TIME TEST: The Name Game
Ever wonder how your watch got its name? Test your knowledge of watch-brand handles by matching these brand names with the explanations of the origins. Answers take the form 1-C, 2-G, etc. Good luck! Your list of brand names:1. Citizen2. Omega3. Hautlence4. Bell & Ross5. Fr��d��rique Constant6. Casio7. Girard-Perregaux8. Seiko9. Oris10. Maurice Lacroix11. Movado12. TAG HeuerMatch the brands to these explanations of their origins:A. This brand was named after a brook and a valley near H?lstein in the northwestern part of Switzerland, where the company was founded in 1904.B. This brand's name means always in motion in the artificial language of Esperanto. The language was founded in 1887 by an ophthalmologist from what is now Poland. Within a few years it gained a following in Canton Neuchatel in the Jura mountain region of Switzerland, and some schools, including the region's main business school, began teaching it. It was therefore in the air in La Chaux-de-Fonds, in Canton Neuch

Hands-On: With The Patek Philippe 5140R And 5140P, Classic Perpetuals Both With New Dial Options For
While the two big releases for Patek Philippe at Basel World this year both happened to be in stainless steel (the new Nautilus Chrono Travel Time 5990 / Annual Calendar Chrono 5960A), it's worth noting that one of its more understated and elegant, but important, timepieces received two updates. The reference 5140 is Patek's round, traditional perpetual calendar, and this year we saw two brand new dials.It is the follow up to the iconic 3940, which is considered to be one of the most important pieces of Patek's modern history – many consider it, along with the 3970, the first serially produced truly complicated timepiece. Its 20-year reign came to an end in 2006 when Patek showed the 5140, which would use the same ultra-thin, self-winding, micro-rotor-powered caliber 240Q. Since then, the 5140 has been shown in white gold, yellow gold, rose gold with brown dial, and platinum with a blue dial. 2 OF 4 The platinum case with a galvanized black dial features

Omega and Baltusrol PGA Championship
image.jpgHad a great time watching golf Sunday. Some rain but not too bad. Wore my speedy on a green perlon. Visited the Omega tent and was greated by a very knowledgable watch maker in the Nashville Boutique. Was given this freebie awesome hat. So at the end of the tournament I walked up the fairway and showed it off ;) Got yelled at when I tried my luck on the next fairway heading towards the shuttle :( Anyways thought I would share some photos.

Planet Ocean strap help
I currently have the 45.5 size w/ orange bezel and black rubber strap with the orange stitch.(pic) I was curious if anyone knows how the other straps and bracelets compare.The rubber is extremely comfortable , are the leather straps just as or even more comfortable?How about the steel bracelet?Are the lengths the same? I am currently 2 notches out, so there is not too much room to give.Just wanted to get an overall opinion on the different strap / bracelet options.Thanks for the help !

Datejust 116200 oyster clasp
New to the forum, here to ask a question about a concern over my datejust 116200 oyster clasp. I tried to pull out the easy link extension but forgot which part of the clasp the extension was located, I basically pulled on the part that anchors to close the clasp only to realize a few seconds later that The easy link extension was on the opposite side. My question is, how strong/durable is the side of the clasp that I pulled, physically the clasp is working fine but would like to hear anyone who knows more about it.