Partita Watch and Jewelry Store In San Francisco: Cornucopia Of Rare And Wonderful Watch Brands
When evaluating a watch store, my two main considerations are the selection and prices. A store has to have good watches which are priced well. Otherwise, I suggest people take their business elsewhere, but when you have the combination of an excellent selection along with fair prices and a friendly and knowledgeable staff; I am eager to give a watch store my business.I came across Partita Custom Jewelry and Watch Store in San Francisco quite coincidentally while walking along Chestnut Street in the Marina district. Each time I see watches in a store window, I have to stop and look. What I saw at the time were Schaumburg, Limes, and Graham watches sitting in the window. Rare watches indeed, and I had never even seen a store thus far that carried the rare Schaumburg and Limes watch brands. Upon walking in I was presented with many other veritable brands. I had the opportunity to speak with Beverly and Calvin who own and operate the shop. They have a very interesting take on the watches

Bring a Loupe: A Gorgeous Rolex GMT, A Rare Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar, A Rolex Tru-Beat Reference 6556, And More
This week will be dedicated to watches with complications. We start big with the Patek Philippe reference 1526, the first perpetual calendar produced in series, mostly during the 1940s. We will also look at a Rolex GMT with a killer bezel, as well as a Rolex Tru-Beat with a lovely ticking second hand. Finally, we've got a couple of examples of everyone's favorit complication, the chronograph, from a Heuer Carrera to a blue Hamilton Chrono-Matic. This is your Bring A Loupe for April 8, 2016. A Patek Philippe Reference 1526 �C A Legendary Perpetual Calendar With Moon Phase 1 OF 9 The 1526 is one of Patek Philippe's most mythical references – it's the first perpetual calendar wristwatch ever produced in series, from 1941 to 1952. Throughout those 11 years, only 210 examples were produced and most had yellow-gold cases. So finding a rose-gold example is always pretty exciting, especially one in this condition. From the hallmark's depth on the c

First Omega... just wow!
Some of you may know me from posting in the Rolex section in the past. Although I consider myself a collector, and having had a variety of brands in the past such as Rolex, JLC, Panerai, Glashutte, Vacheron, and even an obscure and vintage Nivada Depthomatic among others, I've never had an Omega.My father had also a variety of watches when I was growing up, and I remember his Speedmaster. Beautiful watch. And while in the back of my head I knew that one day I would get one, there was always another watch that I had the itch to get. Until now.The main thing that kept me from the Speedmaster was that I had little use for the Chrono, a cool feature nevertheless, and not having a date was also problematic for me. I have to travel very frequently across time zones, so a GMT -a true GMT- is always at the top of my list of preferences.So you can imagine my surprise and delight while searching for GMT Chronos that I discovered a couple of Omegas that fit the bill perferctly: The n

Newbie saying 'HI'
I have always admired Omegas, sold/traded quite a few, but none actually sang to me. Gave my father a Seamaster Chrono for his birthday last year, toyed around with the idea of owning a 45.5 Planet Ocean, but never really pulled the trigger. Wasn't for the lack of opportunity, but rather lack of desire. Until now. When I saw this one, it was love at first sight. Nice and thick (14mm) just the right diameter, incredible legibility, and a moon phase to boot. As a first time Omega owner, I see what the hype is all about. This one is here to stay. Not my pic, on my iPad right now, but I already have several wristshots on my phone, will upload them tomorrow when in front of a (real ) computer. Love to be part of the club. Plus - this Speedy has some stiff competition with the other loved pieces in the ol' collection, but hasn't come off my wrist in the last week. And oddly enough, I love the manual wind. Gives it a 'vintage-y' feel, and gives me a chance to play with the watch one extra tim

took the plunge...
Ordered my first Rolex wrist watch. Can't wait...