Guess Connect Smartwatch Styled By Guess And Powered By Martian Technology
The smartwatch field has definitely become a bit more crowded than when we started to write about it here a couple of years ago. Now that we have the "big boys" in the arena with Android Wear and the Apple Watch, everything that the little guys can do to differentiate themselves is certainly of benefit. To this end, we caught word that a new watch, the Guess?Connect (ostensibly a Martian smartwatch) picked up a 2015 CES Innovation Award.If you are not familiar with Martian, let me give you a quick introduction. Rather than focusing on full-screen displays, they have instead gone the route of creating analog (quartz-driven) watches that feature a small display in the lower part of the dial to give you notifications. The big trick up the sleeve of a Martian watch is the inclusion of a microphone and speaker, essentially turning the watch into a wearable speakerphone �C also allowing it?to transmit voice commands to your phone (you can see a review of an older version that I wrote over at

A Classic Vintage Watch, Circa Now: The Jaeger LeCoultre Master ControlGeographic
Imagine a crisp fall, Sunday. Cold enough to wear a sweater, hot enough to subdue the top on your vintage Mercedes SL. You and your beloved are directed to Manhattan after a weekend in the country. And what is on your wrist as you admire the foothills of the Hudson Valley? The Jaeger LeCoultre Master geographic control, it is, of course. If you think chic and classical words should always be used in tandem, it is the watch for you. Brown leather band perfectly accompanies the case of stainless steel and transports you at a time when metal bracelets were worn only on the sports watches. Unlike the more complicated watches, which may begin to look confused, the face of this Jaeger has a simple, clean look.

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Critical dissection of some Patek Basel 2017 Releases
I thought I'd share my views. Please take with a grain of salt and please chime in one way or another. 1.5131P – The highly anticipated worldtimer to complete the foursome of the collectible enamel worldtimers. I like the idea of the map layout, but will all the white/snow on the dial affect the contrast with the hands making it less legible? I think I prefer the R and the J that have a certain warmth. And why did Patek have to go with a bracelet? I saw online that this will now weigh close to half a pound! Totally unnecessary…. 5131_1P_001.png2.5960G – While the watch looks more appealing than the silver dialed steel counterpart, this is a very strange move that may hurt the value of the 5960P with blue dial which was rarer than the grey dialed 5960P. Patek probably could care less, but a nod to your loyal collector base would be nice by not reissuing essentially the same dial in a white gold case. Now that we are on topic, a few big collectors are quite upset that

Pam249 - prefer old or new?
Something refreshingly charming and simplistic about this. Sadly, I feel butchered by later iterations. Thoughts?