Visual Quiz: Famous Faces
You know their watches, but would you recognize them on the street? We’ve lined up images of 15 well-known watchmakers to test your facial recognition skills. So get your keyboards and pencils ready and see how many you can identify. As always, the answers are revealed at the end. Good luck!      Answers1. Peter Speake-Marin2. Philippe Dufour3. Max B��sser4. Christophe Claret5. Ludwig Oechslin6. Felix Baumgartner7. Paul Gerber8. George Daniels9. Kari Voutilainen10. Michel Parmigiani11. Svend Andersen12. Roger Smith13. Vianney Halter14. Robert Greubel15. John McGonigle

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 119 - The Flava of an Urwerk Freefall
John is stuck in Poland and we talk about young ladies - a bit. We also discuss the Glashutte Original Grande Cosmopolite Tourbillon, Felix Baumgartner's jump from almost-space with Zenith, and the great-looking URWERK UR-210 watch.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 119 here.Download the MP3 here.

Hands-On: The New Seiko Prospex 200m Divers, SRP775 And SRP777, Two Dive Watches Made Like Quartz Ne
This year we've got two new additions to the Seiko family of entry and mid-level diver's watches. These are the new-to-the-Prospex line, cushion-cased-shaped dive watches, which for the U.S. market, currently consists of two references: SRP775 (with bracelet) and SRP777 (on a silicon rubber strap). Seiko's entry level dive watches have probably been the first automatic mechanical watch for more future watch enthusiasts than any other type of watch (except possibly the Seiko 5) and with good reason: they represent a combination of honesty, practicality, durability, and history that, along with a price that puts them in reach for anyone with an interest in mechanical watches, makes them a no-brainer. So how well do the new models measure up to the classics? Let's take a look. 1 OF 12 Before getting started on the watches, a bit about Seiko nomenclature. The vintage Seiko divers that the new Prospex models most resemble are the cushion-cased 6306/9, 150-meter

Saw this watching La LA Land
Sorry if I'm behind the times and this has been discussed but I saw this cool Omega on La La Land and wanted to know more about it, if you could kind ladies and gentlemen. Also do actors, Ryan Gosling in this case, get to choose the watch or the brand?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

ETA Buying Rolex (Takeover)
ETA going to buy Rolex? This the reason for all the strange manoeuverings and inventory runoffs?