Six Watches I Want Them To Make Again
Tiffany & Co. Streamerica Watch. Credit: WatchUSeek member slin-nycIf there has been one major theme to recognize over the last five or so years in the watch industry it is the rise of the retro-revival watch. What does that mean? It means that a love of "vintage" and celebrating tradition has swept over the entire industry. It means that to a large degree the watch design of today is influenced by the watch design of yesterday, and it also means that popular brands are releasing modern versions (exact or updates) of classic models. This latter practice isn't new and from the early 1990s you saw brands "re-releasing" classic models often with modern cases and movements. This continues today and each year many timepieces of the past in some form or another make a return.If you've been following watches for any length of time none of this should be news to you. Even though some of history's most popular watch models get new life these days, not everything we lust for will or can be r

Affordable Vintage: Citizen 52-0110
Seiko seems to get all the love when it comes to vintage Japanese dive watches, but Citizen was also producing some top notch tool divers in the 1970's. One of their most popular divers with collectors today is the now classic model 52-0110. Made in the late 1970's, the Citizen 52-0110 was similar in many respects to its Seiko counterparts, the 6105 and 6309 divers.While the Seiko had some pretty radical case design elements, the Citizen is more classically styled. The large, solid stainless steel case measures a healthy 40mm wide by just over 46mm long and nearly 14mm thick. Large, straight lugs set at 20mm wide give it a sturdy feel on the wrist. The large crown is at 3 o'clock, and screws down for superior water resistance. One nice feature of the crown and tube screw down system is that the threads are large, making it more difficult to accidentally cross thread it and damage it.The dial is a beautiful and functional matte black, with rectangular raised chrome hour markers that are

Let's talk Volcano
This is a model, in the AP line that is something of a love/hate model isn't it?Friends of mine seem to love it or hate it. I love the model, but since it is a model evoking strong emotions on both side of the +/- spectrum, I'm a bit afraid to take the plunge on one...Orange. It's a strong color no doubt. I've always liked the color orange, as do I like the color yellow. The brighter the better! Like on the FC Diver. Having a splash of color in you live is usually a good thing. Is the Volcano a slow seller? I'm getting a hint it may just be. And down the line if I regret it, it could be another expensive lesson! I guess some of my worries are ultimately down to, will I keep it.... Probably not forever, but I'm a bit afraid it may be a too in your face as something of a daily watch. I try and give equal wrist time to my watches, and right now I feel I'm at that point. No longer like when I still had the AP ROC in white gold that I sometimes didn't wear for months! Silly to keep a 25K (u

5107 thoughts...
The 5170 photographs well but seems unusually soft on the secondary market. Any thoughts from owners of the 5170j or 5170g why this might be?I know the predecessor 5070, now considered iconic by many, also had a rather rocky start. Curious to hear from current/past owners, especially of the original 5170j, what you liked or didn't like about this reference. It's been about 7 years now since its release and I'm baffled by its seemingly lukewarm appeal.Edit: sorry, typo in the header - should be 5170

19 Rolex Marks on my 214270 Explorer
On the dial 2: 1 Rolex and 1 CrownRehaut: 10x RolexBetween 11:00 and 1:00 Lugs: 1 RolexCrown: 1 CrownBracelet Clasp outer: 1 CrownBracelet Clasp inner: 1 Rolex and 1 RolexsaEnd Links: 2 Crowns (one per end link)Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk