Video: How Harry Winston’s New Opus XIII Works
As per usual, Harry Winston generated a fair amount of buzz at the 2013 Baselworld watch fair with the latest timepiece in its haute-de-gamme Opus collection. This year’s piece, the Opus XIII, turned heads with its 242 functional rubies and unconventional time indication by means of tiny, pivoting markers around the dial. Developed in cooperation with watchmaker Ludovic Ballouard, who helped develop F.P. Journe’s Grand Sonnerie, the Opus XIII has 11 triangular hour hands, which peek out from a dome in the dial’s center and retract at the end of each hour, and 59 little minute markers (each five-minute marker is red-tipped), which pivot toward the center of the dial as a new minute begins. At the end of the hour, all 59 minute markers pivot back to their original position?at once, in a dynamic, wave-like motion, and the process begins again. To see the watch, and its ultra-complicated twin-barrel movement, in action, click below the photo to see Harry Winston’s o

Aqua Terra Dial Switch
Hi all, posted the same question over on WUS. I have my eye on a 38.5mm AT coaxial version and want to switch out the dial. Has anyone ever done this? Does Omega allow it? Thanks all.

Nesbit's Service Experience
Just wanted to share on outstanding experience I had with Nesbit's Fine Watch Repair in Seattle, WA and to also pass along my sincere thanks to this forum for leading me to them and for your wisdom overall. I have a vintage Seamaster ref. 136 010 that was a gift from my Grandfather to my Father upon college graduation. The watch was in desperate need of service as the lube was completely dried out, the outer bezel fell off and was lost and it had an aftermarket band. The bezel piece is aesthetic only but I desperately wanted the watch to be as close to original as possible. I contacted Omega and they told me that they no longer produced the bezel piece and that there was nothing even their vintage shop could do. I literally contacted watchmakers all over the world trying to source a bezel, to no avail.Given the sentimentality of this piece, the thought of shipping it anywhere, let alone across the country was unsettling to say the least. Jan at Nesbit's was incredibly responsive and he

Observations from a (relatively) new member
I have liked watches since I was in junior high and got a nice quartz Seiko from my father for Christmas in about 1983. I had gotten several quartz Hamilton watches as gifts from my wife over the years until I graduated from college and my mother gave me the gift of:I liked it because it was in the James Bond movie and I wore this quartz watch as my daily for many years. It seems like the bezel may have faded over time- now I know that patina is something y'all like :)As a complete surprise Christmas present, my wife put this in my stocking:Over time I came to be of the opinion that this was the perfect watch with a simple elegance that just couldn't be improved on, kind of the MacBook of the watch world. At that point I thought it would be the last watch I would wear until I retire and buy a Day-Date- because of course that is the watch you get when you retire. (this pic is on the wrist of my son who I gave it to for reasons that will become evident below.) This was my daily until t

SubC 114060 Getting a lot of Compliments
I'm new to watches. I own two watches and one of them is a g-shock for working out and handywork around the house. I had a big year, both personally and professionally, and wanted to reward myself. Thanks to a lot of research and lurking on this fantastic forum I decided on a SubC 114060 that I purchased from a trusted seller back in August 2017. I love my SubC. It's incredibly well made and could be my only big boy watch for the rest of my life (who am I kidding )Since I purchased the watch I have received about 6 compliments on it from friends and work colleagues. One colleague said it's the most tasteful Rolex they had seen and that he was in the market for a Rolex. Another said nice watch, those go with anything.Another friend just said damn nice watch!. And it goes on...So all good responses and no outward jealousy, but it still makes me blush a little, and I'd be lying if it didn't make me slightly uncomfortable for others to comment on my watch. I wear the watch on my