GIVEAWAY: Yes Inca Watch
YES watches - based out of California - produce some of the most functionally interesting timepieces around. The company is decidedly boutique and produces a range of astronomical calendar watches with real utility for a lot of different types of people. Scientists, photographers, movie makers, and others find these watches to be indispensable tools. Understanding how these timepieces work is only a challenge until you figure out what the dial means. After that you come to appreciate the clever display of time and data that is unlike anything else. I've owned a Yes timepiece for about 7 years now and have yet to see anything quite like it.The YES Inca is one of the brand's flagship timepieces and is available in steel or titanium in a few styles. Here is your chance to win one. The watch case is 48mm wide with a style that mixes classic with "digital." Allow me to explain the dial. The single analog hand is a 24 hour hand showing the time. You have a digital time read out as well for a

Cacheux 8 Watch
Allow me to ask a question to my valued Chinese readers. Exactly how important is the number 8 in Chinese culture? I know that it is considered a powerful and positive symbol, but how drawn are people to wanting items which intentionally focus on the number 8? Let me put it another way; is a good luck charm lucky because it has some special or unique quality? Or is a good luck charm lucky because people label it as lucky? I just see a lot (and I mean a lot) of high-end wrist watches that either focus on or feature the number 8 in some capacity. Most of them don't hide that they do so to attract Chinese customers. So getting back to my question, exactly how big a deal is the number 8?To the Cacheux 8 watch, the number 8 is a really big deal. It goes without saying that it will be produced as a limited edition of eight pieces. The name of the watch is "8," and the watch reportedly required eight months to develop. On the watch dial is a massive eight carat diamond and the case is made of

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 28
Episode 28 and I am turning 28 in just a few days. These numbers must mean something. Fun episode about goth girl and silver skull watches. We end with an exclusive interview with Carlos Rosillo, the big wig at the helm of Bell & Ross.Listen to the HourTime show watch podcast episode 28 here.

Got this odd Speedy from Japan - 3513.33
When I saw this watch I searched for a few months for the best specimen I could find. Hilariously, the whole time I was looking I thought the dial was white but in person it is definitely silver. I'm apparently blind.

Rolex Daytona 116500 or Daytona 116515???
Hi All,I have received the final call from my AD that in matter of days I will received my Daytona 116500 black dial.However, I have been always amazed with the Daytona 116515 (that chocolate dial) and now I wonder if it will be a good idea to flip the 116500 for a 116151?Would you guys do that or will just keep the 116500?Thanks in advance,Rodrigo