Breitling Transocean 01 Automatic Chronograph Silver Dial Stainless Steel Mens Watch AB015212-G724SS

TIME TEST: It¡¯s Automatic
How much do you know about self-winding watches, past and present? Sharpen your pencil and set that cerebral rotor a¡¯spinning. Answers, as usual, appear at the end. 1. Which of the following automatic watches was launched first?A. Zenith El PrimeroB. Eterna EternaMaticC. Rolex PerpetualD. Omega Centenary 2. Which watchmaker is widely believed to be the inventor of the automatic winding system in use today?A. George GrahamB. John HarrisonC. Louis CotterD. Abraham-Louis Perrelet 3. Which company makes what are often called ¡°clones,¡± i.e., near copies, of ETA¡¯s most popular automatic movements?A. SellitaB. APRPC. Dubois D¨¦prazD. Ronda4. Which watch has a self-winding system with a linear oscillating weight rather than a rotor?A. TAG Heuer Monaco V4B. TAG Heuer PendulumC. DeWitt AcademiaD. Parmigiani Bugatti 5. Which of the following Rolex watches is NOT an automatic?A. Air KingB. DatejustC. Cellini PrinceD. None of the above. They are all automatics. 6. Which two compa

Are trends in watches based on marketing and mental conditioning?
There was a time when as far as I recall, most folk bought a plain simple watch with a dial, hands and hour markers. You know, the classical, dress-style watch. Then came the diver and more consumer uptake in chronographs, the wrist computer, all of which I think have taken " market share " as it were from the classical design. What if, instead of the divers' bezel, say the chronograph or GMT become the thing on a watch to have? Based on the belief that more divers' watches are sold than any other, I'm asking if this is a trend created by marketing and thus mental conditioning. I'm not saying we're playing ' follow the leader ' merely asking why it is we seem to like certain styles.What do you think pals? Y'all have a good week ahead nowZIN

Doxa - Rolex GMT Comparison Review
I've just finished a comparison review of the Doxa SUB 750T GMT and the Rolex GMT Master II.It's in the review section of a new site I set up calledwatchwabiThe site is embryonic and colourful (to say the least) but I want it to be a place where I can gather reviews of all different kinds of watches so if you have a review you want hosted, let me know. Also I'll link to a myriad of cool watch sites and forums and try to build up a collection of How To articles. Things like how to change a bezel insert or refurbish a case etc etc. Again, if anyone has sites they want linked to or watch databases etc etc, please let me know.As for the colour scheme, well I'm right into red white and blue at the minute. Hopefully the colours won't make people throw up before getting to the end of the review.Pete

Hamilton of the Day: 50th Anniversary Ventura-Goldtone
There seems to be interest in this collector's version of the Ventura. It appears to be very slightly smaller than the re-issued model but with a slightly larger strap.The dial on the goldtone version has a diamond chip at the 10 o'clock dot to signify 50 for 50 years but does not say "Electric" on the dial as does the sstl version. Both are Swiss Made. I am told that the goldtone dial is not really black but a very deep bronze with a brown croco strap.Each watch has a number under the crown xxx/1957 made (1957 was the introduction year of the Ventura electric).

Instead of lume...
Was out walking back from dinner tonight wondering how well I could see the lume on my 15300. Turned out I couldn't see the lume at all but the white/silver dial easily caught and reflected very low ambient light from just about any source. Who needs lume when the whole dial catches and reflects light?