My First Grail Watch: Bart Gr?nefeld
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we are speaking with Bart Gr?nefeld, the elder of the two brothers at the helm of their eponymous company, Gr?nefeld Watches. It's interesting to learn that, while he is responsible for some amazing high-end pieces these days, he started off just like many of us, with a simple LCD watch.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Bart Gr?nefeld: I'm Bart Gr?nefeld. 45 years young and the older brother of Tim Gr?nefeld. I don't feel very connected with the watch industry. I feel more connected to the watch artisans that make a few watches a year. Some of them are brands, but most of them make only a few watches per year. Most of them are very good friends.ABTW: When did your fascination with watches start?Bart Gr?nefeld: At a very young age, I was fasc

Guide To Buying Your First Rolex Part 2: What To Buy
What To Buy')">Recently, we spoke with the Rolex boutique in Beverly Hills, and they confirmed that Rolex has about 2,000 SKUs even though there are only a few product families to choose from. That effectively means that there are tons of available Rolex watches to choose from. And that doesn't even include Rolex's rather intense catalog of vintage and no-longer-produced models.Many people know they want a Rolex watch but aren't sure what model to get. Some people simply want the name on their wrist and are looking for the least expensive model. Other people have a closer connection with a specific model's history, or simply feel that one particular Rolex fits their lifestyle best. Even then, with all the options available, it can be difficult to decide what your first Rolex watch should be. So let's take a brief look at what Rolex watches are available, and how to satisfy the various reasons you may have to buy one.What Are You Looking For?As we discussed in Part 1 of the Guide To Buy

Get ��Em Early: A Marketing Plan For Raising Watch Lovers
While at Baselworld 2012, I had an interesting idea. It wasn't totally unique, and I certainly didn't come up with it originally. I did however stumble upon a solution for a huge problem with the watch industry and a great way to solve it. Something that to my knowledge isn't really being done with any seriousness today. It has to do with getting more people to wear and want watches, and how to approach a post need-based watch economy.By post need-based I mean that technically speaking, people no longer must wear watches to tell the time. People most certainly still need to know the time, but there are simply other options (perhaps not as convenient) in addition to a wrist watch that will tell you the time. This wasn't always the case. It used to be that if you wanted to tell the time, you either needed to own a wrist watch, or remain within very close proximity to a clock. And carrying around a grandfather clock in a Radio Flyer wagon behind you wasn't very practical. Essentially, e

Speedmaster hunt. 1st Vintage
Well after being a new watch only collector, I have decided to focus on getting a Omega Speedmaster. I have been doing a lot of reading and looking all over the net. I am looking for a watch that has some special attrubutes. (Like the 1968/1969 861 transitional (applied logo, long markers etc..) I am willing to spend up to $5,000. I want something worn and vintage looking with original parts, but not a watch that looks like it has been run over by a truck. Suggestions??

Patek identification
Hello! Can You be so kind and help me identify this Patek watch? Is it original?