BEST FROM: watches-dealer & Friends May 24th
Roundup by Kenny YeoIn the fourth edition of our bi-weekly news roundup, we interview Hublot's Jean-Claude Biver; check out George Daniel's co-axial chronograph watch; examine the implications of the new Swiss Made ruling; learn about the finishing technique of beveling and more.1. Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean GMT Watches Hands-OnJust before Baselword 2013, we previewed the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean GoodPlanet GMT watch, which was a special edition watch which would offer a glimpse as to what the regular Planet Ocean GMT watches would look like.Now, however, we have pictures and a video of the rest of the Planet Ocean GMT lineup. Predictably, the new Planet Ocean GMT watches are handsome looking pieces and are built to very high specifications - water resistant to 600m and ceramic bezels with lacquered painted numerals for all models, except the one with the orange bezel, which is aluminum. As Ariel rightly puts it, these new watches are not a revolutionary addition, but as the ol

Baselworld 2013: Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon
Welcome the all black ceramic Omega Speedmaster. This must be some kind of PR trick, putting?tantalizing?images online and then taking them down quickly, but with just enough time to let a few people have a sneak preview.Seems that enough information has gotten out that I think Omega knows they have something really special to tease Omega fans everywhere. The?new Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch is coming, and from the way things look, it's one pretty watch. The name says it all.? The name, "Dark Side of the Moon," pretty much refers to the fact that this is a bold black watch that just looks simply stunning. See a full watches-dealer Omega Speedmaster watch review here.Materials-wise, this is one high tech?extravaganza of a watch. The headline feature, of course, is the black ceramic used extensively on this watch, including the case, case-back and chronograph pushers. The dial is in black zirconium oxide ceramic with two blackened sub-dials. Case size is 44.25mm, and the applied indexes a

Giveaway: Phosphor Reveal "His & Hers" Watches + Discount
Phosphor's recent announcement of the Reveal watch excited a lot of people - both men and women. So this month I have for you the opportunity to win two watches, one for him and one for her (but the winner can get two men's or two women's watches if they desire). I had the chance to review the Phosphor Reveal here, and found out that it certainly a fun and affordable range of timepieces. They use a special mechanical electronic magnetic technology to flip segments on the dial to digitally tell the time. At about 44mm wide in steel, these watches come in a few styles which you can browse through here on Phosphor's website. Priced at between $199 - $250, the winner will be able to choose any two Phosphor Reveal timepieces that they like.BONUS!: aBlogtoReadwatches-dealer readers can get a $30 off discount on ANY Phosphor watch when ordering on their website until April 10th, 2011. Just checkout using the discount code "ablogtoread" on their website.To Enter You Must: 1. Comment on this po

Poll: PAM 312, PAM 233 or PAM 270??
Which of these models would be your choice?1) PAM 312 (3 Day)2) PAM 233 (8 Day)3) PAM 270 (10 Day)

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Rolex newbie here, but quite an Omega guy though.I have a budget of 4 - 4,5 K GBP for a first Rolex. I really like the look of Explorer 16570, so plenty of choices there, with or without papers. So far, so good. Even you can get it on a 12 months lease when buying from Goldsmiths or Watchfinder, no matter that they sell them really expensive, but with piece of mind as providing 12-24 months of warranty and full service before supplying the watch.I was thinking...well, to be honest, the bracelet of these Explorers 2 is not the greatest,I know it`s comfortably probably most of you will say, but majority of the watches are with folded end links. Even the ones with the SELs, they still have the cheap looking and feeling flimsy , Tissot thin buckle ,which I personally more likely don't appreciate at all. And this brings me to the core of my emotional battle with myself , particularly part 1 - why I just don't pay like 300-400 more and get a brand new Explorer 214270 with lumed indices and l