Watch Alert: Rare Temption CGK203 With Valjoux 7751 Available

This is going to be a relatively short explanation because I’ve dedicated an entire article to this watch already, but I wanted to mention that a Temption CGK203 watch is available on eBay right now. How amazed I get when this occurs! This occurs maybe once or twice a year, if that. Only 1100 Temption [...]

Damasko DC66 Watch Is Venerable Sinn 757 Alternative, Competitor; One Available Now

Superman never really had much competition. He had some villains and of course there was kryptonite, but no one ever challenged him for Supermanliness. Well, the Sinn 757 has been called a superman of watches. It is tough and functional, has lots of powers, and boasts plenty of innovation (I think Superman’s powers were innovative [...]

Piaget Creates Rare Beautiful Skeletonized Thin Mechanical Watch In The Altiplano Squelette

Skeletonized watches are popular right now, and named for the view (complete or partial) of the watch movement in the dial. Some skeletonized watches provide glimpses all the way through the watch, while others provide mere hints of the gears and mechanism which together power the watch. The reason skeletonized watches are popular is because [...]

Aquanautic Manages To Create Hole, Then Fill It With The New Diving Tourbillon Monopusher Chronograph

Today I’m filled with cynicism and Aquanautic is just feeding into it. I really don’t have a problem with brands like Aquanautic that seem to appear from the ether with gaudily appointed watches, but when such pointless models come out assaulting my sense of reason, I am forced to step back a few paces back [...]

Japan Only Citizen Campanola Grand Complication Available: Different Than US Version

Us watch lovers prefer focusing on the minutiae rather than the big picture sometimes. Which is probably why I love this watch, even though I basically already own one. This is the Japan only version of the highly popular Citizen Campanola Grand Complication with the Japanese rose wood lacquered dial. The model number of the [...]

Xemex “Quarter” Avenue Watch Is Themed After Bell & Ross BR-01

The success of the Bell & Ross BR-01 series has spawned legions of copies from other manufacturers, both good and bad. The best of which are not specifically copies, but rather thematic reinterpretations of the look in another brands own style. This is exactly the case with the Xemex Avenue model number 2805.04, where [...]

The Many Faces Of The Legendary Omega Speedmaster Watch

I tend to keep mega popular watches like Rolex and Omega at arms length for the most part. It’s not that they aren’t nice watches, but it is too obvious of a choice. As though you didn’t put a lot of effort into getting your watch because it is the default for many people. Walk [...]

Cousins Compared! Considering The Differences Between The Marcello C. Nettuno 3 And Tridente Dive Watches

Being a fan of Marcello C. watches, it quickly became clear to me that the Nettuno 3 and Tridente watches were very similar. Now owning both watches, I can say that while these watches look similar, and share certain components, they are two different watches, both useful and worth coveting in their own degree. See [...]

New Angular Momentun Eglomise Portait Watches: The Imperial Russian Collection

Did you know that watches make a good place to put paintings, other than just the plebeian task of telling the time? Thats right, don’t waste valuable art real estate when you could be toting around portraits of dead aristocrats on your wrist.
Knowing this obvious fact, Swiss watch company Angular Momentum has been making [...]

A Nice Watch For The Angularly Inclined: The Paul Picot Le Plongeur C-Type Dive Watch

I feel as though I have a duty to tell people about less well-known brands that offer meritorious watches. Paul Picot is one of those brands that most of you have probably not heard of, but can appreciate the looks of their flagship men’s watch, the C-Type.
A watch that uses this many squares ought to [...]

Romain Jerome Builds A Nostalgic Wrist Borne Machine For Alchemists With the Cabestan Titanic DNA Vertical Tourbillon Watch

The machine you see before you represents a new offering from Romain Jerome, which looks amazing with their special treatment, although its creation cannot be credited to them. In fact the Cabestan vertical tourbillon watch was a collaborative effort between master watch makers Vianney Halter and Jean-François Ruchonnet. The Cabestan was offered through the Vianney [...]

Consider A Nice Silver Faced Watch For That Formal Tuxedo Occassion

Yesterday I attended a very nice family wedding, which of course is not typically news for the blog, but this time there are a minor detail that sparked a worthwhile mention. The groom, who I had met for the first time on the day of the wedding instantly impressed me, making me feel extra good [...]

