Roger Smith Watches
At the end of July, I had the special pleasure of spending a couple hours with Roger Smith as he swooped into Los Angeles to deliver the commissioned and bespoke Big Date Tourbillon that had been four years in the making.I have a special interest in independent watchmakers and Roger Smith, who hails from England and still lives there�Cthe Isle of Man, to be specific�Chappens to be one of whom I'm particularly fond. Most watchmakers do their schooling and then go to work for the brands to cut their teeth. Smith has never worked for a brand. He had a very personal watch education from the master of independent watchmaking, George Daniels. If you're not familiar with Dr. George Daniels, he practically gave birth to the independent watchmaking movement. He's known for his exquisite one-off pocket watches as well as his invention of the co-axial escapement. Yes, the one used by Omega.When Smith was in watchmaking school, Daniels came to the classroom and showed his Space Traveler watch to the

You think, it is OK
Omega Constellation ref 168008Recently I came across an Omega Constellation model reference 168008 that was sold, on the popular auction market. The seller claimed, it is a rare Constellation vintage-watch.The description of the 1960's watch: Model reference 168008 with movement caliber 564: 18k solid yellow gold case (main case, back-cover and winding-crown), 18k solid white gold bezel and 18k solid white gold hands and also, the hour markers, Omega logo and star, as well as, Omega signature are all in 18k solid white gold, while the dial is in yellow gold color - no mention whether solid gold or otherwise. Is this a genuine and rare Constellation or it is a franken? Thank-you.

Patek Nautilus choices : 3712 or 5726?
If you had to choose only one , would you choose the beautiful 3712 or the useful AC 5726 1a? Heart or brain? let me know.Fabio

SS Revelation
I predict the stainless steel drought may be over. Pigs are flying! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A laugh today...
I was talking with a colleague at work and complimented him on a bright new rubber strap on his smart watch (cause most wrists are naked). He complained that it cost him a hundred bucks because the original broke. I said, Well that's less than this one! and flashed my BLNR. He replied, You should have seen my ex-girlfriend's watch. Her family are jewelers and she has a seven THOUSAND dollar ROLEX! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk