Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch
We knew it was only a matter of time before some of the big names in the electronics industry dove into the burgeoning smartwatch category, and Samsung is the second of the big guys to announce, after Sony's SmartWatch 2, with their recently introduced Galaxy Gear smartwatch that debuted today.As you can guess from its name, the Galaxy Gear is part of Samsung's larger Galaxy lineup of mobile devices, and it shares some of the design language those other devices have. It also shares an operating system - the Galaxy Gear comes equipped with Android 4.3. A real draw are the ready-to-use, specially made apps to help keep using the Gear interesting. While I can't be absolutely certain, this seems like it would make development for the device much easier than some of the other smaller brand watches coming out, as folks won't have to learn a whole new language to code for - they'll just have to adjust for the limitations of this wrist-top device.Also similar to a phone? Battery life. They're

Ap surviver only one in canada
I just had that Watch Printed I want to start doing some watch Art if anybody is interested let me know. The watch you would like printed different material #watchart #art #watchfinder #fashion #audemarspiguet #audemars #apsurvivor by Sean Shirzadi, on Flickr

Seamaster Chrono quit this morning
I was enjoying a cup of coffee and looking over some of the forum when I looked at my watch and noticed it was stopped at 0630 this but it was really 0800. So I carefully unscrewed the crown and I can change the time but winding it, and I was very gentle, wont work. Re-seating the crown and side to side shake of the watch causes the seconds hand to advance about 5 sec before it stops again. Pretty disappointing considering that I'm leaving for a big trip on Monday morning and wanted my buddy the Seamaster to tag along.

2531.80 or 2220.80 Seamaster?
I'm considering these two watches, along with the 2201.50 PO. I like the PO in a lot of ways, but I definitely like the blue dial vs the black dial of the PO, which brings me to the two standard Seamaster Professionals.The 2531.80 is the older non co-axial version of these two. It's not produced anymore but is pretty prevalent on Ebay and could be bought at a pretty low price, about $1200-1400 for a nice one. The 2220.80 is the newer model with the co-ax and would probably cost about $1700 on the resale market or $2400new.It's said that the non co-ax version should be serviced every 5 years, and that the co-ax can go 10 years without servicing. If a service costs $450-500 is it a no-brainer that I should get the new co-ax version if I intend on keeping the watch a lifetime? If I buy a used 2531.80, it will probably be several years old already and will probably need an immediate service, thus bringing it up to the price of a resale 2220.80. Are there any other factors to consider

Replacing parts and question of originality with modern Rolex
So this is probably a stupid question, apologies in advance if this sounds a bit silly. Now with vintage watches, everyone talks about the originality and how a watch with replacement parts, even if period-correct, isnt as valuable as one with all original factory parts. That brings me to this question, granted that our current 'modern' watches will one day, in 50 years or so, become vintage pieces. Will replacing parts now, for example, damaged screws/bezel pearl with uneven luminescent paint, or even, replacing the dial, lead to them being less 'original', and hence decreases the value, in the years to come?