Zenith Heritage Star Open Silver Dial Brown Leather Ladies Watch 16.1925.4062/01.C725

Memorigin Transformers Tourbillon Watches With Optimus Prime Or Bumblebee
This is the limited edition Memorigin Transformers Tourbillon watch collection. First there was the Memorigin Batman The Dark Knight Rises Tourbillon, the Memorigin Superman Tourbillon, and now we get a tourbillon-equipped watch with either Optimus Prime or Bumblebee.Memorigin is a Hong Kong-based watchmaker which exists as part of the emerging "high-end Chinese watch" category that watches-dealer has been covering for the last two years or so. While China is ground zero for the world's inexpensive watches, they have a growing "high-end" timepieces segment as well. Most of these more interesting Chinese mechanical watches are made by China for China, some of them are slowly seeing their way to other parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.With the visage of Transformer Optimus Prime or Bumblebee on the dial, it is arguably easy to scoff at the themes presented here which are then combined with a tourbillon. Then again, these aren't $100,000 watches or anything close to that. No, a

Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Co-Axial GMT Chronograph Watch
Omega ups the ante with this new Seamater Aqua Terra GMT Chronograph watch. The timepiece is available in either steel or 18k red gold, and on both versions the hands and hour markers on the dial are in 18k gold. Sounds like Rolex territory to me. Not sure if any previous Seamaster Aqua Terra watches had gold (white) in the dials of even steel watches. The vertical line pattern of the dial is meant to look like the deck of a boat (the "Teak Concept"), which explains part of the ritzy character of the watch. The dial will have highly polished features, and you can tell it is nice and deep to look into. There is of course a metal (steel or gold) bracelet available in addition to the alligator strap. The watch will be a good size at 44mm wide. Things were getting kinda crazy with the 46mm plus sizes that Omega started to dabble with a little while ago.The watch has a rotating GMT style bezel and the iconic red arrow GMT hand. I like the length of the GMT hand on a watch like the Rolex Exp

How much should you pay for a watch service...?
Just watched this tonight on a consumer advocacy type program here (Fair Go), and thought it might be of interest to WTF members (so uploaded it to Youtube). It pretty much details what we (WIS) already know: get your watch serviced through an AD and you can get considerable markup added to a job that's often not done by the AD themselves. You do get dealer support for parts and warranty though, and I know a lot of people will pay for this level of support. I guess I don't have an opinion either way, as I can make my own mind up about what type of work I get done by an AD and what type I would take to a 'regular' watchmaker.The clip is about 4.5 minutes long, and I'll know if you have a chuckle at our 'strange' accent.. If anyone needs subtitles I'll give you a slap The ladies Cartier watch (the subject of the clip) is very nice - anyone know what model it is? And you get a quick shot of the watchmaker's Maurice Lacroix, also quite nice looking (judging by the very limited view). Bonus

Hey, just want to introduce myself
Hey guys, long time lurker first time poster.. I wanted to introduce myself to the crew. If any one has any watch related questions please feel free to ask me.. As general manager of a huge watch retailer I have access to many professionals and information that can help you out. I'm more than willing to do it! Go nuts..Adam

Which watch have you owned the longest?
Flippers like me have only months of ownership on most watches. Some of you have owned a watch for many years. Which watch has been in your collection the longest?