Roger Smith Watches
At the end of July, I had the special pleasure of spending a couple hours with Roger Smith as he swooped into Los Angeles to deliver the commissioned and bespoke Big Date Tourbillon that had been four years in the making.I have a special interest in independent watchmakers and Roger Smith, who hails from England and still lives there�Cthe Isle of Man, to be specific�Chappens to be one of whom I'm particularly fond. Most watchmakers do their schooling and then go to work for the brands to cut their teeth. Smith has never worked for a brand. He had a very personal watch education from the master of independent watchmaking, George Daniels. If you're not familiar with Dr. George Daniels, he practically gave birth to the independent watchmaking movement. He's known for his exquisite one-off pocket watches as well as his invention of the co-axial escapement. Yes, the one used by Omega.When Smith was in watchmaking school, Daniels came to the classroom and showed his Space Traveler watch to the

How comparable is an Omega Seamaster 300m to a Rolex Submariner?
I have been lurking around these forums for a few years now with my heart set on a used Rolex Submariner. I'm budgeting around $4,500, so I imagine that would get me a watch around 10 years old or so.I recently came across the Omega Seamaster 300M, and I really like the looks of it (very similar to a Submariner IMHO). I'm curious how others feel in regards to the comparisons between the two.I still like the Submariner, but I also really like the comparable looks of the Omega Seamaster 300m, and the price would allow me to buy brand new.Curious what everyone's thoughts are here, which will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Omega Service Question
I just purchased a new PO from an AD. The watch is running +4.5sec /day which as you all know is within COSC specs. If I have my local watch maker regulate it, the warranty will be voided. I contacted my local Omega AD about getting it regulated and their reply was : As an Authorized Dealer of Omega, we can send your Planet Ocean in to Omega for a service under warranty. Omega does not authorize any in-house watch makers for warranty service. There will be no charge, I will however need the warranty card and it will take 6-8 weeks to complete. The Planet Ocean is Chronometer Certified and this means that the time keeping needs to fall within a specific daily rate. That rate is -4 seconds to +6 seconds a day. This means that your timepiece is working within the Chronometer Certified range so I cannot guarantee that sending it in to Omega for regulation will change your daily rate significantly.Does anyone here have experience sending a watch to Omega for regulating? I know the 850

I want to buy a Rolex
Is it too much Rolex to ask that I can walk into a store and just buy or order a Rolex that I would like to own and that you can fulfil the stores requests so customers can have a watch? Can’t you just get scale up or down to meet customers demands or are you not willing to and thus keeping other people who have no intention of keeping a watch in business as this is not good business.AD places orders you supply to order what’s the problem with that ?

When it's The One, you just know (Incoming)
The world of horology is a relatively new hobby of mine, within the past couple of years or so. The first watch I ever saw that really captivated me and opened my eyes to the beauty of watches was the BLNR -- it was simply stunning to me, and to this day has remained my #1.After several months, I began my quest to search for a daily wearer that I could pass down to my son when he grows up. I researched the topic to death, and purchased both a 14060M and 16710BLRO. Both are incredible watches in their own rights, but I couldn't quite ever get rid of the BLNR bug. My head said to try a couple of other watches, but my heart couldn't move past the BLNR.I've tried on 6-digit GMTs at an AD several times, but have gotten the chance to see a BLNR in person due to the popularity. That all changed today when this beauty arrived. It's absolutely perfect and even more gorgeous than I thought it would be. When I first put it on, I immediately knew the search is over. It just feels right, wi