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Introducing The Nomos True Blue Zurich Weltzeit, A Favorite Receives A New Dial, And In-House Escape
You would be hard-pressed to find a more somber blue on the color palette, but that’s just how we like our Bauhaus – subdued and straightforward. The new True Blue Zurich Weltzeit is NOMOS’ chic take on its exquisite GMT that made headlines a few years back (check out this old-skool Week on the Wrist) and a recent appearance at HODINKEE’S event to welcome NOMOS to the States earlier this summer. Let’s dive right in.It’s unlikely for a HODINKEE reader to be unfamiliar with NOMOS, but just in case you haven’t had the privilege of being introduced to the younger German – here’s a quick preface. NOMOS Glashütte was born in '91 in the little town of Glashütte, Germany. If that name sounds familiar, that's because it’s also the birthplace of A. Lange & Söhne, the house that pioneered the three-quarter plate. Nivarox was patented here, and clearly, pedigree is contagious in this environment. 2 OF 3

Utterly shocking.Watch out!
A dear friend of mine here in Blighty was given a brand new Seamaster Planet Ocean Chrono, ref 2218.50.00, by his good lady. Had I not had a similar experience myself a few years back, I would never have believed what happened next. The watch lasted two days. The movement seized up completely and the AD replaced it without question. The new watch lasted a week. It lost time randomly, sometimes as much as two hours in a day, and the chrono function never worked. It was replaced again. Watch number three is now on the blink, also losing several hours a DAY and stopping randomly. The unfortunate owner ordered ANOTHER watch, and while waiting for delivery hung on to watch number three to check its reliability. For one whole day it kept time, then stopped again. When he tried again it lost an hour in one day.This model is apparently guaranteed for three years, one more than the series of Speedmaster models I had in the mid noughties. It took me three to find one that worked, from new. I rem

'twas the day before....
I'm going to meet up with Santa for milk and cookies wearing this.

Sponsor Rant...
What have the overall experiences been with forum sponsors?I¡¯ve dealt with three of them, and all three were bad experiences. I won¡¯t name them, but here¡¯s what happened:The first bad experience was when I bought a winder. After a few months, the winder stopped working. I wrote to sponsor, but the sponsor never responded. That was some time ago. I was actually able to repair the winder myself, but I thought it was pretty unacceptable that the sponsor never got back to me.The third and second ones have happened just here in the last couple days. After giving my brother my Seamaster, I¡¯ve been looking for something to replace it with. The first forum sponsor I visited wanted me to fill out a litany of personal information; including a phone number and my home address, just to get a price on a watch. What¡¯s up with that? Why would they need to collect that information just to provide a price? Are they going to mail me the quote and then call me to let me know it¡¯s on the way? Why is anyth

Importance of Ceramic Bezel? Need Help!
Hey everyone!I'm deciding on an AP ROO, and I am undecided between the 42mm models ie. the Navy Themes vs. the 44m 26400 with ceramic bezel. I know any dents and scratches would be far more pronounced on the steel bezel, but to what extent?Would appreciate any insight and/or pictures!