Panerai Radiomir 3 Days Oro Bianco PAM376N

TimeFactors Speedbird III (PRS-22) Hands-On
Sit back, pour yourself a drop of your favourite and have a think…If someone told you that you could get a proper Flieger from a boutique maker, numbered case and dial, in-house design, screwed-in crown tube (none of this pressed-in stuff), 80,000 A/m soft-iron inner case and a top-grade ETA 2824-2 movement, what would you guess the price tag would read? ?¡ê3,000? ?Maybe a snip at ¡ê2,000?Now we've started, a couple more questions…Where would you expect this paragon of low-volume horology to come from? ?La Locle? ?Geneva? ?La Chaux-de-Fonds? Glash¨¹tte?And what would the logo on the dial read? ?Omega, possibly. ?IWC, perhaps. ?Breitling or Bremont, maybe?I'll bet you a pint in my village local (should you be lucky enough to find yourself in Bampton's splendid Morris Clown) that your answers are not, respectively, ¡ê470, Sheffield and Timefactors.From South Yorkshire, Eddie Platts, Timefactors' owner, has been shooting across the bows of the branded Swiss watch industry since 19

In-Depth: Le Garde Temps ¨C Naissance D'Une Montre, Greubel Forsey's Mission To Protect Traditional Watchmaking
What would happen if traditional watchmaking techniques died out? For Stephen Forsey and Robert Greubel, this thought was anathema. Their namesake company, Gruebel Forsey, relies on these very techniques to produce timepieces that have become lore among modern collectors. If these techniques die out, then their future, and the future of other high-end independents dies out too. So, to prolong these traditions, they joined forces with Philippe Dufour to create an incubator program for fully hand-crafted watchmaking called Naissance d’une Montre. One watchmaker was selected to be the recipient of what is arguably the finest collective of horological knowledge in existence, endowing him with the skills needed to create a watch, by hand, completely from scratch. 2 OF 6 Stephen Forsey, one half of the duo behind Greubel Forsey, describes the importance of safeguarding traditional watchmaking skills: Earlier this year, I had the chance to speak with Stephen Forsey a

Round Watch Tutorial, Please
What is the status of Hamilton's round dial watches among collectors?I'm new to vintage Hamiltons, but it seems the rectangular watches garner the lion's share of interest, with notable exceptions like the Piping Rock and Spur. Maybe I'm missing something, but searching through past threads I don't find as much discussion of Nords, Langs, Kirks and Secometers as I do the rectangular models.Are the round dial watches less desirable to collectors? Which models are the most desirable? What's the history of the round dials? Were they always less popular with the public? Are they "American Pateks" or just "good" watches? Please forgive my ignorance, but I guess I'm looking for a frame of reference to better understand the position of Hamilton's round dial offerings in the company's history. Aesthetically, I like the Nords, Stormkings, Secometers, etc but I know very little about them. I'd appreciate whatever lessons anyone might offer!piscator

Strap combinations that's just right...
My Trulli on a red crocodile that came off the Rhone-Fusterie and the RB2 strap on the red themes.....these 2 combos work for me. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Struggle To Focus on The Game
Do you ever find yourself having a hard time focusing on a slow basketball game when you can look at your Rolex instead?