HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 97
We talk Fortis and Christophe Claret and never get to one of our topics. The TokyoFlash watch winner is announced and we spend some time discussing magnetic balls.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 97 here. Download the MP3.

Hamilton Retail Store Field Watches
What would you do if you had been producing a successful product for 20+ years for one big customer, and then that contract went away?? Would you stop production? Shift your production focus elsewhere? Find a new market or customer? This is the problem Hamilton Watch Company faced in the mid-1980s.? The customer was the U.S. military, and the product was the small field/navigator watch.Hamilton had been producing small field and navigator watches for the government under the GG-W-113 and MIL-W-46374 specifications since the mid-1960s.? When the government decided in the mid-1980s to stop purchasing and issuing large batches of military design specification watches from Hamilton and other manufacturers, Hamilton was left with 20+ years of manufacturing experience and equipment for these watches.? Rather than scrap the gear, Hamilton decided to get creative and found a way to keep making the watches.? The company negotiated contracts with a few outdoor equipment and gadget retail stores

Royal oak offshore rubber
Good morning,Has anyone had a new rubber bezel fitted in the UK?And maybe had some cosmetic work done.Need a contact number and maybe pricing.Thanks

Patek Philippe vs Vacheron Constantin
I know it must be some thread about this beforeBut I still want some discussion here.Do you think the Vacheron Constantin style is good ? (IMHO it is seem more modern then Patek classic style ) I think it aim to different target customer to Patek.And do you think it is underrated? Because most Vacheron's pieces price is much lower than Patek's one.If you grade the Patek 10, what will you grade the Vacheron ?

New watch dead on arrival
So I just took delivery of a pre owned GMT Master II from a listing on TRF and for the life of me I can not get it to run. I have wound it 40 clicks, worn it while walking for nearly an hour, nothing has gotten it started. I'm not sure how to proceed from here. I don't want to pay another few hundred for a service - the cost difference would be minimal between that and a new GMT. Is there something else that may be causing it to not run? Thanks.