Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine Pocket Watch 82028/000R-9708

Ticking the Blues: 2 New Girard-Perregaux Watches With Blue Dials
In case you haven’t noticed, blue is the hot color in the watch world, recently appearing all across the horological spectrum on dials, bezels, straps, et cetera. Recently, Girard-Perregaux reminded us that its founder, Jean-Francois Bautte, was one of the first watchmakers to incorporate the color into his timepieces. Fittingly, the brand has honored Bautte’s contributions to today’s watch-design trend by adding two new watches with blue dials and straps to its two vintage-inspired flagship collections, the 1966 and 1945 XXL.The new Girard-Perregaux 1966 watch features a slightly dome-shaped dial in a deep blue hue and enhanced by a subtle sunburst pattern. Echoing the style of the year for which the watch is named, its dial has gilted, baton-shaped hour markers at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock, a double marker at 12 o’clock, and a small date window at 3 o’clock. The leaf-shaped hour and minute hands and straight central seconds hand are also gilted to match t

The History Of Dive Watches
There are many things we take for granted when speaking about modern timepieces, and one of those is water resistance. There are no "water proof" watches, as that implies water would not be able to enter them under any circumstances, so we use the term "water resistant." The history of water resistant watches really began in the 1920s, but it was not until later that the serious water resistant diving watch came into existence. Today dive watches are the most popular type of sport watch, not necessarily because people use them to dive, but because of their style, promise of durability, and utilitarian value.Regardless of whether one pays a few hundred or several thousand dollars for a watch, they rightfully expect reliability, accuracy, and comfort. Having said that, we are rarely reminded of just how much time it took wristwatches to transform from fragile pieces of art into workhorse instruments that can put up with most of the challenges we expose them to during our daily lives. Tod

fs: vintage strap
Beautiful Vintage Leather Watch Straps Handmade in ItalyThese craftsmen created designs are individually tooled by artisans out of the finest leathers available in Tuscany, created to suit the finer watches and perfect for the Vintage Rolex !Sizes available from 16mm to 20mmPriced at:75 euro for nato leather85 euro for all vintage leather (100 euro for the fix lug)enjoy18/19/20mm availableArt 2Art 5Art 6Art 8Art 10Art 11Art 12Art 14Art 15Art 16Art 17Art 18Art 19Art 20Art 21Art 22Art 23Art 2485 euro per cordovan: Cordovan shell band original from Horweed Chicago, the breech of horse tanned in the tank for 6 months with oils and plant products, allow the skin to take on this unique elasticity and resistance. Possibility to have handsewn or by machine.Art 26check detailsmoney back if not as described, like always.Payment with bank wire or paypal(add 4%)shipping not included.for more infotonezvintagewatch

LBJ's Patek Philippe Wristwatch - Video
As part of the Presidential Timepieces exhibit at the National Watch & Clock Museum, we are creating a video of Jim Michael's examinations of the watches in the exhibit. I have posted a rough cut of his examination of LBJ's Patek Philippe wristwatch on the Museum's YouTube channel. You can watch the 6 minute video at:youtube/watch?v=ZQA5Icegnx4Noel Poirier

AP Stainless Steel Royal Oak Chronograph dial variations; Blue, black or white?
All,It would be interesting to understand the relative popularity of the new AP Stainless Steel Royal Oak Chronograph dial variations at this stage and I have set up a poll to collect this information and welcome any additional comments!BlueBlackWhite