Smartwatches Hot? One Kickstarter Project Certainly Thinks So
Once again, it seems that Ariel's theory (here) that we are on the way to a consumer-grade smart watch is well on-track to being proven true. While this latest Kickstarter?project doesn't hit all of the points he made, it is advancing us further along the path.The new HOT Watch (yeah, a goofy name, but it ostensibly stands for "Hands On Talk" - more on that in a minute) is from a Dallas firm we've never heard of before - PH Technical Labs. As you might guess from the name, this is a company that's no stranger to electronics, but this is their first watch as far as I can tell. Fortunately, this is one of the nicer-looking watches we've seen in the segment, no doubt helped by the design work of Michael Foley (another name I've never heard of, and couldn't turn up any info). One surprising bit of the design is how thin the watch is. Coming in at only 8mm thick, this should make for a very compact watch (hopefully battery life isn't lost in that tradeoff - estimated standby life is 3 days)

A Week On The Wrist: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic True Second
You first heard about the Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic True Second here on HODINKEE back in September, and the watch, as you would expect from a descendant from the original Geophysic – one of the most famous cult-collectible watches not only from JLC but of all time – generated a lot of excitement. The earlier Geophysic 1958 models, from 2014, which you can take a look at here if you need a quick refresher, were a real crowd pleaser, as you would expect from their very close resemblance to the original 1958 chronometer grade, antimagnetic (to 600 Gauss) watches made to celebrate the International Geophysical Year. The new Geophysic True Second, however, is more than just a celebration of the original – it is, as we reported at launch, very much a new interpretation of the idea of a no-nonsense, high precision, exact but unobtrusive tool watch. 1 OF 12 Two of the newest features of the new True Second, in fact, are pretty dramatically different from both t

Meeting of the White Knights
It was a nice meeting with Ben this afternoon over some coffee and watch talks! Ben! Your 15400 was indeed splendid! You have made an excellent decision to select the white dial which really dances with lights (although it is hard to show in photos)

My choice!
Happy with this one, from sea dweller to exp II, finally found the one!My seamaster PO chrono XL.....---I am here: tapatalk/map.php?q3xnv4

1st Post, 1st (& 2nd) Rolex!
I've had several pieces over the years, but I hadn't dove into Rolex because I just didn't want to. I like what I like and I really liked what I had, my favorite being an Omega PO 42mm LiquidMetal in full titanium. That is such a nice, nice watch. I have a 3 piece maximum rule because my 4th favorite rarely gets worn, but I decided to change things up. I just absolutely loved the GMT BLNR so I decided to pick one up after calling 10 AD's (most of them laughed when I asked if they had one in stock) and finally finding one. I couldn't have been more on the fence after I tried on a SubC once I got to the AD though, but I decided to stick with the Batman because it's just such a cool piece. Had it for 11 days but couldn't get that SubC out of my head so I sold my PO and picked one up. Im in now!