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

Glimpse Into The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Gen��ve 2009 Video
Us poorly situated Americans oft not get to enjoy such events as the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Gen��ve 2009. High-brow and ritzy, it is one of the most notable watch awards around. Here you have a viewing room (that is quite well executed), showing the guests views of the watches up for consideration. I like that no watch is given any higher level of importance in comparison to any other watch, and that they are each on spinning stand, so that you can see the entire watch.The award show came and went, and the winners were announced (see link below for more on that as well the and video below). In the video above you can hear a bit about the criteria for choosing nominees. They take this stuff quite seriously, as they should. The list of winners is quite interesting. The big boys of watch making get most of the attention. This also includes the so called independent watch makers that are well-funded in comparison to less well-funded indy watch makers. The politics behind the award are a

Chopard Happy diamonds transformed into Happy Sport
First, there was the Chopard Happy diamonds, which then transformed into Happy Sport, which then transformed into a pile of weird watches that were only eclipsed by the saturated world of forgery. The original concept was great, and then I think that Chopard just forgot what was the whole point of the watch. As a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the brand, Chopard has released a new Happy Sport Watch finally feels fresh, still connected to the original concept of Happy Diamonds.

Intro and new/old watch
New poster here. Received this yesterday, I've been looking at these for a while. I had Ashley take a quick look at this one before I purchased it (many thanks to him). I know the second hand should be orange but I don't think the red looks bad and will probably deal with that later. I'm pleased with the look of the dial and really love the pump pushers. I guess I'll be cruising here from time to time. I've been also looking at the SM 300s but haven't seen the right example for me yet.

My first Seamaster!
Up for your perusal is my new (to me) 1960 Seamaster. The band is a little loose but silky smooth. It also seems to be keeping good time. I'm really rough on watches so I don't see this as an everyday wearer (work week). Should I get a winder to keep it on while not wearing it? Does it hurt a watch to let it run down during the week?Looking forward to learning about all things automatic.Tim