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BEST FROM: watches-dealer & Friends December 6, 2013
We are now into the last month of year and this means Christmas is just around the corner. Therefore, to get into the mood and help plan your Christmas shopping, we will be taking a look at a couple of gift guides and wish lists. In addition, we also review new watches from Arnold & Son, Omega and Zenith. Next, we learn more about the history of ETA and why it is so important to Swiss watchmaking. Finally, we pay a visit to UK's premier watch exhibition, Salon QP.1. Editors¡¯ Holiday Watch Wish List Buying Guide For 2013The season of giving is soon upon us and if you are looking for some gift ideas, look no further than our Holiday Watch Wish List. Inside, you will find picks from all of us, ranging from high-end makes right down to your micro-brands, spanning a wide gamut of price points and also styles. Let¡¯s get shopping!Source: watches-dealer2. A Brief History Of ETA: THE Swiss Watch Movement MakerWe have all heard about ETA, but how much exactly do you know about this entity ot

Newbie Vintage Omega Seamaster Questions
Hi there,I'm looking at buying myself a vintage Seamaster as a wear everyday watch, the ones I really like the look of are the ones from the 50s/60s, the more simple ones with no date on.I read all the Vintage Seamaster posts on here last night (took me a few hours! - quite fascinating, and made me even more interested in getting one!!) to get a bit more information - I've got to say some of the knowledge people have on here with Omegas is phenomenal - & hopefull you'll be able to help steer me in the right direction in choice of watch.I've got a couple of questions;1. Would there much difference between a 50s seamaster compared to a 60s seamaster in say terms of reliablity etc.?2. Would you go for a manaul or automatic movement?3. Which is the best calibre to go for?I looked at 3 watches in a Vintage Omega shop in London the other day, all look fairly similar and close to what I'm looking for, and i'm thinking about buying one of these threeThey were a SM Deville 1967, calibre 601

First IWC - Portuguese Auto versus Portofino?
Hey all,I'm about to buy my first IWC (in fact, my first real watch), and I'm kind of torn between the Portuguese Automatic and the Portofino Vintage. I found photos online of exactly the two that I looked at this afternoon at the IWC store in Beverly Hills (see attached).Can anyone offer any advice about these two watches? I'm an attorney, so looking for something to wear with suits, but also to wear on weekends or daily with jeans, etc. Love both designs, and get that the Portofino is a little more old school.If you've owned one or both, or just have any thoughts about them, I'd love to get some advice. They appear to be the same price essentially.Thanks!movadobaby_2136_496167041.jpg12661376776_2.jpg

A Meeting Of WTF Members .......or.....Fun With Watches......
....As some of you might remember, I have been asking ....( erbegging) for fellow WTF members in the bay area to come and visit me at one of the antique markets I do around here.....well, Timeliz and Boxcar ( Richard) turned up this last weekend and we had a ball...........we looked at all my watches, but as I had a particularly successful weekend, I had a much smaller showing than I would have had earlier in the year .....but we had fun looking ....and Liz herself was wearing a drop dead gorgeous curvex style Bulova, with applied gold numbers, and one of the cleanest sharpest dial I have ever seen .....a 30s watch I betcha ..........and I remember seeing Richards watch ....but don't remember it ....( ah the brain of an ADDer....big holes where you don't expect them ) .....anyway....as Liz and I are of a height, and Richard towered over both of us ....it was she and I who chatted at each other a mile a minute .....but all 3 of us are most assuredly WTF kind of folks ....watches watches

How water resistant is the GMT Master II
Is anyone aware of any aftermarket testing on the GMT IIc maxi-case. I know it is only officially rated to 100m, but with the trip lock crown I am guessing it is much better. Has anyone tested this in a chamber to see how low it will go?