Will The IsoSpring Steal Away The Tick-Tick-Tick Of Your Wrist Watch?
It seems that 2014 is the year of announcements for revolutionizing the wrist watch as we know it. Some of these claims will take time to prove (read: smartwatches), but others do seem to be truly reinventing bits and pieces of the movements that make up the mechanical wonders that we know and love. We brought you word of the first change here?(with the Genequand system concerning?the balance wheel), and today we have word of a replacement for the venerable escapement �C the IsoSpring.As you may likely?be aware, the ticking noise you hear your watch making comes from the interaction of the escapement, more specifically, the repeated contact between the pallet fork and the escape wheel. Every time the balance wheel changes direction, the whole thing comes to a (temporary) stop, and then starts back up again once the balance wheel is in motion. Obviously, this stopping and starting is not the most efficient use of the energy stored in the barrel.One estimate of the best efficiency we see

John Mayer On Watches: The Five Best Buys In Vintage Rolex, For $8,000 Or Less
“No more than eight thousand.” That’s the answer I always get when I ask a prospective vintage Rolex buyer what their price range is. Always Eight. Five isn’t enough to work with, and ten – well that’s just so… ten.I’ve helped so many of my friends and colleagues buy watches that are within the $8,000 range that I thought I’d share some of my recommendations with you. Take advice from a guy with a roll of mistakes he bought at the airport on a layover, me.John Mayer Obviously, you’re not making a mistake if you buy that new Panerai Luminor you’ve had your eye on, but it is a mistake if you buy one and then wish you’d been turned on to the unmistakable cool of a vintage Rolex earlier. Take it from a guy with a roll of lessons he bought at the airport on a layover.Here are five vintage Rolex references under $8,000, and why I believe they’re the best buys on the market. 1. ROLEX Explorer I

Tudor's Weird GMT Hand??
When Tudor released the new GMT at Basel, I didn't care at first but the watch quickly grew on me.As I started to digest images and videos of the watch one thing stuck that once I saw it, I couldn't unsee it. Now my eyes are drawn to it, in a bad way.The red GMT hand seems to me to be too long. It protrudes past the outer perimeter of the gilt dial. That just seems very wrong to me. Is that normal, does that make sense. I tried to see if early Rolex GMTs did that but couldn't find an example. I know that logically the red GMT hand is to mark the numbers on the bezel so please don't beat me up about that being the reason. It could have easily stayed within the inner gilt circumference and still relate to the bezel. I considered it may be the angle but every single image or video I've seen shows this regardless of angle. (Hopefully that is the situation and then case closed, otherwise...why).Why would Tudor do that. If this goes to production like this, it will likely prevent me from buy

SS Daytona 116520 Service, RSC question...
Sent watch to the NYC RSC and received the attached quote.The watch is a SS Daytona 116520, have all papers, boxes, etc. It is all correct parts. On the Service Estimate, I notice a few things:1. They call the dial a 116528. Is this a generic term or do they think the dial has been changed to a non 116520 dial?2. I authorized them to replace the bezel, but they seem to call it a 16520 bezel. I find this weird. I will call them tomorrow, but has anyone seen this before on the work orders?

Wow Incoming: what a guy! ArizonaPaul
Maybe some of you have seen this thread maybe not, but our good buddy Paul had the good fortune of buying a new SS Sky D only two weeks after showing casual interest in the watch. It was a quick turn of events for him but the opportunity present itself so he jumped.Here’s the thread...https://.rolexforums/showthre...00#post8110100Paul expressed some concern that the watch might not even sing to him but didn’t want to pass up the chance. I reached out to him saying if it’s not for him I might be a buyer.On a side note: Coincidentally I bought a d-blue almost 2 years ago and after a week realized it wasn’t really the watch for me. Guess who took that watch off my hands after a private message exchange!? ;)So I speak with Paul on the phone, explain that the watch is actually a watch my dad wants and I’ll be buying it for him (not as a gift unfortunately, just making all the arrangements, etc).After a lovely conversation, Paul tells me he’s gonna sell