Rado Sintra 152.0332.3 Man:31x27mm / Lady:21x18mm Midsize Quartz Watch

Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch, Space Race
The Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch is among the most famous historic watches of all times, and it still happens to be produced today. Here is some more of the "back-story" behind the iconic watch: Chances are that at some point today you¡¯ve used a satellite. Whether TV, phone or internet, your digital footprint will have probably graced the heavens, tossed about by a network of delicate machines that shoot around the ball of rock we call home at over 18,000mph. But, 1,071 successful satellite launches ago, there wasn¡¯t a single man-made device orbiting the Earth. Then, on October 4th, 1957, the starting pistol fired and the Space Race began.The launch of the Soviet Sputnik 1 took US President Dwight D. Eisenhower by such surprise that he coined the term sputnik crisis in response to Russia¡¯s success. But Sputnik wasn¡¯t the only game-changing creation of 1957; the other was in Switzerland, in the shadow of the Neuchatel mountains: the birth of the Omega Speedmaster. To complim

H. Moser & Cie Perpetual Calendar Black Edition Watch
When it was released, the Perpetual Calendar was renowned for its simplicity and legibility.H. Moser & Cie. is proud of the fact that they are a small manufacture. In fact, on their website, they proudly proclaim that they are family-owned, that they take pride in complications that ¡°are simple and functional¡± and that every watch that they make is hand-built and finished.The brand itself dates back to 1805, but was acquired by the Dixi Mechanique Group during the Quartz Crisis. It was later revived in 2005 and one of its earliest and most notable pieces was its simply named Perpetual Calendar watch, which we had covered some time ago in 2010.The Perpetual Calendar Black Edition is the company's first titanium watch.Now that SIHH is behind us, we must look forward to Baselworld and H. Moser & Cie. has introduced a new version of their Perpetual Calendar watch, the Perpetual Calendar Black Edition. Unique to this watch is its DLC-coated titanium case- a first for the company, an

Hamiltons on display
Alas, I didn't bring a proper camera on this trip, so we'll have to make do with iPhone snaps...To celebrate completing my final class towards the master's and drafting the first three chapters of the thesis, I'm taking a few days to relax before, er, getting back to writing the thesis. Not exactly the right weather for a long drive in the convertible, but what the heck, it has heated seats. So off to the National Watch & Clock Museum in Columbia, PA!I chose the 1925 Ladies Bracelet watch (pocket watch which can be worn on the wrist) as my companion for the day. I would have taken a photo, but the one on display is in even nicer condition:How much would you bid on eBay for this grouping?There were fewer wristwatches on display than I had anticipated. The pocket watch selection, however, was vast. Here are a couple Hamiltons that left me breathless:Sigh.I stopped by the library in hopes that I could finally make a positive identification on my unidentifiable spiderweb-patterned dial

Pugostraps
Hi all.Here I am again after a long time, with my straps....for IMMERSION215.jpg216.jpg218.jpg220.jpg

Tag Heuer Grand Carrera - First personal impressions
Ok, I was at my AD on other business the other night, and he mentioned he finally got the Tag Heuer Grand Carrera's in stock. Not in the market to buy one, but I was very interested in seeing how they looked - especially after all the hype Tag seems to have drummed up over it. He had about 6 or so variations of the model. The Grand Carrera has a Tag Heuer in-house movement. One of the differences between a Grand Carrera & standard chrono is the actual subdial itself rotates, instead of the pointer. This seemed to be a bit hard to get used to the first few times I played with the chrono function, but after a few times it actually seemed like it would be easier to read at a glance than a standard chrono. Reason is the number you see in the subdial is the number you want.Ascetically it was quite pleasing & I was honestly pleasantly surprised. It has a curved faceted index, which gives the dial a 3-D effect. Even the busiest of dials seemed easy to read. The bezel is extre