Movado SE Extreme Automatic Chronograph & Diver Watches
Remember Movado? Yeah, they are still around. The American-based watch company is still holding its own out there as a decidedly more quiet company with mostly a focus on points of watch sales rather than media and publicity. A few years ago, Movado created the SE Extreme collection which from the very outset was clearly an homage to the Hublot Big Bang. For 2014, Movado adds two new SE Extreme watches as the Movado SE Extreme Automatic Chronograph as well and the Movado SE Extreme Automatic Diver. And for what they are, they aren't too bad.I am just going to say it right now, Movado may as well have called these watches the "SExtreme" collection. Not that they scream sex or anything, but that is pretty much what the names look like after staring at "SE Extreme" for long enough. Let's be clear that in the highly conservative watch and jewelry industry, "sex" is not used enough in product names. Anyhow, as a fan of dive watches, the Movado SE Extreme Automatic 200 Diver is easily the mo

It's 2013, When Will A Mainstream Smartwatch Finally Arrive?
I am writing this article in July of 2013, amidst almost daily updates from around the web of opinions, news and rumors about smartwatches. The real question everyone is trying to answer is "when will a smartwatch (i.e. wearable computing product) that I want to wear be available?" No one has an answer yet. The smartwatch is here. It has been here for decades. We are simply waiting for a modern evolution of what people have loved for 100 years - wearable gadgets.Designers from Apple have e-mailed me with questions about mechanical watches that they want to buy for themselves. None of them have said, "just you wait until we release what we've been working on." In my opinion the people at Apple who are working on the iWatch aren't part of the typical group of designers and programmers. Rather, Apple is relying on as much outside help as possible. They did this when they released the iPhone and the original iPod, and again as they embark on the design of something not yet proven, they wil

Jaeger-LeCoultre La Rose watches
As the inspiration for poetry inspired by the same time, the Rose of Thatcher watches setting inspired by Pierre Jaeger ardent for the perfect expert guide their endless pursuit of the field of innovation. As one?Dreamer? GEM encrusted expert, to represent the more than 3,000 pieces of inlaid precious stones shows the dramatic form and create a dew of the morning fresh dripping effect, they took on this watch over 600 hours.

A Union of Friendship, AP & the New 2014 ROO Novelties
15 March 2014 marks a memorable day for our small group of six AP enthusiasts who had a few FIRST on this wonderful Saturday. Coming from different backgrounds, professions and a wide age gap from 20s to 60s, our budding friendship grows from the initial acquaintance through online watch forums to a lively mobile chat group, all connected by a common enthusiasm in one of the most prestigious Haute Horlogerie brands: Audemars Piguet.It was our FIRST GTG and although we are no big collectors, the watches and goodies shared among the group were fascinating enough we almost forgot a date with the AP boutique!Of course, our first AP GTG would not be complete without a visit to the boutique. Bindy, the ever gracious boutique manager, had gladly accepted to host our visit and she managed to pull through a huge surprise, and another FIRST for us:We were the FIRST group in Singapore to have ever handled the 2014 ROO novelties, all up close and personal!Our adrenaline were all pumped up to the m

Atlanta GTG July 30
An Atlanta GTG has been scheduled for Saturday, July 30th, at Pappasito's Cantina at 2788 Windy Hill Road at 1pm. This is the venue of our last GTG and it is just great as we have a good place to sit together and the food is fantastic! I hope that a lot of you in the area, or beyond, will be free to join us. Getting together with fellow watch enthusiasts is always fun! Here are some pics from our last GTG at Pappasito's. I hope to see you there! Cheers, Bill P.Omega guru, Fr. John