Dialed versions of this watch.Thi

Carbon Fiber.. Is it really?
I see a lot of watches advertised with carbon fiber dials, but some of them are in bright colors. From my experience with race cars both amateur and professional, I have never seen carbon fiber in a color other than black or a dark gray. I bought a set of fenders for my track car and the cf was black. I do know of a cf/Kevlar hybrid weave in red, blue and yellow, but the carbon portion of the weave is still black. It seems like it would be difficult to color the cf and still maintain the detail of the individual fibers on the dial. This is purely a guess, but I doubt the colored "carbon fiber" dials are actually cf. Given that there is no benefit to cf for strength on a dial, I would guess that the colored dials are really fiberglass or some other woven fabric that lends itself more easily to coloring. Does anyone know the process manufacturers use to produce "Carbon Fiber" in bright colors?

How hard is 5167 to source in the UK ?
Decided back in May that my next purchase would be 5167 on rubber strap. My first Patek.I have an AP RO and do not what another bracelet watch hence not considered the 5711.My usual AD told me should have one coming in end June/July and it still has not arrived.Happened to pass another AD last week that told have one in but someone was ahead of me and was viewing it on monday. It turns out that is the bracelet version and the other person has passed on it. Now been given the hard sell that Patek will not be supplying these as rubber only option and if pay steel price they will throw in rubber strap and deployment in for free( Still 2k more then rubber only version)Can anyone shed anylight if Patek are controlling 5167 supply with just rubber straps. If this is really the case guessing my usual AD will probably not get one in near future ?I'm not really keen to source from overseas due to possible VAT hit and ideally want totally brandnew watch ( 1st owner )Any advise/thoughts would be