Seiko 5 Automatic Silver Dial Men's Watch SNKL15

The Biggest of the Big: New IWC Big Pilot’s Heritage Watches (Live Pictures)
IWC Schaffhausen launched its first Big Pilot’s Watch (52-Caliber T.S.C) in 1940; for 75 years, that historic timepiece has held the title of largest IWC watch ever made. This year, however, IWC releases one that eclipses it. The IWC Big Pilot’s Heritage Watch 55 ¡ª along with its slightly smaller little brother, the IWC Big Pilot’s Heritage Watch 48 ¡ª made their high-flying debuts this week at SIHH 2016 in Geneva.When discussing watches available in two case sizes, one doesn’t usually hear the 48-mm version described by the brand rep as “the smaller of the two,” but that’s exactly what we heard today, so let’s start with that one. The Big Pilot’s Heritage Watch 48 has a case made of lightweight titanium, so despite its size it weighs in at a reasonable 120 grams. The watch (both watches, actually) has a dial with several new and subtle design features that make them more period-accurate: the triangle under the 12 o’clock posit

Concerning Time-Keepers (Horolgy)
'HOROLOGY'Origin: 1810 -20. Greek: horo (form of hora or hour)The necessity of having some mechanism for marking the passing of 'hours' has brought into existence an infinite variety of time-keepers, and 'this' variety has made the collecting of clocks and watches one of 'the most' interesting fields for the collector.Since 'men' (and I hope woman) must collect, how fortunate are they (we) when the objects of their search show the change and development of an artistic handicraft through a course of centuries.The first time keepers were water clocks or 'clepsyndrae' were used from the earliest times by ancient Egyptians. Where are they now?But the first portable time keepers were made in Nuremburg and were due to the skill of one man Peter Henlein who lived between 1480 and 1542. His invention from @1500, employed a long steel ribbon tightly coiled around a central spindle to maintain themotion of the wheels. These portable time keepers did did not come into general use for a long t

Inbound
So I have another piece coming in. Should be here tomorrow or Monday.This is a piece that I really did not understand the price premium but one day it just hit me. Now I get why it is so special. Again the devil is in the details as with all finer things in life.It is a 15XXX. Heart is pounding.

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Omega Seamaster 300M James Bond Collectors Edition Watch Back Mar 14, 2008 A new Omega Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond Collectors Edition watch will join the brand's popular Seamaster line. The new timepiece, limited to an edition of 10,007 examples, will feature a stainless steel bracelet, and a black bezel insert and matching lacquered black dial with a red Seamaster inscription. A provocative detail is the distinctive seconds hand with its 007 counterweight. This exclusive Omega Seamaster timepiece will be presented in an opulent leather presentation case, whose interior evokes the material of a fine tuxedo.The Omega Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond Collectors Edition watch measures 41mm in diameter, and has a screw-down winding crown, a screw-in helium release valve, and a convex sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment. The timepiece is animated by the self-winding Omega 2500 Caliber movement, which features the revolutionary Co-Axial Escapement and has earned COSC

Value of watch collection compared to annual salary
Hi everyone, Interested to know approximately what percentage of your annual income is ¡®tied up¡¯ in your watch collection (no figures necessary, of course)It goes without saying there are no right or wrong answers and I¡¯m certainly not looking to judge or use this as a guide because everyone is different. Just curious I suppose?!