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Do you use a smartphone to browse watches-dealerwatches-dealer? If you do, you are now enjoying a much better view of the site, thanks to our new smartphone screens we rolled out recently, and we would like to hear about your experiences in the comments below.Half of our visits come from smartphones and tablets, and while most tablets will continue to enjoy the full desktop experience of the site, we have needed for some time to address the needs of smaller screens (and bandwidths) without compromising functionality, ease-of-navigation, or the amount of information we display on a page.Easier To ReadThat's the goal of a site with articles - it needs to be easy to read. For smartphones, we cranked up the font size and tossed out the sidebar so the text columns fit the screen.Solid Smartphone NavigationLook on the upper-left of the view on your smartphone, and you'll see a new navigation menu button. It's called a "hamburger menu," those three parallel, horizontal thick lines you see at

Who invented the winding mechanism by movement of a rotor?
Who invented the winding mechanism by movement of a rotor?Some say it has invented by the watchmaker Abraham Louis Perrelet from Le Locle in about 1770.Other historians attribute the invention to the young watchmaker Hubert Sarton born on November 3, 1748 in what is now the Belgian town Li¨¨ge. Hubert Sarton is said to have invented the winding by rotor in 1778.The watch historian Joseph Flores is of the opinion that the invention must be attributed to Hubert Sarton and he has wrote a book about it. An interesting summary of this book can be found here.I for my part do not know it. Both schools of thought have points going for them as well as some opposing their view.On the eve of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, Mr. Flores is to present his findings in a get together of watch historians and watch creators alike at the Salon GTE in Geneva. The Salon GTE being the exhibition of the independent watchmakers and watch engineers. It is held at the International Geneva Conferen

Thanks to This Subforum...Incoming
I just want to thank the people who post their beautiful watches here. I'd never considered buying an AP until browsing through here. Now thanks to another perfect deal with Thanh/Takuya (and the great prices synonymous with him), I got my first AP.image.jpgAlso thanks to those who posted in older threads about sizing of the RO bracelets; I bought a 1.4mm Horotec screwdriver which did the job perfectly.

Michael Schumacher AP Pics
Here are the official Schumacher piece pics. I think they copied Jocke's idea of fitting a red date wheel!

Omega Seamaster GMT Pics
I have since put the watch back on it's bracelet but here's the GMT on a leather strap. Just sharing.