HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 138 - Ugly Smart Watch, Fun Making Watches
Can someone explain to us why most smart watches are so terribly ugly? "Connected" electronic watch makers can sure learn something from the Swiss watch industry. We also discuss the watches-dealer trip to Frederique Constant to build timepieces, and what it means to have emotion for mechanical watches.We answer the age-old question: Who spends the most time laughing about watches and the watch industry?? It may not be who you think.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 138 here.Download the mp3.

Cartier��s Cartier d��Art series
Wildlife �� from starfish to birds to tigers �� is a popular theme in this year's watches with decorative and artistic dials, particularly in Cartier's Cartier d'Art series and Vacheron Constantin's Mtiers d'Art collection. We've compiled a gallery of timepieces from the two brands so you can download these miniature masterpieces for your desktop �� at a size that does justice to their intricately executed dials. Click on the photos to enlarge the images.

Mitsukoshi dial conversion fit issue on 3570.50 Speedy
Hi all. Recently I obtained a Mitsukohsi Dial/Hand package kit for a conversion project I wanted to do on my modern 3570.50 (watch purchased new in 2013). I purchased the full set of dial and hands in one bulk buy from someone who originaly bought from Ofrei but never got around the doing the project. I made sure all the parts were intended for the cal 1861 movement and though it would be all set. I sent the watch off the my local maker a few days ago. Today he says the dial is not fitting correctly and the hands wont fit.Upon some research I see the hands are commonly a little too tight to fit and require some 'encouragement' by filing down the holes so they are ever so slightly bigger, as noted here in reply number 4forums.watchuseek/f20/spe...t-2592618.htmlWhat I am confused about is the dial fit. In an email back it readsAs for the dial, the dial feet are mounted in the wrong place. The problem with the dial feet is that they place the dial below center on the movment (i.e. to far

INDUSTRY NEWS: JFK Speedy Advertising
Please note that the US President in this message does not endorse this ad. This is a brand new advertisement campaign from Omega with permission from the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. The ads will not be limited to the US, as this international campaign is part of a larger effort by Omega to increase demand for the brand worldwide. Recent efforts include the opening of a flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York City, as well as a celebrity appearance by Michael Phelps (which makes sense as Omega is the official Olympics watch).The Kennedy connection is of course possible due to licensing from the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation that owns Kennedy's image's right of publicity. The idea behind the campaign is that because the Omega Speedmaster Professional was the official watch used by US astronauts, and eventually saw its way to the moon, it has a connection with John F. Kennedy who was instrumental in advancing US efforts to visit the moon and fund the space program. He was k

Show us your blue Speedy!!
I really like the look of the 3212.80.00. I'd love to see what other blue Speedys are out there. David