Jacob and Company Five Time Zones Diamond Mother of Pearl Dial Unisex Watch JCM24DA

Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch
We knew it was only a matter of time before some of the big names in the electronics industry dove into the burgeoning smartwatch category, and Samsung is the second of the big guys to announce, after Sony's SmartWatch 2, with their recently introduced Galaxy Gear smartwatch that debuted today.As you can guess from its name, the Galaxy Gear is part of Samsung's larger Galaxy lineup of mobile devices, and it shares some of the design language those other devices have. It also shares an operating system - the Galaxy Gear comes equipped with Android 4.3. A real draw are the ready-to-use, specially made apps to help keep using the Gear interesting. While I can't be absolutely certain, this seems like it would make development for the device much easier than some of the other smaller brand watches coming out, as folks won't have to learn a whole new language to code for - they'll just have to adjust for the limitations of this wrist-top device.Also similar to a phone? Battery life. They're

Hands-on with the Smiths/Timefactors PRS-36
Reverso, shmeverso. ?Forget limited editor Jaegers with fake agency logos. ?If he could, Don Draper would have strapped this Timefactors' new Smiths PRS-36 to his wrist as he handed Jean his whisky and walked into his next pitch. ?Slide the ¡®36 out of its zipped, padded case and this watch looks to have come straight from the era of single-breasted suits, narrow ties and three Martini lunches.Making a modern watch with vintage style but without vintage schtick is a challenge, and it's one Timefactors has managed rather well. ?For a start, there's none of the modern ¡®let's take a classic design, ram steroids down its neck and and put a strap on it!' stuff going on (take note, Tudor). ?The 316L marine-grade stainless case is a distinctly understated 37mm. ?It's less of a shrinking violet on the wrist though – it actually feels as though it wears slightly larger than a 40mm Breitling Aerospace. ?That's mostly down the way the cushion case shoulders step down to the lugs. ?It'll stil

Unusual Omega watches you've seen in your travels
Here's one from the 30s I believe.

Nice black dial Gilbert with diamonds on the bay. Is it rare??
Is this a rare dial? Have not seen one like it before.

Stainless Sky D
Hey TRF,Are there any SS Sky D for sale at an AD in the USA? Are we still waiting for Rolex to start shipping them again??Thanks,NB