Seiko Announces Disaster Relief Donations
Seiko has announced that Seiko Holdings will donate 20 million yen or about $247,000 and Seiko Epson will donate 100 million yen or about $1,234,000 to provide assistance to the victims of the earthquake that struck Japan on March 11. Seiko expresses its deepest condolences to those affected by the earthquake and its hopes for recovery at the earliest possible time.

Esteemed Mechanical Watchmaker F.P. Journe On Making A Quartz Movement
Although it?was as early as?January 2014 that we debuted the F.P. Journe ��l��gante (hands-on here), it is only now that the first quartz movement equipped wristwatch from F.P. Journe �C one of the?undisputed greats?among today's independent master watchmakers �C finds its way to the U.S. market. It was on this occasion that, in the F.P. Journe boutique on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, we sat down with Francois-Paul Journe for what turned out to be an hour-long conversation?about the finer details of the F.P. Journe ��l��gante and the movement inside of it.There were many different questions that we had?prepared prior to the conversation: how one of the most?respected traditional watchmakers of our age ended up making a quartz movement; how involved he had been in the process;?what his approach was to what is generally?accepted to be a "soulless" alternative to mechanical watches with a beating heart; and, last but not least, what makes this quartz movement special?What stood out to me?

TAG Heuer Will Relaunch The Autavia In 2017 �C And Fans Get To Choose The Model
Have you ever caught yourself staying up way, way too late, looking at vintage watches online and wishing they would make a return to the market? I know I have – and a long time before my job made it acceptable. Well if you’re part of that club, there’s good news on the way from TAG Heuer. 1 OF 17 Following a conversation with Jeff Stein at On The Dash – a must read for vintage Heuer fans –  TAG Heuer has announced a campaign asking the public which vintage Autavia chronograph they want to see re-launched in 2017. A racer’s watch, developed in the 1960s, it’s one of the Heuer's “Big Three,” along with the Carrera and the Monaco, and both reference 2446 and reference 3646 have been gaining momentum in the secondhand market. Born in 1962, the Autavia Chronograph is named after a series of “Automobile” and “Aviation” dashboard timekeepers launched 30 years prior. Made for ra

Anyone getting bored by the RO Jumbo ?
I mean after a while the simple watch is just dull and feels nothing interesting about it and then you realize you paid so much $$$ for such a simple fragile looking watch?? Anyone feeling this and having regrets over this piece?

My First Vintage Omega!
Can anyone tell me what year this is or close? It is keeping great time so far and I am really happy with it.vintage Omega.jpgvintage omega 1.jpgvintage omega 2.jpg