My First Grail Watch: Fiona Kr��ger
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're speaking with Fiona?Kr��ger, one of the newer independent watch designers to have caught our eye with her creations. ?She tells us about her First Grail Watch, which is the oldest Grail Watch we've featured.watches-dealer (ABTW): ?Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Fiona Kr��ger (FK): ?My name is Fiona Kr��ger, and I am a young independent Scottish watch designer and producer working in Switzerland. I design and produce my own "Swiss Made" timepieces as well as collaborating with brands looking for a more emotional and unique take on watch design. I'm best known for my skull watches, which are produced in limited series.ABTW: ?When did your fascination with watches start?FK: ?When I came to Switzerland to do my Masters. One of the sponsors of the course at that

Grand Seiko Watch Roadshow 2013 At Arizona Fine Time Event Report
AZ Fine Time 2013For the third year running, we attended the Grand Seiko roadshow at Arizona Fine Time. (Here is 2012 and here is 2011). Fine watches, rare watches, common watches, cigars and above all the chance to watch this man:Grand Seiko Master Watchmaker Junya KamijoDeconstruct this...Grand Seiko GMT chronograph...into this:Grand Seiko GMT chronograph, partsHardcore Grand Seiko fans might recognize master watchmaker Junya Kamijohe's the guy on page 19 of the Grand Seiko catalog! A privilege to watch, his deftness is humbling to observe. He makes it look easy, and it really isn't.Grand Seiko GMT chronograph, partsPages: 1 2

2009 Hamilton Ventura XXL Automatic Watch
It was only a matter of time before Hamilton decided it was time for a real rehash of the classic Ventura watch. This is not to be confused with now defunct Ventura watches. The Ventura watch model from Hamilton first came out in the age of pre-quartz electronic watches. When "electronic" watches meant something futuristic and exotic. It was the spacey look of the watch that really mattered though. At the time, it was really "out there." Shaped like a shield on its side - many with the popular two-tone leather strap - the Ventura has been in production for over 50 years.It is funny that only more recently have the watches become mechanical. The 50th anniversary Hamilton Ventura sported a partially skeletonized face and ETA 2824-2 automatic mechanical movement. The Ventura has screen time in at least one film. It was worn by the heroes in the Men in Black movies, going along with the retro space-age theme. Over 50 years, very little changed with the look of the Ventura case itself, whic

My new / old 1954 Omega
1954 Omega, solid 14k gold Original Honeycomb diallarge watch measuring 36mm with crown, by 42mm length420 caliber Sweep Seconds movement

New Hulk?
So, we're about a week away from Basleworld and put some thought into an introduction that could surprise many. Well for fun, I give you the Rolex Submariner 126610LV Anniversary:Calibre 3235Chamfered Case Edge22 MM Lug width/SD43 BraceletThat's it, not many changes.116610LV vs 126610LVThanks to Devildog(Scott) for helping make this mock-up Thoughts? Possible?