The Bronze Age
What's on your wrist?? Safe bet is that it's stainless steel, but who among you are the adventurous type? The ceramic pioneers, titanium warriors, carbon fibernauts, and tungsten tanks. Among each of the previous case materials mentioned there is a game of one-upmanship in being more heat-, corrosion-, bang-, bump-, bruise-, and scratch-proof than the next, but what about copper?Enter the Bronze Age��of watches that is. If you're a watch collector, you likely already own your arsenal of timepieces to survive sub-zero temperatures, reach water depths inaccessible without a submarine, and have enough shock absorption to withstand a five story drop (hopefully without you wearing it). Bronze watches certainly aren't those watches, nor do they all try to be.I’ll be the first to admit that they are not for everyone. Browse Internet watch forums and you’ll find all the proof you need of that. Rarely does a watch collector enter their local AD and request, "Show me only watches made

Historical Perspectives: Bringing Method To Madness: PBS Explores The Way Timekeeping Impacted Moder
Think about this for a moment: before the 1880's, there were hundreds of time zones within the United States, with towns all across the country adhering to their own standard of "local time." This confusing system was a relic of an America before efficient transportation networks, when there wasn't much need for a centrally regulated, uniform system. The advancement of the railroad system in the late 1800's necessitated a change to a more standard system, and this short excerpt from the upcoming PBS series "How We Got to Now" demonstrates just how confusing things were before then �C and how essential timekeeping is to keep modern society up and running.

No discussion, just sayin' : ))))
Did some work for a local dealership and the general finance manager had to show me his newest aquisition...Ceramic!He said he had his AD, our friends Henne Jewelers I think he said, special order this for him as it wasn't scheduled to arrive for a while.Quite attractive, I must say!(And the Omega is nice as well. )

5980 from 2008 ...should I be concerned ?
I'm being offered a stainless 5980, papers dated 2008. The watch is in nice shape but has never been serviced. Being a Patek NOOB, I have some concerns....1. Will the watch be needing service soon ?2. Any major changes between 2008 and the last year of production (2013 or 2014 I believe) ?Anything I should look for ? or is it better to try and find a newer one ? Thanks very much for the feedback.

Yachtmaster Rose Gold 116655 Weight? And feel compared to other PM's on Straps?
Anyone have the weight for the 116655? I haven't been able to find it in person yet, so I have no idea of the feel. PM's on straps can be light to quite hefty. So I was wondering if anyone could give me their opinion on how this wears compared to other PM's on straps. Thanks