Doxa Marks its 120th Anniversary with the Ultraspeed
During its early days, Doxa was perhaps best known for the watches and watch and clock movements they developed for the automobile industry. Doxa's founder, Georges Ducommun, was a car nut who had a gas station at his residence. Today Mr. Ducommun's former home is Switzerland's largest horological museum, and the gas pumps can still be found there. His passion led Ducommun to design and development an 8-day movement to power the dashboard clocks of the legendary Bugatti automobiles.2009 marks Doxa’s 120th anniversary and in honor of Mr. Ducommun's achievements, Doxa introduces the Doxa Ultraspeed in a limited edition of 150 pieces. The 44mm stainless steel Ultraspeed is powered the Valjoux 7750 with power reserve indicator. The watch features anti-reflective sapphire crystals front and back, and it comes with a 1 year warranty.

Simple Surfer: The Nixon Lodown Is An Ideal Tide Watch And Surfer's Companion
If you surf, you know that having an idea of what the tides are like is important. Tidal ebbs and wanes guide the size and position of the waves, and you don't want to waste your time wading in the sea. Tides variation occurs each day and is totally seasonal. In short, it is almost impossible to simply "predict" the tides. For that reason, it is a good idea to have some type of tide chart or indicator.Well, tidal watches have been around for a while, but the Lodown from Nixon is a particularly good one. It had 15 years of tidal information pre-programmed for 200 cities. The watches also have a full calendar, dual times, alarm stopwatch, countdown timer, and of course light. The best part is that all of these features, literally are accessible at "a glance." The sizable LCD screen features a daily tide chart where you are. You can easily tell what the day's tides are going to be like, and what the best time to hit the waves are. For novice surfers, that is usually at low tide, unless th

when you notice a piece has been discontinued...
Hi guys. I've been questioning the implications when a piece is being discontinued. Will it more valuable in the future? Is it better to wait for their successor? Having a diacontinued model makes service cowta higher? I am obviously talking about new in box and papers if you happen to stumble upon them and not pre owned. Two references that come to mind, and have forced me ask this question are the 5960p and the 5980 1a. What do you feel when you like a reference and suddenly find out its being discontinued?Thoughts? Thank you guys.

My Daytona Heaven
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New Tudor Glamor Day/Date losing 5 seconds a day
Hi I love my Tudor Day/Date, except that after a week it's averaged a loss of 5 seconds a day. I understand that:1. It's not chronometer certified (-4-+7 seconds/day). But I also understand that its an ETA top movement, and that ETA chronometer movements are just top movements that have been sent in for certification and passed. I also understand that the 2824-2 movement was modified by Rolex in ways that should, I assume, provide additional improvement over off the shelf 2824-2s2. So, I have a top movement (modified by Rolex) that would have failed the certification test.3. So, Should I have it recalibrated (I'm assuming for no charge under warranty)? or:4. Are there any drawbacks/risks to having the case opened for the benefit of correcting one second out of COSC tolerances? (understanding that most would prefer their watches to run fast rather than slow like mine).By the way: my first post - thanks all for a great forum.