DeWitt Academia Quantieme Perpetuel Nebula GMT Watch Available On James List
Back a few years ago when the money flowed like wine - the luxury watch world was known to take generous, deep sips from the pool. It was a gold age of new ideas, brands and designs. A promising brand that might not reach the next decade is DeWitt. I've always liked the majority of their designs, and found their philosophy intriguing. This is one of their coolest models in my opinion. A neat looking perpetual calendar watch with a GMT hand. Sure, it is an expensive watch, but it is a relic from an era - communicating the exuberance of an era, which hearkening back to the roaring 20s with its art deco look.The 43mm case came in two variants (matched to a black or white textured dial). The cases either had white or rose gold, mixed with black ceramic and polished titanium. I've checked out these pieces before, and they are nicely made with really bold designs. I love the quasi-checkered bezels iconic to the brand.The five symmetrical subdials are beautifully arranged with straight forwar

Citizen Campanola Tonneau Perpetual Calendar On eBay: Ends Nov-18-07 19:00:00 PST
It is easy to love and admire Citizen watch company for all their other ventures, but the Campanola line is really the top of Citizen's game. A watch that combines the best computerized quartz movement Citizen can offer (hand assembled by the way), with highest level of watch craftsmanship available in Japan, results in a line of watches each stunning in their own way. None of the Campanola watches resemble anything out there, and Citizen has achieved the rare feat of being able to produce something unique yet classic looking at the same time.Here we have a Citizen Campanola Perpetual Calendar with the tonneau-shaped case. The tonneau shape is common among high luxury watches for the presence it makes along with the surface area within the case to house extra complications. Looking inside the face of this watch you see a dazzling array of dials and hands, each perfectly polished. I have mentioned in other articles and the review of the Citizen Campanola Grand Complication that I own, t

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Setting moonphase indicators before the internet
I enjoy looking up the exact phase of the moon on the Patek website to set my 5712 when I put in in rotation. At the risk of sounding stupid - duh, they looked at the moon, dummy - how did these things get set precisely before the internet ? Perhaps published in the newspapers ?