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Looking At Liquid Metal Watches With Omega
The modern arms race with watches isn¡¯t about gears and pinions, but rather materials. It may appear that brands are hot on beating each others' movements but they know that such a war would be a joke. The race for the most accurate movement slowed to almost a halt when quartz watches hit the scene, and there are almost no new viable complications to be invented. The secrecy and excitement in the world of high-end watches is all in discovering, creating, and exploiting the hottest new materials.We¡¯ve seen this over the last 10 years more than ever. Ceramic, titanium, carbon fiber, silicium, and other new or previously under-utilized materials are more than common now. Even within those categories are new alloys, manufacturing techniques, formulations, uses, and colors. For those who only get hot and bothered by calibers, I say start looking outside the watch more often.In about 2009 Omega announced that it would be using a new type of material called Liquidmetal. What arrived soon afte

DSSD vs SD..
I thought you folk might be interested in thisI went along to the local AD for the Basel 2008 show and got my hands on the DS mock up. None of the "watches" had movements in them but the cases, bracelets etc were real and also the weight of the watches was correct.WOW it is a monsterEverything about the watch is stunning, the ceramic bezel, the bezel rotation, the bracelet, seems to me Rolex are heading in the right direction with the mods. But boy its big, I thought the SD was a big watch but check out the lugs on this baby :o....While I was there also tried this one for size. It's platinum, its big like all the 08 watches and it costs.. +$60k apparently.I don't think the DS is the one for me but I'm sure Rolex will release a new ss sub and that will be the one, Basel 2009 perhaps. The new bracelets are great with solid links and click micro adjustment built into the clap that allows the bracelet to be adjusted about 15 - 20 mm without having to remove springbars and links.I had a lo

Tip#8: Storing watches 'vintage' style
As the 'passion' grows, so does the collection, its like a cancer, it takes over your body, luckily not killing you, but filling you with happyness.But where to keep all those 'magical' finds? Well surely the valuable ones should be in the safe, but the 'day to day' the 'fun' ones to wear, where to keep them?A drawer? A Shoe box? No not me, my watches how ever humble, deserve to be in places of 'dignity and honour'So! I buy 'vintage' boxes, mainly wooden Georgian boxes from @ 1870 to 1910. These beautuful wooden boxes truly enhance your collection, see below.This is a 1910 oak box with a drawer:This is even older. It is a flight of drawers, about 1890. Each drawer has a tiny lock with a key. It is MAGICAL!!This Drawer holds my 1920/30 Elgin, still in its original box!This lower drawer has my 'watch Strap' collection, and the top one 'a loupe'How cool is that, and the cost. About $150 each

New into watches - Where can I obtain parts?
I'm pretty new into watches. I've read a few books and taken a few apart to see how they work. I have a few watches which I would like to repair, but I don't have any gears or parts. Where can I find parts at a cheap price? I'm tempted to buy this, but I don't know if that will do me any good. Help is highly appreciated.

New Prices List?
I heard some rumors that there will be an increase of Panerai watches in October. Anyone know anything?