Omega Speedmaster Olympic Collection Timeless 39 mm Stainless Steel

SIHH: Images from A. Lange & S?hne
During my visit with A. Lange & S?hne at SIHH last week, I had an opportunity to snap some images in and around the booth, including a few of the new timepieces. The big story this year is the brand’s 165th anniversary and the three Homage to F.A. Lange pieces in Lange’s proprietary honey gold. The new Annual Calendar was also very well received. SIHH guests mingle outside the Lange boothThe booth entrance featured a large Zeitwerk-inspired clock that naturally displayed the current time digitally Noted watchmaker Philippe Dufour admires a Lange movement at the boothAt SIHH, Lange introduced a black-dial version of the Zeitwerk, known internally as the “Phantom”. To be read at night, the Phantom’s numbers must glow, but charging the luminescent material is a challenge when the numbers are hidden behind the dial most of the time. Lange solved the problem by creating the dial from a “reverse sunglasses” material that allows UV light through,

PRESS RELEASE: Longines Twenty-Four Hours ¨C The Watch used by Swissair Navigators
Longines Twenty-Four Hours ¨C The Watch used by Swissair Navigators

The casual collector.
This is in response to the thread for the serious collector (re:Location, Location, Location) without derailing that thread from it's purpose. To begin, I am quite often amazed at the attention to detail and intricate knowledge some of our members have in this hobby. I am equally impressed with the lengths to which some members will go to finish a particular watch correctly or fill a gap in their collection. These serious collectors are the repository of knowledge and the arbiters of what is correct or not correct for a particular watch or brand.However, I suggest that the casual collector is the most common type of collector. This is the person that buys what they like, whether it is correct or not, and wears their collection for the simple pleasure it brings. As an example, and speaking only for myself, I'll describe how I see my role in the hobby.I'm not running a museum. I just want a nice watch to wear that is aesthetically pleasing (to me) and keeps time...accuracy is a nic

The new World............as in Navitimer
Purchased a Navitimer World from Govberg (George).Silver dial and subs on a brown croc with deployment buckleExpected delivery is 6/30.Pictures to follow

Some before and after shots
For some reason, I have never been one to "leave well enough alone".Invicta Speedway with original black strapInvicta with new Havana brown strap and deployment closureOrient with original bracelet (which I like a lot)Orient with black strap and deployment closure