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Ringing in the New Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Minute Repeater
Jaeger-LeCoultre provided watch fans with a special treat last week, when it announced its new minute repeater. The Master Grande Tradition Minute Repeater is a member of the Master Grande Tradition family, so it draws upon a classic heritage of watchmaking. But it’s also something new: this is the first time that Jaeger-LeCoultre has made an automatic minute repeater for the collection. (The previous Master Grande Tradition Minute Repeater was hand wound.)The new Minute Repeater is 39 mm in diameter. Its case is made of rose gold. It measures 12.1 mm thick. It has a two-level, concave bezel which slopes down towards an elegant, grained dial with silver coloring. The hour indexes are simple, applied rose-gold markers; the only numerals to be found on the dial are the small Arabics on the minutes track, all in a standard JLC font. The dagger-like dauphine hands have two facets: one is sandblasted and the other is polished, to pick up the light at all angles. A small seconds counte

Dietrich OT-1 Review
It's not too often we come across a watch that is really unlike anything we've seen before. Most designs play by at least some set of rules, and really wild things tend to be either very cheap or very expensive. Well, a few months ago I got the chance to meet Emmanuel Dietrich, founder of Dietrich Watches, and check out his designs, which were profoundly different. The watch had an odd shape, with crazy curves and geometry that spoke to a different idea about how watches should look and feel. The case alone really drew me in, with parts that veered greatly from the standard, and require very good manufacturing to pull off. The dial then had some wild things going on that simply pulled me in further.The concept behind the watches correspond to Dietrich's idea of organic design. Rather than drawing more from watches themselves or more man-made things (think automobiles and architecture) the design draws from nature. This isn't a new concept to design with people like Ross Lovegrove pract

1st Omega
Well. I just bought my first Omega( off TZ) it was sold for a great price and was just serviced. It is a SMP with the silver bezel. I hope I like it, I have had other dive watches in the past (invicta, Croton, Gevril, Rolex) but this is my first Omega.

Rolex Caliber 1570 26 Jewels
Hi,For some reason I cannot access the technical Forum. I used to have bunches of posts till the website switched over honestly I've been here for years. I've been following JBHII since his Invicta days at WUS.Anyway all that aside.Does anybody know if the 26 jewel 1570 has a quickset date?Thank you in advance.JL

Overpolished
This is a two-tone, 22mm, Pilot bracelet (350D). It is one of the most durable and comfortable bracelets made. But look at how the gold on the sides of the links is worn away.These gold links are stainless steel with a layer of gold on the top. This view of the end (where the gold is still there) shows how thick it is originally.This shot of the side shows how thin it has become.So where did the gold go? If it is polished incorrectly, this is the result. Two-tone bracelets present a difficult challenge. By the time enough metal is removed to polish the stainless steel rows, way too much can be removed from the gold ones. There is a way to polish these successfully, but it is tedious and requires patience and the proper training. Even Breitling will not polish as an only job. So the next time your helpful sales person offers you a quick polish you may want to think twice. The MSRP on a new one is up to $2750 now.Steve