Artya Arabesque Tourbillon Watch
Yvan Arpa's Artya watches once again debuts a surprise piece unique model at the upper end of what we might expect from the boutique Geneva-based Swiss "art watch" maker. Rather than deforming a watch case with high voltage electricity or decorating a dial with spiders, insect wings, or human blood, we get the Artya Arabesque Tourbillon that is decorated with hand-engraving. What type of hand engraving? Arabesque engravingand they threw in a tourbillon.While timepieces such as this are rare for Artya, they aren't totally unheard of either. Moreover, Yvan Arpa has plenty of experience with extremely high-end watches. Just a few years ago, watches-dealer covered another brand he is involved with called Spero Lucem, with the "crazy hands" La Clemence tourbillon minute repeater. We also went hands-on with the Artya Son of a Gun Tourbillon watch here. For summer 2015, we now have the Artya Arabesque Tourbillon, and according to Yvan Arpa it is inspired by the Wild West.So much of the design

Summer Watch Guide 2014
Being that yesterday was Memorial Day, a day that might mark the beginning of summer hours if you work somewhere that believes in such things, it seems like an appropriate day for a summer watch guide! What's a summer watch? Well�� Any watch is really a summer watch, but the ones included here are easy to wear, on the smaller side, and can easily be put on a nylon NATO for those sweaty days.For the sake of variety, we broke the list up into "sporty" watches and "casual" watches��the main difference really being toughness and aggressive styling. Naturally, this guide is but a small amount of what's out there, really just focusing on some fun stuff we've seen in the last year�� so enjoy and let us know what you'll be wearing in the comments!Sporty:Archimede: Outdoor ProtectWe reviewed the Archimede Outdoor about 2 years now, and it left a lasting impression on us. With a 39mm barrel case, super legible dial, swiss automatic movement, overall handsome and classic aesthetic that doesn't quite

Photo Report: The Seiko Credor Minute Repeater, Live At The Madison Avenue New York Boutique
Sure, Seiko makes a lot of watches, and as we reported not long ago you can get an absolutely astonishingly well made watch from them – mechanical, with one of the toughest and most reliable movements on the planet – for under a hundred dollars. When watch enthusiasts talk about Seiko, it’s often in terms of great bang for the buck, and indeed, Seiko deserves the reputation it has for offering excellence at just about every price point at which it makes watches. Whether it’s a humble Seiko 5 or a top of the line Grand Seiko, the company has a knack for a certain kind of old-school, almost mom-and-pop earnestness about giving their clients more than you would expect for the price. Sometimes a lot more. 1 OF 18 However, Seiko also makes watches under the Credor name that occupy the sort of stratospheric price bracket generally reserved for only the most exotic or refined complications from blue-chip Swiss brands. Two of the most interesting of those

Here I go again...
I have become a chronic flipper, often buying again I watch I sold in the past, seems like I just can't resist the urge to own something else and since funds are limited I always flip something.I've flipper too many watches and brands to list here, but the issue is this:I flipped a Speedy Pro (hesalite) to buy a Pam111I liked the Pam a lot, but missed the Speedy too much, so I sold itOnly to buy another Speedy ProNow I miss the Pam too much, but don't want to flip the SpeedySo I'm thinking of springing for a pre-loved PamI wanted a base, either Luminor or Radiomir, but yesterday I was offered a Pam024 which I have never liked and never considered.But once I tried it, it was all over right then and there, I just had to have it. It's amazing how something I thought I didn't like becomes all of the sudden an obsession.So, the price is reasonable, the watch is in good condition and buying would not jeopardize my financial stability.Would you?Never been a fan of submersibles, they always se

Thoughts on homage to a PAM Fiddy
What are your opinions on Pam homages, not straight up fakes.