The Tissot Luxury Automatic Watches For 2013
Tissot has teamed up with their Swatch family sibling, ETA, to produce a new movement for a range of budget-minded automatic watches. The new range has been dubbed the Tissot Luxury Automatic and will include both ladies' and gents' models with an option for COSC certification. With pricing that falls squarely between stiff competition from Citizen below and Tag Heuer above, do these new Tissot models have what it takes to be a hit with casual buyers?Putting the rather flavorless naming aside, the technology here is actually noteworthy as ETA has created a new caliber that boasts a considerable 80 hour power reserve. The new ETA CO7.111, aka the Powermatic 80, is an automatic three-hander with a date complication that, as previously mentioned, is capable of COSC accuracy. The 80 hour power reserve is notable because the movement is being fitted to watches with a starting price under $900 USD.The watches are conservative and should work well as a good option for day to day wear, with st

The Gagarin Tourbillon Watch
Ironically enough I was just thinking about BLU, and what ever happened to it? The cool high-end brand did some neat stuff with dials, but I haven't heard anything about them in at least a year or two. Well now I know. BLU's Bernhard Lederer is (BLU = Bernhard Lederer Universe) is on to other projects, and this is it - The Gagarin Tourbillon.To remind you, I last wrote about BLU here (about two years ago). Anyhow, on to The Gagarin Tourbillon. Yes, this watch is an homage to Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space. He was blasted into orbit via the Russian Vostok-1 rocket (Vostok is also the name of a watch brand but little coincidence!), and then orbited around a bit before coming back down. The Gagarin Tourbillon tries to memorialize this with a tourbillon that acts as a satellite around the dial of the watch. It travels over city names and places like the original satellite did. The tourbillon is a one minute tourbillon, and it revolves around the dial once each 108 minutes. Why 108 mi

My SS Diver - Fresh from the Spa
My new SS Diver was sent in to Singapore APSC for service, change to a new bezel and some light polishing. Now, two months after, the watch comes back looking like new again. Very happy about the job done. Please to share some pics. This watch has been with me for 5 years now.

Planet Ocean - ceramic bezel
My local AD was unable to give a precise UK retail price for the new 42mm ceramic bezel Planet Ocean. He stated that until they receive it in early September they could not say. He did estimate it would retail at approximately ?4,000.Can anyone confirm the price and date it should be available in the UK?Also, once this new model is available will Omega stop producing the 2500 co-axial model which currently retails for ?2650?Thanks in advance.

5524G and the case
Picked up the 5524G recently. I have the say the watch is so much better than photo suggested! Right size on the wrist.Got a case as a gift from the AD. I almost picked the tie but am glad I chose the travel case instead.Lovely piece! IMG_7076 copy.JPG