Buying Watches In Newport, Rhode Island: Grenon's Of Newport
Welcome back to an watches-dealer original series, where we discuss important stores that sell watches all over the world. Each store we profile has an interesting story to tell about where they operate and who they sell to. Whether you buy watches from brick and mortar retailers or prefer to buy watches online, these are the stores that help shape our watch culture around the globe. There is a long list of stores to cover, but if there is a retail location in your favorite city that we simply can't miss, let us know in the comments below.Where to buy watches in Newport, Rhode Island?Back in 1992, while Ray Grenon was in college, he worked for a store called "The Best of Times" in Rochester, NY. They had a case of watches that were $9.99, a case of watches that were $19.99 and so on. Lots of Timex products and Swatch. Their high end was Seiko LaSalle, Bulova and Citizen. Ray reports that it was a fantastic experience which started him on his journey which resulted in opening Grenon's o

Recent-ish Breguet watches UTS
The above shows is the most recent-ish watches UTS adventure power reserve. UTS is a hardcore tool watch in Germany, with a very dedicated team shop and a small volume of watches every year. It is rare that they release a completely new product, and for the world of Basel, it is all that they have done. Adventure power reserve does not really seem like any other thing in their line.

Has anyone had to use their helium escape valve?
I'm sure most of us have not but curious to see if anyone has used the watch for its intended purpose. As what depth did you have to use the valve? What indication does the watch give you when the helium needs to escape? Hopefully some of you have some exciting stories!

A one less seen... PAM498
Have been in Vegas for the last few days and noticed that they had a PAM498 Fu 1950 case at Tesorini inside the Bellagio... Thought it was odd as I thought this watch was only available in the Asia market and would think it has been sold out for a while at only 1000 pieces. Anyways, was able to persuade my old man to finally join the Panerai family by acquiring this pretty unique piece. Goes well with him and his old Chinese ways lol. Here's a photo of this beauty,

Hey, let's go get a Rolex today!
I made a deal with another collector on a Rolex a few days ago, and the email came from FedEx letting me know the package I asked to have held at their location was ready for my retrieval. Oh boy! Wanna come along on the errand with me?Over coffee I enjoyed the view of this beautiful morning in its cold, crisp starkness, and I reflected on the adventures of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who relied on early Oyster Perpetual watches in conditions tougher than these when they climbed Mount Everest.[IMG]IMG_0291 by Tony Cariffe, on Flickr[/IMG]Since I wouldn't be traveling by dog sled to retrieve my package, I figured my Omega Aqua Terra was suitable equipment for the trip. I wonder if Sir Edmund or Tenzing liked Omega watches, too...IMG_0293 by Tony Cariffe, on FlickrAh, here we are!IMG_0294 by Tony Cariffe, on FlickrNow, seeing as it's Saturday, and since the weather is so nice, and I just happen to have my clubs in the trunk, I decided to get a little golf in before going ho