Seiko Chronograph Black Ion-plated Mens Watch SNDA21

F.P. Journe Octa Sport Watch
F.P. Journe is really pushing aluminum as its sport watch material of course. I've written in the past about not understanding why they would choose aluminum, which is a soft and easily dented metal for a super high-end luxury watch. It is very light, and I guess they like the quirk. Titanium has really usurped most aluminum use, but I think aluminum is still technically a bit lighter (just not stronger). The watch is just 53 grams in weight. According to F.P. Journe they used "high technology aluminum" (which is apparently the same used in Aeronautics).So like fragile race cars F.P. Journe's sport watches are nice to look at with good performance but you don't want to hit things with it. The watch even has bumpers on the sides. This concept started with the first F.P. Journe sport watch which was last year's Centigraphe Sport (seen below, and priced super high). Oh, and they call their sport collection the "lineSport" collection. It does wreak of a certain disdain for English, whereby

Watch What-If Breitling Navitimer
"Watch What-If" is a special column on aBlogtoReadwatches-dealer that asks the playful question "what if an iconic watch you know and love was offered in a different style?" The idea embraces a good timepiece's core design and has fun by offering new colors and material concepts to stimulate your senses. These ideas may be provocative, artistic, or just plain silly. This is about fun, Photoshop, and the celebration of wrist watch design and experimentation. The original design we work off will always be at the bottom of the article. The designs are brought to life by Beau Hudspeth who does the artwork and concepting after he and I choose the models and styles to focus on. These special design experiments are extremely time consuming and labor intensive but we hope you enjoy the results. Ideas and comments are more than welcome. Enough response may even lead to a round two of design of the same watch - so please comment below. You are also encouraged to suggest watches that make it into

Chopard Happy watches share a form of similar case with free floating diamonds in watches
Watches follow suit with their happy diamonds / Happy watches - share a form of similar case with free floating diamonds in watches. See the following three watches 18 k White or rose gold. Seen here are the polar bear, monkey, and watches Penguin. What I really like is that the animals are placed in the context of their habitat.

WRUW Monday, December 1st
Starting w my night time favorite. Eco-Drive DiverThe sun is up, so I switched to the Omega PO.

Incoming! Yes, I am excited!
I made a series of terrible mistakes yesterday...1 - I went into a jewelry store at a local mall when I saw they carried a good assortment of Seiko.2 - I took off my Orange Monster and started trying some different things on including some Ananto models.3 - Worst of all, I tried on a couple of Spring Drive models. One in particular caught my eye and kept me coming back. The feel of the watch on my wrist was excellent and the glide of the second hand was enthralling. There was a mirror directly behind the counter and the owner wisely had me look in the mirror to see the wrist presence of the piece. (sneaky)The salesman/owner of the shop was very nice and even though I was dressed casually in jeans and a t-shirt, he treated me very well and did not prejudge me. I think he was just happy to have a WIS in his store. At this point, even thought I was in love with a particular watch, I thought I was safe because I didn't have the cash or the credit to buy. Wrong! It turns out they of