Buying Watches In Chicago, Illinois: Geneva Seal
Welcome back to an watches-dealer original series, where we discuss important stores that sell watches all over the world. Each store we profile has an interesting story to tell about where they operate and who they sell to. Whether you buy watches from brick and mortar retailers or prefer to buy watches online, these are the stores that help shape our watch culture around the globe. There is a long list of stores to cover, but if there is a retail location in your favorite city that we simply can't miss, let us know in the comments below.Where to buy watches in Chicago, Illinois?When you see the word "wind" do you think of moving air or what you do to your watches? Well, its both in the Windy City of Chicago which is home to Geneva Seal, a watch store which has served the mid-western metropolis since 2002. But the Geneva Seal story began over 35 years ago when this family business founded a diamond wholesale operation (they still have a diamond buying office in Chicago to this day).Or

A Week On The Wrist: The Slim D'Hermes (And Some Thoughts On What Makes Or Breaks A Dial)
Think about Hermès and suddenly your mind envisions magnificent French leather goods. Yet, this manufacture also has had a very important place in horology, collaborating with Jaeger-LeCoultre, and for decades retailing Universal Genève wristwatches in Paris. Hermès also started producing its own lines of watches in the late 1970s. The Arceau, Heure H, and Cape Cod that I saw during my childhood in France exhibited the elegance, and playful design, characteristic of the brand. To be frank, at that time they lacked serious cred for watch enthusiasts, as they relied on fairly standard quartz or automatic movements. Things started to change with the collaboration with the Manufacture Vaucher Fleurier 10 years ago, but the Slim might well be the turning point for Hermès watches, and I had the Slim for a Week On The Wrist to find out the answer. 1 OF 14 In 2006, Hermès addressed its lack of in-house-movement manufacturing by taking a 25% owne

Bloomberg TV goes to Le Brassus
I am sure quite a number of you have watched this already but... just a casual clip called Time Travel by Bloomberg TV India.They dig into AP's Grande Complication, history etc.And Olivier Audemars showcases his personal collections.youtube/watch?v=kFeIskdGDfE

Sochi 2014 Planet Ocean LE
Gave the bezzle a little make-over as a tribute to the host nation. Too bad they covered up that beautiful 8500 movement though...The ladies model is kind of cool..omegawatches/news/int...ws-detail/2201

5960/1A or Daytona Platinum
Hello everyone,I am thinking of buying one $$$ watch this year as smething to keep (and wear ofcourse) forever and pass it to my unborn son later.I know they are very different from eachother. The one is steel and the other platinum. One is a bit more complicated and far more special movement then the other. And ofcourse one is a Patek and the other just a Rolex.I really like the looks of the Daytona that color scheme is so nice in person, but the Patek has also something very nice to it. The strange not so Patek like dial and steel with steel bracelet combined with a complicated first in-house chronograph is ofcourse very special wich is what sings to me very much with this model.So... my question is : wich one would you choose ?Cheerss