Weird Watch Art By Dominic Wilcox
From time-to-time we come across art inspired by, or placed directly inside of, a watch or clock. An watches-dealer reader was nice enough to share with us the work of UK-born and -based Dominic Wilcox, who, among other things, has made wrist and pocket watch dials a palette for artistic expression.Wilcox calls these creations "Watch Sculptures" and they start with vintage wrist and pocket watches that he has acquired. The first step is removing the crystal and replacing them with a tall dome to make room for the small sculptures and figurines that he creates. Wilcox claims to be inspired by both real and imagined situations, and uses the motion of the watch hands as part of the art. The figurines are literally placed on the watch hands.Speaking strictly from a technical standpoint we would not recommend that anyone do this with a watch they wanted to keep good time. While the hands may move with the additional weight, there is no chance that the extra pressure on the movement would al

Blancpain Villeret 2014 Watch With Enamel Dial And 8 Days Of Power
As a pre-Baselworld 2014 announcement Blancpain will release a lovely new dress watch simply called the Villeret that we feel fits into that rare category of a daily-wear formal timepiece. Watches that work as regular daily wear watches must successfully combine versatile style, convenience, comfort, and of course utility. Most of these timepieces tend to be sport watches, and dress watches such as the Rolex Datejust or President that are good for daily wear are a bit less common. So why is the attractive 2014 Villeret a good choice for daily use?First of all, the watch starts with a new for 2014 Blancpain movement called the Caliber 1335. This builds on top of the caliber 1315, which Blancpain uses in most of its three-hand movement-based timepieces. We recently presented a hands-on review of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms that uses a caliber 1315, which is an automatic with five days of power reserve. Blancpain hasn't offered a ton of details about the 1335 yet, but from what I can tell

Belated Grand Prix Wrist Shots
Sorry guy's, should've known the true TRF protocol, WRIST SHOTS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN I took my iPad only on vaca to California, and obviously iPhone, it is very hard to post pic's, upload to server etc etc on them... Anyway enjoying it so much ! My piece literally looks like new in person, but due to the forged carbon and light settings/etc it makes the carbon look rough, which isn't the case.. Yes some of the sharper edges are smoother, but that's the nature of this, and I don't mind it at all, enjoy Not the greatest pic's yet, but a ton to come!Next to BEE

Took the 233 out for a spin
Just picked up my PAM 233 from service in Beverly Hills, and could not resist on not picking up the new Assolutamente Black strap. Love this watch!

Your 1st Rolex. Let's see them.
If you still have it. Let's see them. This is my 1st Rolex, a 14060M. F serial. I purchased in 2004/2005. It now sits on my old dad's wrist. I was visiting my parents today and snapped this pic. I've had many Rolex come and go since, but this one will never be sold. He's worn, cherished, trashed, and lived in this watch for the last few years. It's been serviced and crystal replaced after a mishap. Never polished. And he's never asked, can I wear it while I ..........?. I look forward to seeing your responses. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk