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Inside Dubois-Depraz - Empire Of The Watch Movement Module
Fresh movements come in these plastic containersOn an uncommonly warm day in early October I visited a place few watch writers go - the manufacture (well one of them) of Dubois-Depraz. High-up in the mountainous region of Switzerland's famous Vallee de Joux the factory sits among many famous watch brands. Dubois-Depraz is a key cog in the watch industry you know and love, but they don't make watches.Individual gears are meticulously tested for precision and utilityUnlike the many curated tours of watch factories I am subject to, my guide at Dubois-Depraz wasn't a PR guide. He probably just spoke English a bit better than the other people there. The manufacture is operated by two of the three Dubois brothers, and it has been in the family since its inception in 1901. The component maker currently is comprised of three locations, and I got to visit the most important facility - the assembly plant.The air of the facility is very industrial. There is a bit more hustle and bustle here than

Swatch Celebrates The 2010 Vancouver Olympics: Happy Games, Sporty Friends, & To The Top Watches
Fun watches for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics from Swiss Swatch. These seasonal watches are pretty neat - for the occasion. Here is a mini review of the trio. Each has a function aside from being Olympics related, that is except the "Sporty Friends" watch, which has an image of the Vancouver Olympics cartoon mascots. Back to that in a moment. By the way, this month I am giving one of each of these watches away on Luxistwatches-dealer. Once a week until they are all handed out. To enter you can look for the giveaway posts here at my Luxist page.The three watches aren't a limited edition as far as I know, but are likely only part of a special production for this season and after that will end. So they are good thing to get if these winter Olympics games is special to you. Prices are quite reasonable at between $55 - $110 dollars each.Most mainstream of the three is the Swatch "To the Top" watch, that is 41mm wide in plastic (these are Swatches, they are most all in plastic). It has

Hands-On: With The New A. Lange & Sohne Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase (Live Pics + Pricing)
This week in Glashutte, A. Lange & Sohne introduced the Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase, the first of three new watches we can expect to see from the brand at the coming SIHH in Geneva. We brought you all the details right here, but we were also present at the unveiling and managed some hands on time with the new Grand Lange 1. Read on for our impressions as well as pricing details. 2 OF 18 The moon phase display on the new Grand Lange 1 is situated within the familiar dial layout in a way that maintains identity while commanding attention thanks to its richly detailed execution. There is no real compromise here in the integrity of the classic Lange 1 design language, a rare feat for a moon phase. In the flesh, each of the 382 individual stars adorning the continually rotating disc create a life like impression of depth. 3 OF 18 The visible L095.3 movement is classic Lange in design and finishing. Equally impressive is the movement’s svelte dimensions. Th

This is either....
a very interesting "transition" Conquest or a franken:http://cgi.ebay.com/LONGINES-3-STAR-...ht_3111wt_1167Anybody want to take a guess at why it caught my attention?

10 days and still beating ... Pam233 on the yellow gator..
Well, it was last tuesday when I fully wound my pam233.. And 10 days past since then; and it is still beating.. Keeping perfect time.. So they should have called it 10 Days instead of eight ..