Basel Preview: Fr��d��rique Constant Vintage Racing Collection
Fr��d��rique Constant will present the Vintage Racing Collection at Baselworld 2011. The marque has been involved with various classic car events around the world in past years, and this new collection was created in particular to celebrate the latest edition of The Ultimate Driving Adventure: Peking to Paris. Find pricing inside. Having been the official timekeeper of numerous events celebrating classic Austin Healey cars since the beginning of this century, the brand recently announced its role as the Official Timekeeper of the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge. During this challenging motoring event, 100+ passionate crews competed in a 9,000 mile race, driving their extraordinary cars from Peking to Paris. Frederique Constant captures the feel of these cars in this new Vintage Racing Collection.The Vintage Racing timepieces are distinguished by a hand-polished 43mm case in 316L stainless steel and feature three different dial options. Elegant versions come with a silver dial, animated b

Introducing the Defakto Kinetik
Defakto is a German watch brand known for its commitment to minimalist design. Alongside Limes and Archimede, Defakto is owned by the famed Ickler family, who has been in the business of producing high quality watchcases in Germany since 1924. Defakto was founded in 2009 by Raphael Ickler, whose minimalist vision has guided the brand since day one. In the past, we've reviewed a number of different watches from Defakto's catalogue, among them the Akkord, the Akkord Modular, the Eins, and the Detail. Each watch was expertly executed, punching well above their weight with impressive fit and finish. Last week Defakto quietly revealed their newest watch��the Kinetik��and it's the coolest one yet, boasting a design ethos that exemplifies simple done right.The Kinetik comes in a 3-piece case housing an ETA 2824-2. At 39mm, the Kinetic is a great subdued size relative to the rest of the market, and it's also the smallest watch Defakto currently makes. The stainless steel case is available in two

Just Won Auction
I'd like to ask for your opinion. I just won an auction from Fellows Auction House in the UK. The item I won is the Omega Seamaster Chronograph Olympic Series London 1948. What is the value if this watch as I won it for $2,350. Any constructive comments welcome. One thing I didn't like is, it said that the hour hand could not be verified due to time constraints but the movement is operational. I said to them how can you not verify if the hour hand works yet you're supposed to be a reputable auction house. He gave me some song and dance about how many people they had working for them how long it would take to verify if the hour hand worked blah blah blah. My feeling is they should if they're putting it up for auction test not only the minute hand but make sure the hour hand also works. Sent from my MHA-L29 using Tapatalk

Amazing accuracy 2531.80
My Seamaster Professional 300m (2531.80) hadn't been getting much wrist time in the past year for whatever reason. I travel a lot, and always wear my Rolex GMT Master II (16710 with a Pepsi bezel) when on a business trip. I like to easily see my home time zone at a glance without thinking. At home, I generally wear my Seiko Marinemaster (SBDX001) as a daily wearer. It has a great wrist presence and wears nicely for its large size. I felt nostalgic for the Seamaster, and have been wearing it the past two weeks while on vacation. I had it last serviced by Omega three years ago, and it's keeping great COSC time. I set it to the atomic clock and have been checking it daily at the same time. It's running at +.01 sec / day. The 1120 movement is simply amazing. I love this watch and will never sell it.

Awesome!
I let get away a few years ago comes home brand new 1 day old thanks to my friend George M from Govberg in Philadelphia. I always regretted letting this one go and finally decided it was time to get her back! In fact I also had an AP RG RC years ago and also let it go and regretted it so yesterday I got her back as well. So--back to back RG returns and both truly special to me!