BEST FROM: watches-dealer & Friends November 22, 2013
As November comes to an end, we check out Omega's new and very unique-looking Seamaster Bullhead Chronograph and Jaquet Droz's very blingy?��Ultra Lux' Bird Repeater watch. Speaking of Jaquet Droz, we also spent an evening with one of their enamelist to see how their dials are painted. With bronze watches all the rage, we also find out how you can quicken the patina process. Finally, we find out how custom watch straps are made.1. Experience With Jaquet Droz Enamel Dial Painting: ToughEnamel dials are experiencing a resurgence of late and Jaquet Droz is one of the high-end watch brands to feature watches with enamel dials. We recently had the chance to join Jaquet Droz and one of their enamelist, Heidi, to see how their dials are created, and also had the chance to try painting the dials ourselves.Source: watches-dealer2. Omega Seamaster Bullhead Chronograph Watch Hands-OnThe Omega Seamaster Bullhead chronograph was one of the new watches unveiled by Omega earlier this year at Baselworl

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 alarms. So while I really like the Vulcain Cricket Diver X-Treme (go ahead, picture extreme diving crickets, it is the logical thing to do), I think Vulcain's marketing team needs to hit the showers.Vulcain has been around a while, and are most known for their Cricket watches, and V-10 mechanical alarm movement. Which apparently has a very audible mechanical alarm. While an alarm may seem a simple complication, getting a good sound out of a mechanical movement is tough. Most of us are used to beeping Casio watches. While an alarm is very useful to some people, Vulcain makes some far fetched claims about the audibility of the alarm underwater. Really Vulcain? You

Autodromo Prototipo Review
Autodromo is one of the brands that has really surprised us in the last couple of years. When we first saw their watches, we were thrilled by their unique designs, nothing being stock, and attention to detail. As the brand has matured, so have their designs and knowledge of watch making, which was very clear in their second offering, the limited edition Monoposto mechanical. One of our favorite pieces from last year, this utterly unique watch has character and finishing that far surpassed its sub-$1000 price point.Their newest line continues this trend of development with what will likely be their most popular watch to date, the Prototipo. Where the previous Autodromo watches were inspired by the history of Italian race cars, with elements translated into the watch components, the Prototipo is inspired by late 60's and 70's racing chronographs. These watches, namely those by Heuer, were inspired by the tracks and vehicles themselves, with lively designs that used color and form to recr

Need help with watch purchase from random guy online
So this guy is trying to sell me a pre owned Rolex submariner 16610 D series-2006 and I might be able to get it for 5271 USD. If I were to get it I would probably go with him to authenticate it first. Is it a good price? He says it's of excellent condition except for some hairline scratches..Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Milgauss Lume Question
So, is this right?Hands on all milgauss are always green lume.If plots are white, their lume color is greenIf plots are orange, their lume color is blueDid I get that right? So is this the only current model that uses the older green lume?