Rare Flagship Marcello C. Senatore Chronograph Watch Available
This is a watch that I have wanted for a long time. These are almost never available from independent sellers, and it is a rare luxury to see one offered at less than retail. This is the Marcello C. Senatore watch, that I have mentioned before. This timepiece has a design intentionally reminiscent of the Rolex Daytona. It isn't a clone, it just uses some of the same design principles, and that is OK. The 42.5mm wide watch has a 22mm wide bracelet making it a good size, and actually a bit bigger than the Daytona.I really like how German Marcello C. is able to modify the automatic Valjoux 7750 movement to give it a tri-compax layout. This is more attractive that the 7750's standard layout. The dial hands and main hands are strong looking and legible. Legible faceted hour markers look great, while the subdial design hearkens the Daytona perfectly.The bracelet is very different on the Marcello C. Senatore. It has a very fashionable look, which is an interesting contrast from the functional

Artist Profile: The Imagery Of Time With Olga Narozhna
People starve to be different. The least likely of places you'd expect find individualism was Soviet-controlled Ukraine in the 1970s. Let me tell you about finding uniqueness among the seemingly generic, and a person that discovers and displays it.It was purely accidental that I learned about Olga Narozhna and her work. She is a one of the kind artist, hard to find if you are not looking in the right places. Olga is an artist consumed with the representation of time. Most of her work incorporates some component from a watch or clock, working or in fragmented form. The imagery of time is beautiful to Olga, I see clocks as art, and then as the time. Artists like Olga don't exist to be found, so one has to probe. eBay is a waypoint for the interesting, the hard to get, and the value-endowed. Recently, I found an interesting type of watch that I had never seen before. It wasn't a particular brand, nor was it anything mass produced, but rather a piece of watch art. Labeled under the item t

Sinn EZM 13 Review
Few things are quite as much fun as trying on a new Sinn. Before you even get in on your wrist, the sight of it is something special. You can tell that it's overbuilt, beautifully machined and lacking in fussy nonsense. Sinn watches are unlike other watches out there, as is the brand. They do things their own way, focusing on technology and engineering that few brands could even dream of while managing to pull off clean, tasteful aesthetics and prices that are within reach. They're the enthusiasts’ tool watch, with models so diverse it's easy to own, or desire several. This is why, as you might have noticed, the team here at w&w are slightly obsessed with them, many of us owning a few.At Basel World 2014 Sinn released a watch that really caught my attention: the EZM 13. Part of their "Einsatzzeitmesser" or Mission Timer series, the EZM 13 took their EZM 3, a watch I am particularly fond of, and added in a chronograph. The resulting watch is a tool watch dream, with 500m WR, a

15300 vs 15400
I made the trip into the City of Brotherly Love to try one some watches at the local AP AD. It was about a 45 minute trek, but I was excited to try on some Royal Oaks. My buddy that was with me was considering purchasing either a Navitimer B-01, or the Milgauss GV.When we got there, they didn't have all of the watches listed as in-stock on their website, but they did have a 15300 for me to try on. I liked the fit of it, but it was definitely missing a few links - it fit my 6.75 wrist right off the bat. They didn't have any SS 15400s, but I did manage to convince the uninterested sales lady in letting me try on a 15400SR, the new two-tone RO from SIHH 2015. I didn't snag a pic of the 300 on my wrist, but I did get one of the 400 -Overall, I think the 400 is too big for me, as the lugs had some clearance off my wrist. What would I be missing out on if I went with a 15300 over the 15400? Can anyone give me a pros and cons? I think this throws the 15202 into the mix now, and that w

Trade for 15400 White Dial ?
Lately I find myself rotating SS white dial watches for daily use. I have the opportunity to trade for a white dial 15400. The only other AP I own is a Volcano ROO.I have two decisions.... The first is do I trade my Rolex blue ceramic sub which I almost never wear (Usually wear my LN and occasionally my Smurf).The second is do I save up some more and get a ROO panda. So in the final analysis I need help contrasting 15400 and Panda. I am not familiar with movements and particulars of each, and if there is anything I should know about.They both sing to me and have different personalities but I can at most afford one. From a collector standpoint I like to diversify, hence the 15400 interest. I would appreciate any helpful tips. Thanks.