Chopard Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Limited Edition Silver Dial Men's Watch 168535-3002

Gustafsson & Sj?gren Damascus Vile Watch & Oden Knife Set
This is the set that should have been for a while now. Swedish watch maker Gustafsson & Sj?gren (GoS) will soon release this limited edition watch and knife set. Johan Gustafsson is actually a bladesmith who specializes in creating beautiful Damascus steel. His work has been transformed into watch cases and dial in the GoS brand, but now you can get one of their watches and knives together in a beautiful set.Artisan type work with this aesthetic is either something you love or hate. You can't deny the incredible level of detail and work that goes into creating the complex patterns of this type of folded and then blacksmithed metal. What I really like is that between the knife and watch you get a range of different Damascus steel styles and patterns. The set really does include a large range of GoS's capabilities. Plus, given the nature of Damascus steel, no two pieces of metal look exactly the same.The watch has a rather funny name and is called the GoS Vile. Yea, don't ask why - m

A Week On The Wrist: The Glycine Airman No. 1
“During most of my journey from Bangkok to Calcutta, I was seated at the place of the First Officer, next to the commander in a DC-4 from Thai Airways. The captain explained to me in detail what kind of watch pilots from all nations would actually need. According to him this watch is not on the market.”Those words were penned in 1953 by Samuel Glur, a traveling executive with the Altus-Glycine watch company of Biel, Switzerland. His letter went on to list the requirements for the perfect pilot’s watch for the new era of intercontinental commercial air travel. The watch would be able to track two time zones on a 24-hour scale, giving a pilot access to both his local time as well as a GMT reference, important since GMT is the time standard referred to by air traffic control no matter where a plane is in the world. 1 OF 5 The resulting watch, the fittingly named Glycine Airman, debuted only months later, first presented in the U.S. with a white dial and pen

A cool feature of WTF...
I noticed this recently - so apologies for pointing out the obvious, but if you look at the green masthead at the top of the page, you will see lots of cool options there.For example clicking "new posts" will allow you to see ALL new posts across ALL forums.VERY cool One of the things I really love about this software is how easy it makes it to go from forum to forum - rather than having to stick in one place.If you haven't yet - give it a try and explore WTF - there is a LOT more here than just the Rolex forum!All the best,Harry

Today's Featured Vintage Watch Company, Gruen
One of the most important and prestigious American watch manufacturers was the Gruen Watch Company, founded by a brilliant father-and-son team of horologists, Dietrich and Fred Gruen. Among the first companies to sell wristwatches, the Gruens split their manufacturing between two continents, exporting American technology to Germany and Switzerland, and bringing German and Swiss traditions of craftsmanship to America.Dietrich was born in Osthofen, Germany, in 1847, and started his watchmaking career at age 15. In 1867 he went to America and settled near Columbus, Ohio. A hard-working young man, Dietrich was awarded his first watchmaking patent at age 27, in 1874. At 29 he co-founded the Columbus Watch Manufacturing Company; the successful enterprise was soon building complete watches in its own 300-employee factory buildings.Fred, Dietrich¡¯s oldest son, was born in 1872 and followed in his father¡¯s footsteps. In his youth Fred worked in his father¡¯s factory, then was sent to Germany to

Patek Case Number - Year of Production
Looking to pick up a Nautilus.No extract from the archives - but comfortable re authenticity But I have a case number 4148489Any way I can estimate a date of production?Thanks in advanceSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk