Watch Winner Announced: Marvin Origin Gent Mechanical
Congrats to Mark N. of Richmond, Washington, USA who is the lucky winner of the Marvin Origin Gent Mechanical watch that we gave away on watches-dealer last month. Thanks again for everyone who entered and please enter for a chance to win a Torgoen T32 Automatic watch this month on watches-dealer here.

Piaget Dragon Watches
In Chinese culture the year of the dragon is coming. How cool does that sound? I mean sure we can laugh at the year of the monkey, and no one wants to be born on the year of the pig - but the year of the dragon? Pretty bad-ass if you ask me. Well luxo brands getting drunk on Asiatic currency are gonna bank in big time this year. Piaget for example is releasing a huge line of high-end year of the Dragon themed timepieces for mostly the Chinese market.This range of photos doesn't even describe all the Piaget Dragon watches that will exist. If you look at them closely, you'll notice something they mostly have in common. A lot of diamonds and tourbillons. Yup. Piaget knows how important symbolism is to many Chinese consumers and is making sure that their sexiest creations are imbued with the power of mythical reptilians.Some of these creations are one-of-a-kind beauties, such as the fully diamond covered Dragon Bestiary Secret watch. For dragon ladies only. That one is likely to be a bit o

If you have an ipad or iphone
Check out issue 2 of The Watch Magazine in the Newsstand app. They have an article on the 40th anniversary of the royal oak. Admittedly, it isn't a great read but free to download and something else to read if you can't get enough of AP articles.

Play That Funky Music
Some days I just feel like playin that funky music. Anyone else up for some LED funkiness?

speedmaster strap question
I'm completely new to Omega. Lately I've become interested in the sapphire sandwich speedmaster, either 3573 on a bracelet or 3873 on a strap. Love the watch itself, but having trouble getting excited about the Omega bracelet. Its probably just because its different than the Rolex oyster bracelets I'm used to, but its pretty likely that it will end up in the strap drawer. The croc strap seems nice, but I have some kind of phobia about single deployant buckles. I've never found them particularly comfortable or desirable.I see that 18mm Omega thumbnail buckles are readily available. Could I put a thumbnail buckle on the strap that comes with the 3873? Or would it be better to order a different croc strap that doesn't thin out at the end to accommodate the deployant? Does Omega make a strap for a thumbnail/tang buckle or has anybody had luck with another type of strap with a speedie? Thanks!