Omega Presents The 2011 Seamaster Planet Ocean Watch Collection
A medium-sized speed boat motors us away from Naples and it is hot. The ancient city I am moving away from is colorful �� but that describes most of Italy. Italy is vibrantly alive, dirty, and passionate. It is also serious watch lover territory. I am pretty sure this is where large watches got their start. Omega has invited me out here for the official debut of their 2011 Seamaster Planet Ocean watch collection. A few months ago, I saw the watches in a trade show setting at Baselworld in Switzerland. Already an outspoken fan of the new pieces, Omega wants me to experience Planet Ocean in a more comfortable setting where I, and other international journalists, can get the full story from Omega's top people.In choppy water it takes almost an hour to get to the island of Capri. I later learn that large rock has been a favorite getaway for over a thousand years in addition to being a great inspiration to artists, writers, and political minds. The Romans inhabited Capri long ago, themselves

Zenith Watches: From Movement Maker To Outstanding Manufacture
Zenith watches are my newest fascination because they represent unique styling and technical prowess. Zenith Watch Company began in 1865 as a movement maker, and stayed that way through most of its existence. Most of Zenith's endeavors involved providing its strong movements to other watch makers. Zenith movements have been featured in Rolex watches for a long period of time. Regardless, Zenith proved a dynamic manufacture and began producing a line of very high quality watches aggressively priced against the competition.In the late 1990's Zenith re-imaged itself and began to produce high quality watches to house its legendary El Primero line of movements. Today, Zenith produces some of the most interesting line of watches available from house Manufacture (meaning the watch maker also makes its own movements). A signature feature of many of the Zenith watches is an open window into the movement. This they refer to as "Open" in a watch. Through this window you can see one of the main ge

The Bronze Age
What's on your wrist?? Safe bet is that it's stainless steel, but who among you are the adventurous type? The ceramic pioneers, titanium warriors, carbon fibernauts, and tungsten tanks. Among each of the previous case materials mentioned there is a game of one-upmanship in being more heat-, corrosion-, bang-, bump-, bruise-, and scratch-proof than the next, but what about copper?Enter the Bronze Age��of watches that is. If you're a watch collector, you likely already own your arsenal of timepieces to survive sub-zero temperatures, reach water depths inaccessible without a submarine, and have enough shock absorption to withstand a five story drop (hopefully without you wearing it). Bronze watches certainly aren't those watches, nor do they all try to be.I’ll be the first to admit that they are not for everyone. Browse Internet watch forums and you’ll find all the proof you need of that. Rarely does a watch collector enter their local AD and request, "Show me only watches made

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Hulk won't change date-now what??
Hi, Title kind of says it all. My Hulk will not change dates automatically after it goes past midnight. Even after I manually wind the minute hand around, it does not switch over. I have tried it for several revolutions of the minute hand to make sure. However, it does change when I manually pull out the stem to the first click, where that feature is JUST to change the date and the minute hand does not move. So, what is my procedure now. I bought it from DavidSW here and I have plenty of warranty left. Can I just bring it to an AD with my warranty card or do I need to send it to Rolex somewhere.Thanks for your help.