Jacob & Co. H24 Five Time Zone Automatic H24RGDD

Greubel Forsey & Philippe Dufour Present Le Garde Temps Naissance d¡¯Une Montre Project
The centuries-old traditions and?know-how in?horology, as awe-inspiring, interesting, and technically unique as they may be, are feared to be soon forgotten, as?the newer generation ¨C the much needed "fresh blood" ¨C is hardly motivated to consider taking the long road that leads to them understanding, practicing, and hence, preserving these?invaluable assets. It is with this reason in mind that Greubel Forsey and Philippe Dufour conceived the?Le Garde Temps Naissance d¡¯Une Montre project that was officially launched in 2012?¨C?the fruit of an "obsessional desire to research, record, and transmit the techniques involved in traditional handmade watchmaking."Images courtesy of Le Garde TempsWe may as well stop right here for a moment. Stephen Forsey, Robert Greubel, and Philippe Dufour: these three watchmakers surely need no introduction to most hardcore watch enthusiasts out there. The?former two are primarily known for their unique, highly complicated and exceptionally finished creations

Oak & Oscar Burnham Review
Over the last couple of years Oak & Oscar has slowly, but surely built up a solid following. Many brands do this, but what makes it particularly interesting in this case is that founder Chase Fancher started this process a couple years before actually having a watch for sale. In fact, we first met the Chicago native not on US soil, but in Basel, at one of the horrendously over-priced coffee bars within the shows halls. It was there that Chase first told us about his brand, his initial watch, the Burnham, and his goal to make something great.Fast forward and Oak & Oscar have become one of the more talked about micro brands of the year. Between a strong following of friends and fans from the #watchfam and #redbarcrew scenes on instagram, his brand got off to a very strong start. He also participated in our Wind-Up: NYC event, where his booth was regularly full of intrigued watch enthusiasts.Before getting to the watch, part of what set Oak & Oscar apart was that he wasn't try

Fine blog about chronographs and stop watches
§ STOPWATCHES § is a great accumulation of interesting history and watches about Omega, Heuer, Minerva, Lemania, etc. Shows examples of actual watches from several collectors including the blogger who is very expert and others including a couple of mine. Informative and entertaining. You will miss 2/3 of it unless you click on black blank box near bottom that may read =: post piu vecchi.

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Went to the lake with my son

Quality of Omega is getting bad?
Omega users in a Taiwan Omega forum complained about the quality of Omega. A PO's crown has the problem as shown in the pic. Another user also complained about a similar problem.I would like to know whether your Omega's quality is good? (I am considering to buy a SMP 007 ^^)Pic borrowed