Panerai Luminora Automatic Titanium Men's Watch PAM00296

TIME TEST: The Year in Watches
For those who may have missed it, this was our featured article last week, and it was so popular, we’ve carried it over. Say goodbye to 2009 with this WIS quiz on some of the year’s top stories. To see how you did, or to ensure a perfect score, scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the answers. 1. What watch brand ceased having its movements certified with the Geneva Seal and instead introduced its own quality seal?A. Vacheron ConstantinB. Roger DubuisC. Patek PhilippeD. Piaget  2. Which of the following brand CEOs did NOT resign or get fired during the year?A. Fabian Krone, A. Lange & S?hneB. Georges Kern, IWCC. Michael Nieto, Baume & MercierD. Manuel Emch, Jaquet Droz  3. What major change took place at Rolex effective Jan. 1, 2009?A. It stopped sending its movements to COSC for certification.B. It discontinued its Tudor line.C. CEO Patrick Heiniger resigned.D. It relocated its movement-making operations to Geneva so the movements would

Master Collection question...
I own a master collection moon phase and for the sake of having the moon display "clear of hands" I started the chronograph and stopped it in a way that hands(chronograph seconds and 12 hours counter) don't eclipsed the display. My question is: is there any problem in not reseting chronograph to its original position(12) ?Thank you in advance.

Newbie here
Hey all.My interest in watches has been recently re-ignited since a doctor I work with showed me his new Hamilton, (it's a Khaki from what I can gather.) Pretty impressive quality and great style.I haven't worn a watch regularly for upwards of 10 years, so I shopped around a bit and settled on this for the time being:Amazon: Skagen Men's 809XLTTM Carbon Fiber Dial Titanium Watch: Skagen: WatchesBring the hate or the "plebian" remarks, since I know it's probably not up to par with more refined tastes, but I wanted to get something decent to just get me started on the idea of even wearing a watch regularly again. Tried this one on at a department store and was impressed by the comfort, styling, and thin case. And you can't beat Amazon's 50%+ discount off retail. No brainer.I aspire to own a Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic in the future. I may end up putting on my wedding gift registry later on instead of buying it myself. ;) I don't think I'm going to get into watch collecting, but I do a

Incoming Grail!
Part of the JULY INCOMING....it wasn't until yesterday that I patiently awaited this piece to arrive. This has been my own personal grail piece from Rolex since I joined RIS/WIS hood. Thx to ScottD! The package arrived last night and the first thing I noticed..."Wow....gently loved and cared for!" I'm keeping the caseback stickers altogther until I have the Thomas Preik Caseback installed tomorrow. :DI sized it to fit on the clasp pushpin system and shot some sunlight pics today. Also thanks to my banker angrymofo. Can't wait to show him this Friday night at hockey. :DWhen the sunlight hits, I am just mesmorized!Hmmm, wonder how it would look with the Milgauss clasp on it?Thanks to the WTF Community! I now have my Grail Rolex!

Apple introduces the iWatch...
I came across an interesting article and wanted to share. To avoid advertising the site I've cut and pasted the article into the message. Take a look. Apple makes computers, tablets, phones, portable media players, TV set-top-boxes, displays and a dozen other things, but to date, it hasn¡¯t made a wristwatch. Oh, wait, actually, it has! It¡¯s called ¡°the new iPod nano.¡±Sure, battery life will be a problem when you leave that screen on the whole time, but you could just act like it¡¯s an LED watch and it¡¯s nighttime by hitting the button to see the time.People have dreamed of fancy computer watches for a long time, and they¡¯ve recently become a reality in a sufficiently usable form. LG started the latest upswing trend by introducing a watch phone concept at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show.Apple may not have intended the nano to be used this way, but the above Flickr (Flickr) photo from Kei Ogikubo leads us to believe that maybe tablets aren¡¯t the only geek fantasy that Apple is recently