Seiko Prospex Automatic Black Dial Black Ion-plated Men's Watch SRP633

Tim's Horology At Halftime: The Best Of 2015 To Date
Welcome to the 2015 ¡°Horology Halftime Show,¡± presented by hindsight. The official arrival of summer means that Baby New Year clich¨¦s are as dead as your old Synchronar 2100, and in our era of instant analysis, it¡¯s high-time for a look back at a few?of high horology¡¯s best moments so far. Sit back, read on, and celebrate the finest plays of 2015¡¯s first two quarters.Boldest Move: Patek Philippe Calatrava 5524G.While the speculative impact of the Apple Watch has inspired the largest volume of controversy during the year to date, the most intense debate raged around Patek Philippe¡¯s first take on the evergreen pseudo-vintage pilot¡¯s watch genre. The Patek Philippe Calatrava Travel Time 5524G left some very self-important folks tying themselves in knots and exchanging CAPS-LOCK carbine rounds in online fora. For that entertainment value alone, the more jocular members of the enthusiast fraternity collectively owe Thierry Stern a free round at his favorite watering hole in Plan-les-Ouates

100 scale question
hi all,can someone explain or direct me to an explanation on the use of the 100 scale and what it measures?i understand the pulse-o-meter, tach and telemeter scales but cannot figure out the 100.i see it on the super ocean model as well as others.thanks

Why I Don't Like Quartz
I've been wanting to add a Breitling chrono to my collection for a while now but decided I didn't want another automatic. After researching the line I decided on the Colt II Chrono. It looked great in the catalog, good size, and I liked the 2nd second hand which is a minute counter when you run the chrono.So yesterday I went to the AD to try one on. I was shockedWhen I started the chrono the second hand started ticking away MISSING each marker as it went along. I let it run for a minute to see what the 2nd second hand did and it advanced to 1 minute also MISSING the marker. Both hands were exactly at 12 o'clock before I started it.I am shocked that a watch of this caliber doesn't have the indices printed correctly. Needless to say I'm not buying a Colt II.This is the second shock I've had with Breitling. The first one was when I looked at a preowned 2 tone Chronomat and the pushers looked like the plating had worn through. I later found out that they're not solid gold but "capped".OK,

AP repair process
Hi guys...I wanted to share my experience with getting my ROO repairedI purchased my new ROO about 9 months ago. It stopped keeping time well, so I took it to my local AD. They said they needed to send it to AP. Long story short, they said that I had compression damage to the watch that voided the warranty so it would cost me 2k to fix it. I said fine (not happy but what can I do)...I took the watch in on 5/30/13. I called today to see when it would be ready (i was first told beg of august, then end of aug) and they told me now that it would be ready in mid-september!!!!!!!!Over 3 months to fix a watch????!!!!!! Does this sound right or am I just getting screwed over?

Shipment into USA from Switzerland
My current collection is TTDJ II and BLNR. I was over in Switzerland a month ago and looked a several watches including Rolex and Panerai. They had a limited edition Panerai only sold by the Lucerne boutique. I did not purchase it while I was there but I recently have been enquiring and found out the boutiques in the US cannot get that watch. The sales lady in Switzerland said she could ship it to me. Has anybody ever had a watch shipped over seas and is there a problem coming through customs? Thank you for your input