Sinn T1 B, T2 B Dive Watches: Same Titanium, More Blue
Sinn, the German manufacturer of all things tool watch, has announced an update to their T1/T2 family of titanium dive watches. Now available with deep blue dials, the new Sinn T1 B and T2 B models remain largely unchanged from the T1 and T2 that Sinn launched at Baselworld in 2013 - translating Sinn's U-series dive watches into another thoroughly dive-ready design featuring a titanium case.With its warm earthy tone, titanium is a great match for a blue dial, and the Sinn T1 B and T2 B look fantastic. As it's been a couple years since we went hands-on with these titanium mission timers, I figure a quick recap would be helpful. Without a strap, the Sinn T1 B (aka the Sinn EZM 14) weighs in at 71g, with a case that is 45mm wide and 12.5mm thick, with 22mm lugs. The smaller Sinn T2 B (Sinn EZM 15) is 41mm wide, 13.3mm thick, with 20mm lugs, and weighs 59g without its strap. Being dive watches, the Sinn T1 B is water resistant to 1000m,?and the smaller Sinn T2 B is resistant to an impressi

HYT H2 Watch Teaser (Part 1)
No doubt there will be a part 2 and maybe 3 of the teasers that will lead up to the HYT release of their second watch, the H2. Last year, the "Hydromechanical Horologists" led up to the eventual release of the H1 timepiece by teasing us with bits and pieces. So here is the HYT Caliber 201 manually wound movement that will once again use liquid indicators to help show the time - and other complications.The HYT H1 was one of the most impressive watches of 2012, with its unique design, innovative liquid and bellows system, and relatively competitive price of around $45,000. The H2 will be a step up in price, complication, and prestige. For the H2, HYT worked with APRP's Giulio Papi to design the movement. Papi is one of today's best and most creative movement designers who is the brains behind a lot of what comes from Richard Mille, Audemars Piguet, and many more.What we can tell from the caliber 201 is that it will retain the double bellows system for the liquid, and probably indicate th

Dillema..!
Here's the situation:Enjoying the new model AP Navy for 1,5 years now. Great watch!But... I am getting the 44mm steel ceramic offshore whatever hapens later this year. Prefer the looks and ceramic bezel. So this is a no breaner.I am thinking of trading my 2014 Navy plus cash for a precious metal piece.So what shall I do???Yellow gold Rolex Yachtmaster 2Or:Around 8K more and get:Rosegold 44mm OffshoreIf I go for the Offshore it means that I have both steel and gold version of this watch.Or is there something else I should consider?I like BIG watches (no Hublot fan)Here are pictures of my two candidates taken at two different AD's.The YM2 pic was taken 2 weeks ago and the AP about one year ago.All suggestions/advises are welcome.CHEERS!Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met behulp van Tapatalk

Omega Restoration In Bienne
I recently bought an old Seamaster (case reference 166.042) which I decided would be a good candidate for a restoration by Omega in Bienne. The dial - which is one of the reasons I liked the watch - has some issues, and so the watch needs more than just a polishing and a cleaning. A true craftsman will need to restore the dial, or better yet maybe Omega has a spare original dial laying around to replace the dial. :) Here are some before pictures showing the dial (since that is the area that I think needs the most work):The movement seems to keeping good time, so it is mostly (I hope) a matter of restoring the dial, polishing the case, and making it look good as new. After going through the process of finding out the what, how etc. for sending a watch to Omega in Switzerland, I thought I would post a thread, show the before pictures and update the thread as the process moves along.Ultimately I hope to post the after photos as well.I started by sending an email to Omega customer serv

Aquanaut 5167 Strap Experiment
so a couple of months ago, i picked up my first Patek, the Aquanaut on a rubber strap. At the time, i was going back and forth between the 5711 and 5167, and ultimately decided to get the Aquanaut because I prefer leather straps, and figured I could ditch the rubber once it arrived and replace it with a 21mm black croc. To my surprise, I found myself very happy with the rubber strap...its comfort, the way the rubber pattern complements the dial, the curved ends that hug the case, and its overall durability were very impressive. Despite being pleasantly surprised by how much i liked the tropical strap, and being very hesitant to scratch up the back of the lugs when removing it, i couldn't shake the urge to at least see what it would look like on something different. I contacted a custom leather strap maker, and gave him the measurements he needed, and the final product was sent to me today. let me know what you think...i really like it, the comfort rivals the rubber, and i think it