WatchTime’s March-April Issue Is On Sale Now!
The March-April issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now (and also in the WatchTime online shop), featuring our test of the Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000, our exclusive interview with Jean-Claude Biver on the future of TAG Heuer, a comparative test of dive watches from IWC and Tudor, and more. Scroll down for highlights from the issue��? In the cover feature, Deep Dive Redux, Jens Koch explores the newest incarnation of the Rolex Sea-Dweller, an iconic divers’ watch recently resurrected by Rolex after a six-year hiatus. How does the “new, improved” Sea-Dweller 4000 hold up? Marcus Kruger provides photos. (You may also download this article from the WatchTime online store.)? Biver Talks TAG” with WatchTime executive editor Norma Buchanan in a wide-ranging interview that details the LVMH watch boss’s vision for the TAG Heuer brand. (For an audio excerpt from Buchanan’s wide-ranging chat with the always outspoken watch-industry guru, click here.)? Alexander K

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 175: Oh Wait, Now We're Talking About Omega
The HourTime Show is back with an anniversary episode most watch brands would be delighted to celebrate �C but the guys don't bother celebrating the 175th episode. First, the?discussion is on?the Apple Watch and how it managed to fit into the hectic watch wearing lifestyle of?John and Ariel. Then it's on to John's new book titled Marie Antoinette's Watch (see our giveaway here!), crowdfunding the purchase of a watch brand, the Zymosis Lockdown, Casio smartwatches, and vintage Omega. A lot of watch talk crammed into this 35-minute-long episode.Listen to the HourTime Show Watch podcast episode 175 here.Direct MP3 download here.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Minute Repeater Watch
2015 sees the release of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Minute Repeater watch. Jaeger-LeCoultre is one of the most revered names in watchmaking and is fondly referred to as La Grande Maison, which can be loosely translated as The Great Manufacture. In its rich 182-year history, the company has created over a thousand calibers, registered 400 or so patents and has numerous inventions credited to its name. And for the most part of the past century, it even provided movement blanks to Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Vacheron Constantin. The caliber 920 is a great example of this and is still used even today by Audemars Piguet in Reference 15202 Extra-thin Royal Oak, also known as the Jumbo. It is also one of the few manufactures that is well versed in all horological complications. Its new-for-2015 Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication (hands-on here), which features a flying orbital tourbillon, indication of sidereal time, and minute repeater,

LeBron James wearing Rolex
I'm surprised he would wear on National Television.

Speedmaster pros from Japan
Hi, new to the forum, but hopefully will be more of a regular very soon!I am in the process of purchasing my first Omega, well first high end watch really, and have settled on the speedmaster professional. I was planning on getting one second hand and probably from ebay.Was wondering why there are so many for sale out of Japan?Are they any different from a North American or European one?This is one that I am strongly considering to purchase, in your guys opinion, does it seem like a decent deal?.ebay/itm/281677862839...%3AMEBIDX%3AITThanks, Greg