Fiona Kr��ger Celebration Skull Watch
When we first brought you a hands-on impression of the original watches Fiona Kr��ger was creating, Ariel mentioned that the pieces were very reminiscent of the skeletons you see associated with "Day of the Dead," or D��a de Muertos. The exception, to my eyes, was the fact that they were rather monochromatic. Now, I'm not a necessarily a celebrant of that day, but it calls to mind something very vividly colored. With her latest model, the Fiona Kr��ger Celebration Skull, that's all changed.As you can see by these photos, the Fiona Kr��ger Celebration Skull very much hews to the aesthetic of the celebration. It follows the basic geometry established in the earlier watches, and adds the use of colorful lacquer (and superluminova) to the three-layer dial. For me, this sort of juxtaposition of lively color and the epitome of mortality (a skull) is something I can certainly appreciate, though it's not a theme I personally am drawn to.The Fiona Kr��ger Celebration Skull also marks the first time

HourTime Show Watch Podcast New iTunes & RSS Feed
As you might have learned we had a range of issues moving host providers for the HourTime Show watch podcast. Fans went a bit berserk and headaches and screaming ensued. The good news it that it looks like we are finally settled on Liberated Syndication as our new podcast host provider. Thank you again to them for their help is moving stuff over. For listeners who get the show via iTunes or an RSS feed, there are some new links you should be aware of:New HourTime Show iTunes feed/page is here. *** Please Rate Us On iTunes ***New HourTime Show RSS feed here. Thanks for you patience everyone. If you have special requests for episode 100 please let us know.

The Black Belt Watch, Only For People With Black Belts
This watch comes with a great back story. A tale of a man they called crazy. A tale of a man, who probably is crazy, but we can all love him for that. It all started with Romain Jerome and their previous 'lord & ruler,' Yvan Arpa. The watch community generally has the perception that Yvan Arpa is a bit of aneccentric. One who creates ideas that are pretty wild. Half the time the ideas work, the other times, they most surely don't. One example of a failed idea was an all rusted watch (on the outside) enclosed in a hermetically sealed glass case. The idea was that once the glass was broken, the watch inside was guaranteed to work. To make a long story short, once some wild and wealthy people bought and subsequently broke the glass, the watch did not work at all - having been totally rusted through.Other ideas do work, such as Yvan's Titanic DNA watch for Romain Jerome. The watches worked so well, that they not only saved the dying Romain Jerome brand a few years ago, but catapulted i

5980 or 5990
It's early days and we've only just seen the 5990, but from your initial thoughts which do you prefer?The 5990 has me confused. On paper I love the combination of complications, and I'm starting to warm up to the aesthetics. However I don't know if that's because I 'want' to like it or if I actually 'do' like it.

Security Concerns
I never gave it much thought when I was younger, but now that I am over seventy, I worry about my sub on my wrist. Lucky I don't live in a large city.Now that I am Grey and Wrinkled, I do blend in with my surroundings here in Florida better than when I was younger. Thoughts from anyone ?