Japanese Miyota Targets Swiss ETA With Caliber 9000 Series Watch Movements
For about 10 years ETA has been threatening to stop supplying third-party (outside the Swatch Group) watch brands with movement kits. The horological drama has been high, with the Swiss government weighing in several times, and ETA seemingly going back and forth with what they are going to do. Before Nicolas Hayek died, the latest was that ETA would no longer be supplying (ebauches) movement kits to third party watch brands, but they could get assembled kits. There were rumors that he actually would be giving kits to select outside Swatch Groups brands that he hand picked. Then he died, and now it isn't clear who will get ETA movements and how. Whatever the fact may be for the next few years, watch brands that used to rely on ETA movements have been looking elsewhere for alternatives. This is because completed movement kits from ETA would be much more expensive and much harder to get.One place many have looked to is Japan. While Japanese movements don't have the name prestige that Swis

What Panerai would complement a Rolex
I was hoping to get advice from those that already own a Rolex and Panerai on what Panerai you would advise on getting to complement an existing collection of Expy, BLNR, SubC, Z-Blue. I think the Panerais are straight up ugly when juxtaposed to a Rolex, but there's something about these grotesquely huge watches that I find appealing (I'm just not really sure what that is yet, more visceral than anything). The problem for a first time Panerai buyer is that there's so damn many to choose from in a sea of sameness from one piece to another. It appears that a generally desirable piece would include a clear case back and some complication(s). I'd prefer a piece that's not huge, and would appropriately fit my ~6.5 wrist. Also, I'm not really sure if I like the crown guard or whatever that things called that protects the crown (on the Luminor maybe?). Any advice will be helpful. I'd like to stay in the LNIB range of $5K-$7K range (more towards the low midpoint). Or should I just totally forg

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Have you ever gone from one extreme to the other with a model? I never gave the Milgauss more than the briefest consideration before being totally not interested. Just did nothing for me. Seemed a little too out there color wise and that second hand...Then, today, for no apparent reason I find myself totally infatuated with the Z Blue. That dial, the green rimmed crystal, that whimsical second hand....can’t get it out of my head. I have no idea why this has happened. Maybe it’s just a little boredom with the black dial.

One Rolex only
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