Seiko Sportura FC Barcelona Chronograph Black Dial Men's Watch SNAE93

Goldpfeil Vianney Halter Seven Masters Watch Available On James List
You need to be a pretty serious watch nerd to know who Vianney Halter is, but you need to be an even more serious watch nerd to know what Goldpfeil is. Goldpfeil is a failed brand that sought to create watches made and designed by star independent watch makers who are members of the AHCI. A few models were produced and among them was this one by Vianney Halter. I am not totally sure why Goldpfeil was not a commercial success but the very similar Harry Winston Opus concept did end up being a commercial success.The idea of working together to help out low-resource, high-creativity independent watch makers is sound, but doing it properly is a complex feat. While I don't know exactly what went wrong back in the early 2000's, I can guess it had to do with marketing budgets, production schedules and costs, and sheer awareness. To spend $50,000 on a watch whose brand you can barely pronounce from some quirky French guy is not exactly a model for sales success. It takes people like me (and may

Any excuse to use my Bezel ...
here I am timing a server "Fail Over" and "Engine" re-start at work ...more fun than squinting at the system clock

Longines Lindbergh¡¯s Atlantic Voyage Watch
In 1933 the American aviator Charles Lindbergh set off with his wife on a trip of 47,000 km around the North Atlantic. Having achieved a remarkable technical and human feat in being the first man to fly non-stop across the North Atlantic in his Spirit of St. Louis, Lindbergh wanted to explore possible future air routes across the far north before returning to the USA via Cape Verde and Brazil. The equipment Lindbergh took with him on his long expedition included a wrist chronograph created specially by Longines for this very purpose. Today Longines is re-issuing this exceptional timepiece, known as the Longines Lindbergh¡¯s Atlantic Voyage Watch, as a tribute to the historical feat achieved by this pioneer of the skies.The time-piece Longines created for him had a wristwatch chronograph movement with a 30-minute counter. It measured time to the fifth of a second and the chronograph mechanism also had a tachymeter that could measure speeds of up to 500 kph. With the flying conditions tha

whats this watch?
hello; newbi to this forum and pocket watches.was looking at a pocket watch yesterday and would like some info on it before i buy.face says hamilton.all 3 hands are bright blue.watch does run.back comes off easily.no. on movement is 95xxxx.safety pinion.hamilton watch co..lancaster pa.letter s inside some scrollwork behind hand that sets speed.dont see a model no.fob chain is 10"-12"'s long.13 flat links with scrollwork with 6 regular links between them.i guess to set the time you have to take the crystal off.whats the trick here?cant get the wring to turn if thats what its supposed to do.is case and chain gold?back of movement says17 jewels,how do i tell if thier still there?when was it made?idea of worth?lots of questions i know,but would like somekinda idea whats going on before i look at it again.need more info just ask. thanks, alice

What would you add next to these two?
I have my eye on the polar explorer 2 or a submariner date. Outside of Rolex I like the Tudor North Flag and Breitling Superocean Heritage White dial with mesh bracelet.What would you do, feel free to make any suggestions.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk