Watch Winner Announced: Marvin Origin Gent Mechanical
Congrats to Mark N. of Richmond, Washington, USA who is the lucky winner of the Marvin Origin Gent Mechanical watch that we gave away on watches-dealer last month. Thanks again for everyone who entered and please enter for a chance to win a Torgoen T32 Automatic watch this month on watches-dealer here.

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Epside 56
In this episode we cover watches we love such as the Ressence and the new Spidospeed Chronograph from Linde Werdelin. We also discuss Baselworld 2011 and Greubel Forsey. Enjoy!Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 56 here.

Virtual Ideas "Toxic" Linear Time Watch Concept
With linear time indicators that resemble syringes, the "Toxic" watch concept creation by Swiss Virtual Ideas is another neat idea by the watch design firm. Showing time on linear scales means that an indicator moves across a scale and then jumps back once it reaches the end. Look closely and you can see a telescopic arm that moves across the dial with a red strip for the indicator. It moves like a vial filling up or emptying at the arm extends and pushes in the indicator. It would have been cool for it too look like one side of the indicator was filling with a colored liquid. The telescopic arm would be difficult to manufacture but by no means impossible. I like how Virtual Ideas has pushed the envelope of watch engineering limits, but still within the range of possibility. Nevertheless, a watch like this would cost a lot. Recently, I discussed the Urwerk King Cobra watch with a similar liner time concept.The Toxic watch concept features a horizontally long rectangular case with soft

ROO rubber clad - investment or money pit?
Given that the ROO rubber clad (rose gold) is now discontinued, how do you think the residuals will fare?This has been an iconic AP, could they become a new vintage in years to come, or will they bomb now they are old news as more people seek out the 44mm?And if they do hold value well, would the watch of choice likely be the older or newer sale dial (newer being with gold rings)?

Professional line stock
...just flew back from a quick trip to Sin City (more at just wanted to share: Inventory at boutiques; including ALL material (SS, 2T, PM) of professional line watches: Twelve.Please consider these boutiques have hundreds of items in stock, so twelve pieces is��really, REALLY low.Cheers��.P.S.- Non professional: Impressive stock! DJ, DayDate, Cellini��.any combination, it was there.