Breitling Redesigns its Colt Military Watch Collection
The Breitling Colt collection �� introduced in the 1980s and intended, as were its predecessors, the Breitling Navitimer and Breitling Chronomat, as military watches �� has been revamped this year. The new Breitling Colt watches include models for men and ladies, with both quartz and automatic movements, including a quartz chronograph.Colt was born in the 1980s and initially intended for the armed forces �C like other Breitling watches such as the Navitimer and the Chronomat �C before winning over a broad audience through its sturdiness, its reliability and its readability. It has since established itself as the most accessible Breitling model. The newly revamped Colt features a design that reinterprets all the essential assets on which it has built its success. The broad unidirectional rotating bezel with a satin-brushed finish and engraved hour-markers is adorned with four rider tabs �C a Breitling signature feature �C ensuring excellent handling as well as enhanced protection of the sapph

Mido Commander II & Great Wall Watches
Mido is one of Swatch Group's smaller brands that you rarely hear about. If you do, you know that like Tissot or (not available in the US) Certina, Mido offers some decent looking pieces at pretty reasonable prices (for a Swiss mechanical watch). As one of the underdog brands, sources say that the Swatch Group just isn't quite sure what to do with them. Sounds like Mido just needs the right type of person in charge. If you look at the pieces they've offered over the last few years, there are some real keepers. One of the most iconic collections from Mido has always been the dressy Commander. It sort of fits in the same vein as a Rolex - not in price necessarily, but more what it was trying to be for a man.For 2013 Mido returns the Commander with the "Commander II," as well as the similar sibling watch the "Great Wall." Now, according to Mido, the Commander's design - that is the new Commander for 2013 - was? influenced by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Something about how the sunra

Just in: 145.022 Transitional
Just picked it up from work. This might be a keeper.

Vintage SeaMasters.....
Vintage Seamasters.....?Ref# 2846/8, 14K solid YG, cal 501?Ref#? 14768, 14K/SS, cal 552

Production Year?
Is there anyway to tell what year your movement/case was produced? I know Patek has the information in their books..and will give it to you for CHF 100...Obviously you can narrow the years down to when they made a watch, and any changes within line, but is there a way to figure out the birthday of your watch without payig for the history of the watch?I couldn't find an answer from a quick search.Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day Weekend