Melbourne Watch Co Portsea Review
When I reviewed the Melbourne Flinders some time ago, I was pleasantly surprised by the subtleties of the design and quality manufacturing. So, I was very excited last summer when they announced they were coming out with the Portsea, a playful variation on the Marine Chronometer style. I wasn't the only one either, as their Kickstarter campaign for the watch raised just over $100k, nearly triple what they had asked for.What struck me about the Portsea is that it wasn't just another Marine watch, it really took the concept into a unique direction and used a cool movement, the Miyota 9120. By using this movement, Melbourne got to design around having a triple-calendar function, which added more complexity to the typically time only genre. The dial they came up with, which I'll dig into below, has an ingenious design, adding depth and texture where it is usually absent. All in all, a striking watch… but also one that comes in at a fairly modest price of about $615 (fluctuates with c

Inside The Restoration Of A World War II Hamilton 37500 Cockpit Clock
New York City based-watchmaker Aaron Berlow specializes in restoration of vintage timepieces. Enjoy this fascinating look at the restoration of an important World War II timepiece, told from a watchmaker's perspective. War has a way of making things hard to get, and when it came to getting precision time instruments from Switzerland, one can imagine the priority the United States placed on that. As a result, the U.S. Government set about creating military specifications for timepieces. One of these specifications called for the development and manufacture of the Hamilton/Elgin 37500 aircraft clock, also known as the AN-5741-1. 1 OF 8 Before the American entry into WWII, planes were equipped with the LeCoultre Elapsed Time clock named the “Chronoflite.” Beautiful in its own right, this clock was quickly made obsolete because of a lack of spare parts, and movements. As war efforts ramped up, both Hamilton and Elgin factories devoted all their producti

Poll PP,AP,DD wedding watch
Ok so I'm getting married 7-7-17 and my fianc��e is allowing me to purchase a wedding watch!!I've been waiting for the Basel daydate rose white roman dial for a few months now and getting impatient so decided to broaden my range and add PP AND AP to the mix! Here's the three contender. What do you guys think??

Which one ??
Hi Guys,Which one of these looks like a better fit to you? Do you guys find the Daytona too small? I know these are two very different watches but I like them both ,and I'm looking at another piece from a different brand and will just keep one of these , I know that the Daytona will be harder to replace but I don't want that to affect my decision.For reference wrist size is 7.25-7.3 depending on how hot it is.I'll get use out of both and like I said like them both , I'm looking for your opinion on the size and fit.Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

a bit concerned ...
Bought a Milgauss White Dial in an online auction yesterday. I was handed the watch which was a brand new 116400 V series from Client 548 (Israel). Under the Warranty card, it says it's from Eurasia LTd. Which is an authorized dealer in Israel.He went up with me to the RSC and had the watch checked up. Unfortunately since I took it to the RSC in Hong Kong, they said they needed another two weeks to verify the serial code since it was not 888. Well, I hope there aren't any problems. I mean they did take it behind closed doors and took half an hour in there. I wonder if that was the preliminary check up. The watch was brought back and said I needed to wait another 2 weeks. If there were problems with its authenticity, they would have told me straight away right?Also, I hope there are no legal issues with the watch either... being stolen or something like that. The watch was just brand new with all the stickers on the glass, the bracelets and even the black code on the left side of the ca