A Brief History Of ETA: THE Swiss Watch Movement Maker
ETA is one of the most prevalent and powerful companies in the modern watch industry. It is Switzerland's largest movement maker with countless small and major brands relying on the products they make. Its story has, as we will learn, defined the watch industry of today. However, despite all its previous and present roles in horology, for many, ETA remains a relatively unknown manufacture, or worse: a three-letter word that scarcely means more than the fact that the movement inside their watch was not made by the company whose name is on the dial.One of the reasons for this can be found in the marketing practices of the industry. We see retail brands tirelessly looking for yet another way of exploiting their history so as to convince the pondering buyer. ETA however, unlike retail brands, does not want to sell directly to the public. Consequently, they will never publicly advertise their technical achievements to make you or I buy a movement or two from them. What they do instead is se

ROO Diver or ROO 42mm
The dilemma: I like the following watches for different reasons-The Royal Oak Offshore stainless diver Beautiful and timeless. drawback- can't admire the momement-The new 42mm Royal Oak Offshore models I like the design and size and the return to a modest pushers in ceramic drawback- wish the bezel was ceramicWhich watch would you purchase? Why? Any pics of the new ROO 42mm are welcome. Love you diver pics too

Breitling Emergency on BBC Top Gear
Did anyone catch tonight's show? I don't think it did Breitling any favours as he never got rescued. The beacon was picked up though!

The 2254. Is it a classic? Is it worth it?
Any frequenters of the also excellent Watchuseek forums may recognise this post, but I also thought of posting here too, as I find the members of this forum to be more knowledgeable :)After falling hopelessly in love with the 2254.50, I decided to pool my funds so I could get one....After searching the bay and other online resources, at this point of time; I have found that it retails (used, in reasonably good condition) from about $1200 to $1400 USD. As you all know, with Omega no longer producing the 2254.50, Omega fans have hinted at the idea of it becoming a classic. With this in mind, do you think prices will increase in the future?Should I get one now?With around the same amount of money I could get a brand new Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece, which I also like very much... Something along the lines of this:Any thoughts? Is the hype surrounding the 2254 really justified?

Caliber 3130
Hey folks!My 114270 which has the 3130 calibre as you know gives me very constant resaults of about +6 seconds per day no matter what position I put it on when it's not on wrist. The resaults are the same even when the eatch is on wrist. Literally, no matter what, it gives me about +6 per day. I heard and saw many people, and from other watches I have, the watch has variation between positions. Can folks who has Rolex with the 3130 comment on their performance of the calibre? Thanks guys!