New Jorg Hysek X-Ray Perpetual Calendar Leaves Me Luke Warm

In the watch making world, Jorg Hysek is a bit of a celebrity, having a large number of famous watches under his design belt. Notable are the Tiffany & Co. Streamerica and the Patek Philippe Nautilus. A few years ago he started his own brand (aptly named), with a number of novel watch designs [...]

Novel Omega Olympics Speedmaster Watch Is Charming: Five Counters And Classically Styled

Omega has been in bed with the Olympics committee for a long time, being the “official time keeper” for most of the events. What this basically means is that Omega gets to put their name on the clocks and such that time events. But it is possible that Omega is actually making some of these [...]

Zenith Mega Port Royal Tourbillon: Expensive Answer To Question No One Asked

Say, why don’t they have a jumbo sized square tourbillon watch with cage bars on the crystal? Oh, well Zenith does, and this odd homage to goth time-telling befuddles my sense of association. On the one hand, you have the underpinnings of a high-quality Zenith Port Royal watch. This handsome tank watch is a modern [...]

Vulcain Cricket Diver X-Treme Watch Is Attractive, Not Very Extreme

I would imagine that the typical watch consumer is intelligent. At least understanding words and meaning. What do you think of when you hear “extreme” or the even more extreme iteration of extreme, “xtreme?” Well I think about objects that takes a beating, and do so while functioning well. Not fancy gold watches with mechanical [...]

Titanic DNA Day & Night - What Time Is It You Ask. At This Price, Does It Really Matter?

Earlier this year saw the release of the incredible, yet arguably excessive, new timepiece series from Romain Jérôme, the Titanic DNA, a unique offering that uses parts of the actual ship in its construction. In what seems to be a year of firsts for this relatively new brand, Romain Jérôme has introduced its own special [...]

Another Tiffany & Co. Streamerica Watch, This Time Black On Black, Available Now

I have a feeling another Streamerica is not going to be available for a while. The seller of this watch had one two versions of the watch. The first sold, and now he is offering an even more rare black faced Tiffany & Co. Streamerica watch on the back shark skin strap. I’ve had no [...]

Ball Watch Engineer Master II Diver GMT; Faithful Diving Watch Utilizes Impressive Technology

Ball Watch Company is quickly becoming a perennial favorite of mine for their utilitarian designs and reasonable prices. Ball watches exhibit frequent feats of useful technology or features, but the Engineer Master II Diver GMT really hits a home run. It will be formally unveiled at Basel World 2008, but the key aspects to its [...]

Handmade Steampunk Wearable Art: New Item From Olga Narozhna

Talented clock and steampunk artist Olga Narozhna has a new item for auction on her eBay store. She does a wonderful job of combining steampunk elements with modern style and function. Her art is all hand made, save for the watch itself that is taken apart and tastefully integrated into her work. Here you have [...]

Marcello C. Diavolo Watch Review: Beneficent Devil In The Details

It is easy to review a watch that fits into a category. You have an established set of criteria to evaluate, and at least a few other watches in that category that you can compare and contrast with the model you review. Even concept and exotic watches lie in their own category, where you can [...]

Hamilton Below Zero Diver Watch: Art Deco Industrial Diving Instrument Design

Being an “entry level” nice watch from the Swatch Group, Hamilton has the budget to experiment a great deal with designs. The Hamilton logo itself is art deco in tone, and many vintage Hamilton watches exuded art deco design while the brand was still American owned. With the Below Zero Diver watch, I can see [...]

Interest Grows For The RSW Outland Watch: Pride Of Post Modernism

Near the time of its release, I talked about RSW Outland Watch, and mentioned how much I liked the use of disc displays rather than hands. It is a refreshing change, and functions in what I termed a “digilog” manner because it was part digital, part analog. The outer disc displays the hour, and moving [...]

IWC Vintage Aquatimer Watch Looks Classic Good, Reminds You Of When Diving Was Not As Safe

People have been diving for probably thousands of years, but it really became a science in the 20th century, after lots of envisioning occurred in the 19th century. The first diving watch was a Rolex because of its water resistance (Rolex Oyster case), but divers, like all people needed a variety. IWC decided to release [...]

New IWC Vintage Pilot Watch Is Best IWC Homage To Classic Flight Watches To Date

For SIHH 2008, IWC is releasing a line of “vintage” watches that do the company’s heritage proud. I have to say that I am often disappointed with new vintage watches these days because it seems as though not enough effort goes into making them memorable. This line from IWC is certainly an exception. IWC [...]

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