Creating The Horological Machine: An Interview With MB&F Founder Max B��sser Part 1
Contributed by David BredanThe last 10-15 years have arguably been the most entertaining, most enthralling in the history of watch making. These years saw the rise of an immense amount of superbly gifted watch makers and brands �C like Urwerk, HYT, DeBethune or Antoine Martin, just to name a few �C and they have never failed to amaze, or at least amuse watch lovers; while often triggering heated debates amongst them. These brands are the ones who have the real power to entertain any watch lover regardless the level of financial or academic involvement by?expressing their oftentimes shocking, previously unimaginable twists on watch making.Maximilian B��sser is undoubtedly one of the key players in making all this possible by overwhelming retrograde tastes and attitudes towards high-end watch making: first by starting the Opus line at Harry Winston, bringing the staggering and shockingly fresh works of often less publicly known watch makers to the public; and then by creating Machines as da

Keeping You On Time: Central Watch In New York City
Many trains and hubs have been built America, but in most places we don't use train stations like we used to. A major exception to this is Grand Central Station in New York City. Probably the most famous train station in the USA, Grand Central station is a piece of history, and an enduring testament to industrialized people moving.Trains also needed to be on time. Brands like Ball and Hamilton like to discuss their heritage in making "railroad" watches that were used to reliably keep trains running on schedule. Aside from train tracks, the second most important type of fixture in a station are the clocks. Time is inherently linked to train stations, and checking your watch to make sure you don't miss your train is part of the experience.Give this notion, and the simple fact that it was a good place to catch people on a daily basis, 60 years ago a small watch repair stand opened in Grand Central Terminal simply called Central Watch Band. It existed to make watch repairs and to replace w

A Great AP Day
AP ownership has been a very rewarding experience to me so far and the joy was perfectly illustrated yesterday when I met a new WIS friend through the forum and yet another perfect experience at the Singapore AP Boutique ------------------------------------------------------------------------Had a nice coffee before the meeting...------------------------------------------------------------------------Ben had posted here not long ago for some advice on adding an RO in his growing collection. I had the pleasure to offer my 2-cents and we soon met up for some AD/boutique crawling yesterday. After meeting at our favourite AD along the Orchard Road, we decided to check out the RO/ROO at the boutique which is just a stone throw away.------------------------------------------------------------------------With the help from the boutique, it is confirmed that my 25721ST is produced in late 2001. Hence it's now 11+ years old. Still young...--------------------------------------------------------

Smp gmt
I read in a thread on the main board that some people seem to take issue with the GMT function in Omegas. Do other people find that this is case? And if so what is the issue?I am hoping that one of these watches finds its way to my wrist for the upcoming holidays. Thanks in advance.

Kinda Personal- Affordable Vs Struggle To Obtain
This may be way way too personal for some of our members and doesn't really apply to some since their collections speak for themselves. But, being that the majority of us here are generally just watch lovers and admire Patek pieces, I'm curious as to how many fit into my category when it comes to affordability vs just flat out I'm gonna do what I have to so that I can acquire x Patek?Without getting too personal how do you fit in the $25k+ ownership? I'm far from a good writer so hope this comes across as I intend it to. Using myself an an example:My wife and I make decent money but also have quite a few properties and other ongoing expenses that have to be paid each month/year so flopping down $25k+ on a watch isn't a minor purchase by any means and I would normally have to save for 6 months to a year for such purchase unless relinquished a property of some sort or flipped watches. I'm sure there are PP owners out there that make a lot less money but are so in love with a watch that t