Fine Time With Seiko Watches In Arizona
A potentially unlikely spot for die-hard high-end Seiko fans is a unique shop located off the main drag in Scottsdale (area of Phoenix) Arizona. Arizona Fine Time is the watch selling arm of Cigar King, the very well-known mostly online cigar retailer. For close to a decade now they have been growing their retail and e-commerce sales of some of the more interesting watch brands in the mostly under $10,000 segment that they carry. They are also the best performing high-end Seiko watch retailer in the entire US.What is AZ Fine Time's secret? In addition to running a watch store unlike most watch retailers, the guys at AZ Fine Time just love Seiko (and watches). While most of their business is online, it would be a shame to miss out on a visit watch store itself. Well, the part watch store, part cigar humidor, part lounge, and all-around guy hang-out.Seiko recently threw another "Grand Seiko Roadshow" event at Arizona Fine Time where a few hundred watch and cigar fans came together to mee

Ulysse Nardin Astrolabium Galileo Galilei Watch Features Lots Of Info: Doesn't Know How To Share The Knowledge
Ask someone wearing a Ulysse Nardin Astrolabium Galileo Galilei watch what time it is, and they may be forced to flash their wrist at you rather than respond. So what time is it? Your guess is as good as mine. While I can figure it out, this watch reminds me a Dr. Seuss creation gone wrong (all it needs is fur of some sort). So much information, it is virtually a practical joke.The watch is touted as providing information useful to astronomers. Meaning they need something to distract their view for a couple of hours while they figure out what time it is? All kidding aside, this is a nice looking watch, that costs a bundle (used one is on eBay right at over $20k). Only thing, is that it is helplessly confusing. If you study a list of all the features it purportedly has, you'll agree it is impressive, if not overkill. Here is one of those machines that tells you real information, but information nonetheless you don't need to know.An example? It indicates the "Draco line." Yea, that is wh

ROC dials
GuysOften when something new comes along it takes a little while to get familiar with the new model. The previous generation is known and the new one sometimes just doesn't look quite right. Over time the new model appears to look better and better. For me this is true with specifically with cars, but it is also true of watches.The 26331 dials introduced last year have now been out for a year and we have had time to form opinions and thoughts. As of today what are your current favorites.

Las Vegas
Had a great time in Vegas this past holiday weekend!Got to visit the AP boutiqueThey had recently sold their blue 15400 and ROC, but the black dial watches looked and felt great on my wristThe 44mm RG has so much wrist presence (and heft)!The 44mm ceramic is very shinyOne customer was wearing a blue dial RB, another a 44mm forged carbon, and 3 women were looking at gold/diamond models, and I think purchased at least oneAlso visited the RM boutique, but no pics allowedThe Black Phantom 011 is very coolThe watch stores in the Wynn and Palazzo also had great eye candyWanted to see the new IWC Timezoner chronograph, but not yet availableHowever, didn't see any interesting watches in the wild, not even at the higher limit tables

Brand New Navi 01 Broke After 8 Hours of Wearing It
Hi Guys,Bought my first Breitling, Navi 01. Took the watch to the Breitling Boutique in NYC to be sized yesterday morning, and wore it for the afternoon and evening. During dinner, I was running the chrono to see how long it would take for dinner to come, and when I pressed the pusher to stop the chrono, instead of stopping, the second hand reset to zero, but not the hour or minute counter. I pressed start, the second hand started, pressed stop, and exact same thing happened, the second hand reset but not the other registers. I then pressed reset, and it did not reset. Then I pressed start, the chrono would not start, the pusher will not operate at all. I shook the watch a bit, the second hand started, it it has been running ever since, cannot be stopped, the top pusher does not function at all.I'm pretty disappointed, this is my first Breitling and it broke in less than a day. I hope this is a unique experience because I love the Navi 01 but I'm concerned with Breitling's build