Chopard Imperiale Quartz 36mm

Three Watch Brands That Surprised Us at Baselworld 2015
While nearly every watch brand exhibiting at Baselworld puts forth at least one notable headliner piece each year, those of us who cover the industry often find many of the new offerings to be somewhat on the predictable side. Occasionally, we’ll see something truly unexpected, like Patek Philippe’s Calatrava Travel Time, or Bulgari’s “connected” luxury watch, the Diagono Magnesium, both introduced at this year’s fair. And sometimes, some of the smaller or more under-the-radar brands will come up with something memorable that few would have predicted ¡ª mainly because few were probably thinking about them at all. Here are three pleasant surprises from WatchTime’s Baselworld 2015 tour.Herm¨¨s introduced a perpetual calendar watch in its new Slim d’Herm¨¨s collection.Despite its recent strides in luxury watchmaking ¡ª including its development of a very clever and distinctive complication for its Arceau le Temps Suspendu watch ¡ª Herm¨¨s is not g

Bring a Loupe: An Untouched Omega Speedmaster, An Unusual Breitling, And Other Interesting Finds (In
This week, you followed all the exciting SIHH novelties live from Geneva; today, Bring A Loupe returns with some really gorgeous vintage watches – or vintage-inspired, in the case of my favorite Grand Seiko. You will notably discover how a Speedmaster looked when it was sold in 1971, and admire a nicely preserved Movado. I have also found an intriguing bullhead watch from Breitling, and a not-so-great medical chronograph from Universal Geneve. This is your Bring A Loupe for January 22, 2016. An Omega Speedmaster Reference 145.022, NOS From 1971 1 OF 14 Finding an untouched example is a recurrent fantasy for watch collectors – probably not as frequent as a time-travel machine to stock up on vintage references, but not far off. Here, this Omega Speedmaster reference 145.022 follows this time-capsule logic: it was purchased in the UK back in 1971 and left in the box since, to the point that the bracelet links are imprinted on the watch holder. As you would

Vintage Hamilton Wesley
I recently bought a Hamilton Wesley.(770 movement)It appears to have been worn very sparingly (if at all).It is not quite perfect but looks new.It winds easily and seems to keep very accurate time.I am a new member still learning how to navigate around and get things done here.If I am successful, pics will be attached here.Three of the pics are from the advertisement for the watch(it came with a leather band)The other pic is a photo that I took with a Speidel expansion band.Purists may prefer the look of leather on a vintage watch, but I prefer the fit of an expansion band on my wrist.

Mythbusters - watch forum style: automatic winding
Alright, if you have any questions related to hearsay on automatic watches let's here 'em. A few to start:- Does the service interval lengthen if you let your watch wind down compared to keeping it on a winder?- Will a cheap watch winder damage my watch?- Is a watch winder necessary?

DD 40 vs PP Aquanaut Jumbo
Good day, TRFers.I've been enjoying this Aquanaut for years. Love the size, style, build, sapphire casebook, history and versatility.Just acquired this WG DD 40 and am really loving it. For essentially all the same reasons (except the caseback of course).Which do you prefer? Should I flip the old PP and just move forward with the DD?Thanks for your thoughts, as always!