Panerai Radiomir 8 Days Men's Watch PAM00268

SIHH Preview: Cartier Astror¨¦gulateur
Cartier’s in-house genius Carole Forestier takes a highly original approach to combating the effects of gravity on timekeeping. In a nutshell – quoting Cartier – “the escapement, the oscillator and the pendular seconds have been positioned on the rotor…”. Warning: trying to visualize an escapement mounted on a rotor may cause pain in the visual cortex. Let’s see how it was done…The Astror¨¦gulateur movement – Caliber 9800 MC – has been five years in the making and it is the object of four patent applications. The movement has been designed, developed, produced and assembled entirely within the Cartier Manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds.Watchmakers have long studied means to compensate for the effects of gravity on the balance spring; the tourbillon is perhaps the best-known mechanical countermeasure. The tourbillon carriage revolves on its own axis, typically in one minute, averaging out the errors and so canceling variations in

Any ideas on how much a TT1 metal bracelet costs?
Haven't found any out there on the internet.

Grand Seiko Roadshow & Astron Release Party coming to AZ Fine Time
A truly special occasion is on the horizon. The Grand Seiko Roadshow, a truly unique opportunity to see one of very few master craftsmen assemble a Grand Seiko movement, is coming back to AZ Fine Time! This time, however, is not just a Grand Seiko Roadshow like we have seen in the past. Seiko¡¯s latest and greatest technology, the Astron GPS Solar, will be officially launched and released during the Grand Seiko Roadshow Friday, October 26th from 2-8pm!GSRS2012.jpgGrand Seiko Roadshow and Astron GPS Release Party at Citizen Signature : Seiko Ananta Spring Drive : Grand Seiko : Arizona Fine TimeThis will be the 3rd year in a row we will be hosting this very special event. For those who don¡¯t know, here is a breakdown of what will be happening¡­- A Grand Seiko Master Watchmaker will be assembling a mechanical Grand Seiko movement here in our store. We will also have live video feed if you cannot attend in person.- We will be featuring all new releases from Seiko including the 1st view

Waltham Ladies' Watches
I am glad to see some ladies' watches being posted. As I may have mentioned, my wristwatch interests include Waltham's ladies watches, primarily from the dawn of American wristwatches ('teens and 'twenties). I have had this 1921 advertisement in my collection for quite a while. I love the technical details they included to educate (and impress) the consumer.1921_Marsh by JTreiman, on FlickrIn 1923 the movement used in the watch illustrated sold for $170 that is just for the movement. This is a 5-1/4 ligne rectangular movement (mistakenly described as 7-1/2 ligne) and was one of Waltham's finest. Note the gold jewel settings and gear train. [The photo is of a non-running example].5Lrect2889m by JTreiman, on FlickrThen you had to add the cost of the custom case. The watch shown in the ad is almost certainly unique. Imagine my delight when, not too long ago, this very watch appeared on eBay and I was able to win it.5412b by JTreiman, on Flickr

Here's One Not Often Seen Here
I couldn't resist this one. I've been really getting into vintage Omega lately. The Omega sport watches from the 60s/70s are so cool and the ability to get an Extract from the Archives confirming date of production and where the watch was delivered is a huge plus. This Seamaster 176.007 Chronograph totally blew me away. Blue dial, totalizer sub dial has turned tropic, orange airplane hand minute counter, 24 hr day night indicator. And a quick set date. Plus, it has the legendary 1040 Lemania movement and it Omega's first automatic Chronograph. It's just freakin awesome! Why aren't more people collecting these?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk