Chopard Mille Miglia Vintage Watch 161889-5001

How Manually Wound Watch Movements Compare To Their Automatic Counterparts
One thing we have noticed over the years at ABTW is, with watches, nothing is as simple as it may first seem. Take, for example, the humble automatic watch movement that we see in numerous watches today. This could be the reliable ETA 2892 or 2894 that are used by various companies, the Soprod A10 that is seen more frequently nowadays, or an in-house watch movement made by Omega or Rolex. Whatever the watch movement, the automatic rotor and its works is a basic complication that is seen so frequently that it is almost taken for granted.As we know, the benefits of an automatic rotor are constant winding of the mainspring and ¨C thanks to the higher average tension in the mainspring when the watch is being worn ¨C more consistent power through the gear train. This means the watch should keep better time as you avoid the diminished amplitude and associated rate loss as the mainspring winds down. It is also convenient in our hectic lives, when we may forget to wind our watch each morning bef

Awesome Ernst Benz Chronoflite GMT Watch
This was easily one of my favorite watches of JCK Las Vegas and my current favorite Ernst Benz watch. I consider this to sort of be a Rolex Explorer II on steroids, the 47mm wide steel case size might have a bit to do with that. Of course the style is similar to the Explorer II as well, just look at the GMT hand and the 24 hour bezel. Ernst Benz probably doesn't like all the comparisons to the Rolex, but most of you will easily see that. Then Ernst Benz starts with its own style. They indicate that the watch is meant to be retro inspired, which is part of the style of the finish of the bi-directional rotating bezel. Actually, the bezel is not my favorite part of the watch, though I would easily live with it. I like how the numbers are engraved into the bezel and darkened, but I would have done the polish on the metal a bit differently - minor point though.The beauty of the watch is in the large textured dial and very easy to read face. You can see that there is a nice circular texturin

Sat 3/20/2010 whats on your wrist
My New Zenith

I'm Having a Tough Time Deciding...
First post here on Rolex Forums so I am sorry if it is not in the right place. I am having a tough time deciding on which watch to get. My choices are...ROO PandaROO BumblebeeROO SafariAny feedback or suggestions would be helpful. Thank you.

First purchase help
Hey everyone, first off I want to thank all of you for the enormous amount of knowledge I¡¯ve acquired over the last couple of weeks being part of the community. I plan to purchase my first Rolex in 6-9 months. I want to be absolutely sure I pick a watch that I love and know it is the right decision. I am in between a black Sub with date and Yachtmaster with rhodium dial.My thoughts on the two are as follows:Sub: can¡¯t go wrong with it and is abolsutey timeless and classic. I see myself getting one disregard if it is my first purchase or not.Yachtmaster: still timeless and gorgeous, but also has the interesting appeal because you don¡¯t see those everyday.I¡¯ve always said I wanted a sub (even when I was in college), but then saw the Yachtmaster and thought oh wow that¡¯s what I want. Now I am torn in between the two.Would love to hear everyone¡¯s pros and cons and what their ultimate decision would be!Thanks!