Gustafsson & Sj?gren (GoS) Introduce the Stockholm
Swedish watch brand Gustafsson & Sj?gren (GoS) is a partnership between bladesmith Johan Gustafsson and watchmaker Patrik Sj?gren. Together they combine hand-forged Damascus steel and a variety of movements to create unique timepieces in limited numbers. Their newest watch is the Stockholm. Production of the Stockholm is limited to five watches: four pieces with a mother of pearl dial and a single piece with a dial in blue Lapis Lazuli. The dials compliment the rich details of the hand-forged Damascus steel. For these pieces, Johan Gustafsson has achieved a very fine-grained steel with patterns made visible through careful hand-finishing techniques. This series has been produced in cooperation with Fredmans Ur, the GoS retailer in Stockholm.The movement in the Stockholm model is the handwound Alpina 592R from the 1950s. These New Old Stock (NOS) movements have been thoroughly serviced and adjusted before the assembly in the GoS workshop. The movements embody 1950’s characteri

BASELWORLD 2011 - New Model - Patek Philippe 7008 /1A-001, 010, 011
(Info and images - Patek Philippe SA)7008/1A-001Ladies' NautilusDescriptionReworked in 2009, the casually elegant line of Nautilus watches for women now welcomes the ? Ladies Automatic Nautilus ?, its first diamond-set steel models with self-winding movements. The dials, featuring the emblematic Nautilus embossing, are available in various styles, among them as precious blue-tinted freshwater-nacre or black "purple" mother-of-pearl versions.Technical dataWatch: * Mechanical self-winding movement * Caliber 324 S C * Ladies Automatic Nautilus * Date in an aperture * Sweep seconds hand * Bezel set with 50 diamonds (~0.71 ct) * Blue-tinted satin-finished dial, gold applied numerals, luminescent hour markers * Steel bracelet with Nautilus fold-over clasp * Sapphire-crystal case back * Water resistant to 60 m * Steel * Case diameter (10-4 o'clock): 33.60 mmCaliber: * Date * Center sweep second hand * Overall diameter: 27 mm * Height: 3.3 mm

Final coming of 2014, and a very special one...
Greetings, friends!I had posted this on another forum, but I also want to post here for my TRF friends... :DIt's the Omega Speedmaster Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Moonphase, LE of 50 for Japanese market only, ref. BA 175.0037, celebrating the 700th anniversary of Switzerland. According to the Omega Museum website, it's apparently the most complicated watch Omega has made in series.I've always wanted a highly complicated watch, and I never imagined I would find one that is not only an Omega, but a Speedmaster. George (Kringkily) was been stellar in helping me to acquire it. It's a modular movement -- ETA 2892 with Kelek perpetual module -- but it checks lots of boxes for me and is a wonderful addition. It's 39mm in diameter and 13.5mm thick (almost a full mm thinner than a Speedy Pro!).In fact, it's even reduced the number of watches I still want, since it's hard to follow this one. :PWithout further ado, some early photos...but take my word that it's way prettier in person (kinda li

Omega Speedmaster Testing....NASA
There has been quite a bit of talk about the Omega Speedmaster lately. Much of it to do with it's certification for the NASA spacewalk program.The Speedy has a strong following and has reached cult status throughout the world for it's reliability and feats of legend in space..For those interested here is an interesting site that tells about testing the watch.Speedy TestingOh, and once again, the backside of mine....just 'cause I think it's cool...And the business end......

Searching for the right model GMT Master II
Hello Everyone,This is my first proper post on the forum, I've finally got around to joining up as I have some specific questions. Although I have been lurking for a while and already have a vintage DJ.I'm getting very tempted by a GMT, part of me would like a birth year 1675 but I also have to be realistic and I want a watch that I can still wear as a daily especially if I'm travelling. There are features of the 16710 that make it appealing to me such as the independent GMT hand, the sapphire crystal and the slightly more modern looking white gold edged markers.I'm in the process of weighing up the options of buying a good solid example of the spec I want versus buying a full set. The spec I'm after would be as follows:GMT Master IIEarly-ish exampleTritium DialDrilled lugsOriginal Coke or Pepsi bezel (not Black)Jubilee braceletIf I'm buying Full Set then I'd like it to be a full set of the above config and I guess that it might be a bit rare. My questions are about how that spec s