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Swatch Group Founder Nicolas Hayek Dies: Ends Era Of Watch Making Rebirth
A sad day yesterday (June 28, 2010) in the watch world. The most notable figure in the world of Swiss watches died. Nicolas Hayek died suddenly while he was in his office at work of heart failure. He was 82 years old, and worked diligently until his last moments - doing what he loved. We should all be so lucky. He saved the Swiss watch industry in the 1980s, and carried it through to today. His legacy is massive, and his current work was to further protect and devise ways to invigorate his beloved industry. A genius, no person can fill his shoes. No one can further his work in the same way. He was the father of the modern horology scene as we know it. Only time will tell how things will proceed without his guidance and learned (though often unorthodox) views and methods.Read more in my notice on Nicolas Hayek's passing here on Luxistwatches-dealer.

Tissot Heritage Navigator 160th Anniversary Review
It's been a trend as of late with some of the larger brands that have been around for a while to bring back a classic model from their archives. Whether as a special edition or as a retro mainstay of their line, these reissues stand out amongst modern watches, often surpassing them in style. Tissot continues this trend with a complex watch that is a dazzling today as it must have been when it was first released; the Heritage Navigator 160th Anniversary.The story of the Tissot Heritage Navigator 160 starts in 1953 with Tissot's 100th anniversary. The 1950's marked the dawn of commercial air travel. It was trendy, sexy and luxurious, so it is of no surprise that watch brands began designing for the jet-set. Famously, you have watches like the Rolex GMT-Master, with its iconic "Pepsi" blue and red bezel as well as GMT function for tracking multiple time zones. For their centenary Tissot created a very innovative World Time watch, which could be used to tell the time, at a glance, for majo

1936 Hamilton Drake for sale!
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Seemingly obvious question about Orbita
Will the Orbitas that use a rocking motion to wind a watch work for watches that require either specific direction for winding? In other words, will it wind a watch that requires clockwise rotation and a watch that requires a counterclockwise motion? It seems that by rocking, it moves in both directions. Is it really as simple as it seems?

Baltimore/Washington/PA Local Vendor Event This Sunday 9/23-Hager Watches
Hey guys,Just got an email for a kick off party for the new Hager watches. I'm going to try and attend. Anyone else going?It's exciting to hear he has a new partnership and all Swiss made watches in this round.Here's the link for details:A Hager Watches Updateand here is the text from the email:You're InvitedHagerstown, MD ¨C September 2012American Watch Company Hager [Ha- Ger] Watches is excited to unveil its new 2013 Collection. The new collection features 5 new watches with 3 of them that are entirely Swiss made from Hager¡¯s new partnership with a Swiss manufacturer. Our new Swiss partnership will enable us to share our passion for higher horology to those who have never had the experienced of owning an affordable Swiss made watch. Our goal is inclusion rather than exclusion. The Swiss watch industry, facing no competition other than themselves (mainly the big four watch companies), had exports totaling nearly 20.8 billion dollars in 2011, Swiss watch manufacturers exceeded t