Ferragamo 1898 Moonphase Chronograph Watch
Rather handsome, I enjoy how this new piece from Ferragamo mixes sport and sophistication. The mainstay piece for Ferragamo timepieces is the F-80 watch collection. It is a very impressive design that I think has been dismissed by a lot of serious watch guys. This new Ferragamo model is the 1898 Moonphase Chronograph with a good look and pitifully underwhelming name.Do I need to go on with another rant on how the watch industry needs to stop naming their own watches? There are literally only a handful of brands that know properly title and market their watches. With such cleverness in design, how is there so little effort put into simple things like words. Ferragamo for example is a serious fashion industry name - really into image and classiness, and all that good stuff that sells clothing. How is it that with their talent and the serious machine that is Timex, no one is on "good watch name duty?"OK, little tangent here. Say you are wearing your new timepiece acquisition and really pr

Going To Be In The Netherlands In Early December? Attend Watch2008: The Independent & Innovative Watch Maker Show
Wow, I really want to go, but being in the US makes things hard. Watch2008 (Yes, there will be a Watch2009, etc...) is going to be an excellent show and dedicated to smaller and innovative watch makers that are more dedicated to the craft of making quality watches than some marketing image. An impressive list of manufacturers includes several I have never heard of, and plenty whose watches I will be lucky to ever see at all. There is something exciting about this. Especially owning one of these watch and knowing that you are likely the only person in your county (if not state) to own one.See the complete list of Watch2008 exhibitors here.Watch2008 will located at the Castle??Hoogenweerth in the Maastricht region of The Netherlands between Belgium and Germany. I've never been anywhere in the Netherlands outside of Amsterdam, and the Masstricht really couldn't be much further than Amsterdam and still in the country. It is situated in a scenic region between Germany and Belgium. Interesti

My Seamaster is back from service
New face, new bezel, 3 new hands, polished case, polished bracelet, all new bracelet pins, new battery.For a 1997 model, she's as good as new...

5205G Arrived
Just received this morning. Used to own this model, traded it for the 5205R but missed it so much I bought another one! Will add more pics later.

Show me them Aquanaut !
40mm folks. I want one so bad. Do people really consider it an entry level Patek ? I'm an extremely active and sporty 40 years old kid ,my wrist always command a sporty watch,what's better than an Aquanaut ?