TIME TEST: Famous Firsts
The first month of a new decade: what better time to mull over other promising (albeit not always successful) beginnings? Test your knowledge of a dozen watch-world firsts (the answers are at the end). 1. In 1957, Hamilton introduced the firstA. watch powered by electricityB. watch wound by a micro rotorC. single-button chronographD. watch with bi-directional winding2. In 1972, Hamilton introduced the firstA. quartz watchB. quartz watch with a frequency of 32,768 HzC. digital watchD. digital watch with a liquid crystal display3. Citizen launched the Crystron Solar Cell, the world's first light-powered analog watch, inA. 1970B. 1976C. 1984D. 19884. The first watch with no balance wheel was theA. Quartz Astron by SeikoB. Ventura by HamiltonC. Accutron by BulovaD. Constellation by Omega5. In 1934, Breitling patented the firstA. watch with a slide-rule bezelB. split-seconds chronographC. single-pusher chronographD. chronograph with two separate pushers6. The world's first TV commercial was

Watches Of The 2014 Brazil World Cup
Soccer (football) teams (clubs) from around the world will compete for about a month in various cities around Brazil from June 12-July 13, 2104 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup games. One of the most watched sports event around the world, the 2014 World Cup may easily break worldwide viewing records and will have a minimum of about 600 million to well over a billion viewers. That is a lot of eyes, and watch brands both mainstream and luxury are doing their part to be a part of the Brazil World Cup action.Rather than discuss all the competing World Cup soccer teams, watches-dealer will explore the major watch brands competing for viewer attention, and identify who they are backing, be it player or team.HublotSponsoring: Official watch of the 2014 FIFA World CupSpecial 2014 World Cup Watch Models: Big Bang UNICO FIFA WC Official WatchApproximate Average Brand Price Range: $20,000 - $40,000BulovaSponsoring: Bulova is the official timekeeper and watchmaking partner of Manchester United (Engl

A true masterpiece of mechanics and a technical feat, to date, the Zenith Vortex is the only defeat in a high
The hand of seconds in the transport of vortex rotates with it in 60 seconds. A true masterpiece of mechanics and a technical feat, to date, the Zenith Vortex is the only defeat in a high, with more than vibration frequency a quarter of its balance than other constructions.

Went to an Omega boutique today.
So I went to omega today to change my strap on my watch and the sales man that sold me my watch brought out some new watches for me to try on and he mention the the blue dial speedmaster 57 is hard to come by. Is that true? And I also snapped some photos and was wondering what do you guys think looks good on me.Attachment 450718image.jpgimage.jpg

Markup on a Rolex
Does anyone out there know for certain % markup on a new Rolex from an AD?