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MB&F Brings Kinetic Art By Bob Potts To Its M.A.D. Gallery In Geneva
Watches, especially the high-end, more animated ones are often referred to as "kinetic art." This time, however, with the aid of?MB&F,? we are taking a step away from timepieces to appreciate the beautifully animated statues of an American gentleman called Bob Potts. We have long known the so-called M.A.D. Gallery of MB&F to feature?exceptional artists, working in greatly different fields from building unique motorcycles to amazing guitars. And while each of those were astonishing in their own right, we feel the moving hand-crafted objects of Potts are what make our horologically inclined hearts beat faster; so let's take a closer?look at some of the pieces that will be on display at the Gallery until October.[vimeo 93151146 w=730 h=411]As Bob puts it: "My work is the manifestation of ideas that come to me from the natural world." And while there are exceptions, like this incredible?ancient ship called the Cosmographic Voyager with 18 simultaneously moving rowers, it is true th

Adolph swaddling history is on watches
In addition to his learning, Adolph Lange also attended classes at night in English and French at the technical college newly engaged. It was clear to him from the beginning that only in England and France it would be able to make progress he wished, for these were the two countries, which had been major advances in the science of the measurement of time.

My new SpeedmasterGoing Back!!!!
Just purchased my 1st Omega today....Chronometer Automatic Speedmaster!Several times it has stopped, right now as I am typing, 9:45 PM, watch says 9:30 PM. The sub second hand is moving, the minute hand is not.Very disappointed in this watch. I am sure, as you know there are fine Omega watches out there. I am not going to fool with repairs this early in the game, more then likely be more headaches then it's worth.Put my "Hammy" back on my wrist. Will be at Sptiz Jewelry at 12 PM to return it.BestBob

the new Bond looks good.
But still the 2254.50 looks better...

Maybe widening search for first watch... (Citizen and/or Seiko owners?)
so i STARTED OUT looking for a Seikoin my price range, trustable seller (even Amazon (themselves, not a 3rd party) sells SNKs and SNZs that aren't listed on Seiko's site, but i *suppose* that's ok), a design i want, and features i want is pretty challenging. i've widened the search to Citizen and maybe Pulsar (haven't seen many with features i'm looking for from Pulsar, tho). still trying to keep it in the under $125 range (i could fudge it a little. i'm looking at a Citizen BM8290-05E)THOSE OF YOU WITH CITIZEN watches how has your experience been with your watches? reliable? any of you have Citzens AND Seikos? how have the two compared reliability-wise and accuracy-wise (with quartzes, self winding, and the Eco-Drive)?edit: i've also noticed a complete lack of Seiko 5s in stores (as well as self-winding). does that mean most/all DO or DON'T have at least SOME shock protection? how about Citizens?