Seiko Timekeeper Watch SSB023

Arnold & Son Instrument CTB "Central True Beat" Chronograph Watch
Arnold & Son has been coming up with many interesting pieces in recent times and last year saw them introduce the world¡¯s thinnest tourbillon movement in their UTTE (Ultra Thin Tourbillon Escapement) watch.?More recently, they introduced the very interesting DSTB (Dial Side True Beat) watch, which will premiere at Baselworld 2014 next week.Like the Arnold & Son DSTB watch, the new Arnold & Son Instrument CTB (Central True Beat) watch will feature a true beat or dead beat seconds hand with a chronograph complication¨C the first ever as we understand it. We don¡¯t see dead seconds often, but what it means is that instead of the seconds hand sweeping smoothly, ?it will tick like a quartz watch.That may not sound like much, after all Antoine Martin¡¯s Slow Runner also has a dead seconds hand courtesy of its 1Hz movement. What makes the Instrument CTB stand out is that it is also a chronograph and that its dead seconds hand is mounted centrally along with the regular running second

A Week On The Wrist: The Glash¨¹tte Original Senator Chronograph Panorama Date With Manufacture Caliber 37-01
The world of in-house, self-winding chronograph movements started out small in 1969 with the Breitling/Heuer/Buren Caliber 11, the Zenith El Primero, and the Seiko caliber 6139 and it coincided with the beginning of the quartz era, which did not exactly provide a lush financial environment for horological innovation (as we all know the Seiko caliber 6139 is long gone, as is the caliber 11 and if it weren’t for the fact that Rolex started using the El Primero in the Daytona in 1988, that might not be around either. Today it’s still a small group, at least in comparison to the number of brands offering automatic chronographs – aside from the ETA/Valjoux 7750 and its derivatives, which are so ubiquitous you have no choice but to call them that, there are a handful from makers like Breitling, Rolex, Seiko, TAG Heuer, and Omega, and Jaeger-LeCoultre, and it’s no coincidence that generally they come from manufacturers – or via manufacturers – who have the

The Monster Rises Again
Just got this new Seiko SRP309J1 in - the refreshed Orange Monster with the 4R36 movement. Right now, it's only available in Asian markets but will be coming to the US officially in May. I'll be doing a review for ABOUT TIME magazine.

What is an "Old Man's" Rolex ?
Spoke to several WIS recently about collecting going forward and age milestones and both expressed the opinion that a watch collection should always be age appropriate, that is, reflect the age of the wearer. So what would that mean exactly, especially in Rolex terms? Does that suggest that a Day-Date or Cellini on the wrist of a 25 year old, or an Air King on a 70 year old, is bad form? If you are in assisted living must you be sporting a Patek and not an SKX? If you are immature can you then wear anything? I do see a lot of two-tone in Florida among older people, can that possibly a guide. Question is whether you feel age should be part of the decision on what you buy, and whether your collection should necessarily be one thing at 30, 40, 50, or 60+ years of age, regardless of your exact likes. And, is there in fact an old man's Rolex?

Just bought 2016 Sub...Excited!
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