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Grand Seiko Anniversary Limited Edition Comes to the U.S. Market
At Baselworld Seiko officially launched three limited edition Grand Seiko timepieces as a part of the brand’s 130th Anniversary Commemorative Collection. All three models house a newly developed mechanical hand-winding movement, and all three will come to the U.S., market, albeit in very small numbers. Find pricing and wallpaper inside. The design of this limited edition pays faithful homage to the now-collectible original Grand Seiko model from 1960.Until last year, Grand Seiko was available only in Japan and a very limited number of retail locations elsewhere, but now enthusiasts in over 20 major countries are discovering Seiko’s finest timepieces.The caliber in these timepieces, 9S64, is entirely new. Like the original 1960 model, it is a mechanical hand-winding movement with excellent timekeeping performance, and the new caliber uses the latest Seiko high technology. The mainspring is Seiko’s proprietary ¡°SPRON510¡± alloy. The balance spring is made of another rece

Proud new owner of a 2254.5
Got my 2254.5 earlier this week. A big thank you to Diver88 for helping me find it. I got the last one the store had. I'm already thinking about the PO 45mm...I think Im addicted. I doubt I'll ever actually use this watch for diving as I have another dedicated dive watch. I just cant picture reaching around the rusty wrecks of NJ and destroying such a good looking watch!

Watches on Mars
from NSA:Watchmaker With Time to LoseJanuary 08, 2004Garo Anserlian, master watch and clockmakerGaro Anserlian, master watch and clockmakerBrowse ImageThey said it couldn't be done. But in the sleepy little town of Montrose, California, nestled in the hills surrounding JPL, master watchmaker Garo Anserlian of Executive Jewelers is perfecting a timepiece for hundreds of Earthlings bound to Mars' irregular day. Past the glass cases of what looks like an ordinary jewelry store is a workshop where watches are losing 39 minutes a day.Rover controllers have to monitor Spirit (and soon, Opportunity) all the time; this doesn't just mean 24 hours a day " it means 24 hours, 39 minutes a day. The martian day is longer than Earth's, but this minimal variance can amount to physical and mental fatigue. Every day, team members are reporting to work 39 minutes later than the previous day."Everything on this mission is based on local solar time on Mars," said Julie Townsend, Mars Exploration Rover avio

Blue goodness, or is that an overkill?
Well, kinda a hoarding, eh?Best.

New Lineup!!!
Well, after reviewing my Panerai Line, I have realized that my 560 and 564 is too similar (especially since they are both not sandwich style) So I decided to let go of the 564 (The titanium was nice at the beginning, but i wanted to feel the watch so this was the one to say bye bye)Out with the 564 and In with the new 1320! I think my line is complete for now....or at least until next year! enjoy!