My First Grail Watch: Bill Yao Of MK II
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. ?Today, we're talking with Bill Yao, the man behind the independent watch brand MK II.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Bill Yao (BY): I am the owner and founder of Mk II Watches.ABTW: What were your first grail watches?BY: I have two that were acquired in rapid succession. The Omega Speedmaster Pro Moonwatch and the Zenith El Primero "TV screen" Chronograph.ABTW: Was there ever a time in your life when you could afford either of them?BY: I ended up buying the Omega about 2-3 years after I started working in New York. I could barely afford it, and, at the time, I actually had to spread the purchase across two credit cards. The Zenith was purchased less than a year later.I bought the Omega, naturally, because it was the first watch worn on the moon.

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 15
Some good sober watch talk. Hard to read Tokyo Flash watches, where to find a good watch repair guy, and more. It is funny just how fast we fill up 30 minutes each week.Listen to the HourTime show watch podcast episode 15 here.

First Look at the Gavox Avidiver
Last October at Wind-Up: NYC, I got a sneak peek at a prototype watch by Gavox that was very exciting. As you might recall, last time we discussed Gavox, who are a small brand with fairly bold ambitions, they had redefined the quartz pilot with their Aurora watch. One of the first watches to use a Soprod Mecatronic movement, it took an analog aviator design and gave it the functionality of a digital watch with an impressive array of complications. Their newest watch continues their pursuit of original variations on the pilot with a mechanical concept that is meant to excel above and below land; the Avidiver.At a glance, the Avidiver appears to be a dual crown aviator watch, presumably with an internal bezel. However, the second crown doesna�?t control the bezel, but rather the bright orange triangle seen at 12. By positioning the triangle at various points across the dial, one can set a second time zone (such as with a Zulu bezel), or track their elapsed time (as with a typical dive be

Does anyone have both AP 15400st and PP 5711?
Might be being a bit controversial here. I have just started wearing my 15400, I went to a watch retailer yesterday (took my friend's son to buy a watch). I started to talk to the manager who let me try on his 5711 white dial, I was a bit underwhelmed tbh and was disappointed that I had that feeling. It feels quite delicate and dare I say even feminine when compared to the 15400.Still at the end of the day I still added my name for the blue dial and the bracelet aquanaut.

Omega Pictograms
When you get yourself a modern Omega, It comes with some nice accessories. A warranty card, A Chronometer card if a Chronometer, and a Pictogram card.There is a lot of good information on the Pictogram card..Here are a couple from a Seamaster and a Speedmaster:Across the top on the Speedy card it shows:1. Sapphire Crystal2. Anti-reflective coating inside only (a AA in a circle would indicate coating inside and out)3. Manual wind4. Waterproof to 50 meters5. Tachymeter equipped.On the Seamaster Card:1. Self winding2. Sapphire crystal3. Screw-in Crown4. Anti-reflective coating, inside only5. Waterproof to 300 meters6. Helium release Valve7. COSC Certified.and that last little pictogram by the Omega is the type of box. A #3 box for the SMP and (unshown) a SP (special limited edition) box for the SpeedyLearn as much as you can about the time-piece you strap on..