Seiko White Dial Stainless Steel Solar Mens Watch SUP895

Hajime Asaoka Tourbillon Watch
I am not too familiar with independent Japanese watch makers. There are lots of smaller brands making timepieces in Japan aside from the big three (Seiko, Casio, and Citizen), but most of those are less expensive or novelty pieces. Here is a high-end independent Japanese watch maker you should be familiar with named Hajime Asaoka - with a brand of the same name.His watch is the simply named Hajime Asaoka Tourbillon and it is a very attractive timepiece. The design is actually more architectural and art deco than it is traditionally Japanese. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but aside from the name and "Tokyo Japan" label on the dial, there isn't much to let you know this is a fine Japanese instrument.For me the design quickly becomes appealing as you begin to identify its values. This is about an expression of technique and industrial design. A good start is to look at the tourbillon bridge. It is formed out of a single piece of steel that has a bar through the middle and an

Elgin BW Raymond problems
My old BW Raymond wristwatch (23j 780)I have had for the past couple of months started to act up recently. It had been running really great. It was keeping with in 5-10 seconds a day. the last time I wore it it had lost about five minutes with in 12 hour,s which i thought was weird. I reset the watch with my clock. About a half hour later I looked at the time and it was 15 minutes off. I knew something was wrong then. I went to set the time on it and the crown and stem pulled completely out of the watch. The watch was still running but the hands wouldn't move. I took the watch to a local watchmaker to see what was wrong. It turned out the proverbial( i think that was called) screw came loose and that's why the stem pulled out. When I got it back, it was loosing about 10 seconds an hour, or about 20 minutes a day. Does anyone have an idea why it started to loose time really bad?

Vintage Hamilton for Wednesday, Aug. 6th
Square Engraved - 14K green gold filledmanufactured 1926-192917-jewel 987 movementscarce O9 dial variationblack enamel filled engraving on bezel & midcase28mm wide excluding the crown35mm over the lugs16mm between lugsSee Will Roseman's Hamilton website for additional details: vintagewatch.info/Detail%...20Two-tone.htmDial variations

She made you feel like the Grasshopper!
My friends father years ago owned a Corvette and when complimented by a Business acquaintance who happened to be a Women who unbeknownst to him also owned one. His mistake was to say " its not a Machine for Women". Big regret! Any Horology Stories of Women calling the Man "Grasshopper"?

Which brands don't authorize online sales?
I know Rolex does not and I'm assuming Breitling doesn't either since I never see them for sale. However I see a lot of high end brands for sale in online watch shops, including Tag Heuer, Ulysse Nardin, Cartier, SWI, Bedat, etc. Are any of those (or other brands you can think of) so-called "gray market" watches if found online?