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My First Grail Watch: Manuel Emch
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're speaking with Manuel Emch, who, along with being a watch designer, was at the helm of Jaquet Droz, and?is currently the CEO of Romain Jerome. He also has a relatively rare distinction as having designed what he identifies as being one of his grail watches.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Manuel Emch (ME): My name is Manuel Emch and I was born and raised surrounded by watches. I come from a family of watchmakers and grew up in Grenchen, home of ETA headquarters. Needless to say, that the watch industry was imprinted in me from a very young age.ABTW: When did your fascination with watches start?ME: At the end of the 1970¡¯s we went through a big crisis in the watchmaking industry. Most of my friend¡¯s parents lost their jobs and it really

New to the game, a little help?
Hello all. I'm looking into picking up a couple of time pieces in the near future. What are your thoughts on Seiko watches? I've looked at tons of lines, and I feel like they have the best options within my price range (no higher than 500). Would you recommend a different brand instead? I prefer metal bands to leather, and preferably want a black face.Thanks in advance!

Ernst Benz Chronoscope - ETA 7750 - Issues
Hello,I just received an Ernst Benz Chronoscope (47mm) with an ETA 7750 movement. It was purchased used and appears to be in fine cosmetic condition but it does have an issue with the chronograph function. The watch stops running if the flyback hand is not sweeping. If I press the top pusher the flyback hand sweeps, the second push stops the motion and the lower pusher resets to the 12 oclock position. However, the second hand seems to stop as well. If the flyback hand is sweeping, the watch will keep running. In addition, the flyback hand will get hung up every once in a while as it approaches the 12 oclock position. So as long as the chronograph feature is running, the watch runs. Does anyone have an idea as to what this problem could be? Thanks in advance for your help.Mike

Bumblebee on Survivor Hornback = Bad to the bone
Finally got around to putting the Survivor hornback strap on my BB. It's rather stiff at the moment but should get more pliable over time. It's a great strap... AP Hornbacks are very well constructed. The strap gives the watch a very different vibe. Whereas the rubber strap imbued a sportiness to the BB, this strap is just sinister looking IMO. I like it!

Looking for an AP RO...
What do you guys think of Thanks fellas.Joey