Panerai PAM 307 - PANGEA

Introducing: The New Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Master Chronometer Chronograph For Baselworld 2016
The pre-Baselworld releases have started to roll in and today we bring you the upcoming new addition to the Omega Speedmaster Collection – the Speedmaster Chronograph Moonphase Master Chronometer. The watch was first announced in January and we're taking a look at it for the first time here at HODINKEE. 1 OF 2 The new 44 mm stainless-steel Speedmaster Moonphase features a blue dial with a moon-phase aperture at 6 o’clock, and is further set with 12-hour register and date sub-dials at 3 and 9 o'clock, respectively. This new Speedy also has a brand new in-house movement, the caliber 9904, which is made of 368 components and builds on the earlier 9300 series. The moon phase is both a Master Co-Axial and Chronometer and therefore is certified as a Master Chronometer. Additionally, the watch is now METAS-certified (the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology), which is a more thorough and intense certification than the COSC. The first METAS-certified watch was

USA Watch Service or others.
I recently aquired another Electric Blue SMP (Automatic this time). I got it at a killer deal (Couldn't pass it up) but it needs some serious love. The regular guy I take my watches to in town is great, but I'm not sure he could fix this one. I was wondering if anyone has used that USA Watch Service and if not, who would you trust? What could I expect to pay for such work? Looks like USA W/S will charge about $300 and they say they get it looking brand new. So...yeah.Here are some pictures of the watch. I know alot of you are going to I should have bought a new one. That's not really my style. I like to take things NO ONE wants (like this one) and turn it into something people will admire!As you can see from the pics she's had a pretty rough life.

Orange Monster has arrived
Atlast my OM has arrived today, what to say this machine simply superbwatch came in a small SEIKO blue color box. After initial checks I adjusted watch band myself (took just 5 min), was bit cautious about the pin and collar design, but it was pretty easy.had to take out 2 links from both side (i have 7" wrist).few observations:Dial - great!Crown design/location - goodbezel - superbband - very goodday-date feature - cooloverall feel - great!!!have to check the accuracy tomorrow

Factoid of the Day 2-29-08
Motion WorkThe motion work is a series of parts inside a watch that receive power from the escapement and gear train, which distribute and generate the watch¡¯s power. The motion work is responsible for actually turning the watch¡¯s hands.

Can you beleive it???
Last week, while visiting the Hamilton official site, I sent their Customer Service an email requesting some info. on a couple of older Hammy chronos I was in the process of acquiring. Specifically, I was interested in their production span. I told them I was guessing mid-'90s. I included the apparent series numbers from the back of the case. Just rec'd a written response to my inquiry. I quote "Many of the records for the 1980's and 1990's were not stored and so were lost. However, we are working on rebuilding our historical archive and therefore kindly ask you to send clear photos of the front and back of your timepiece in order to help you accordingly."Hell, I have copies of tax returns, bank statements, etc. from the 80's and earlier. Hard to believe the Swatch group doesn't do a better job of tracking their production. What do you guys think?