HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 98
I am live at the Baselworld watch show for this episode of HourTime. We discuss Swiss Customs, new watches, and being a watch groupie.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 98 here. Download the MP3.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Sets Up Dedicated Site For Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie Watch, To Make Case For $2.5 Million Purchase
First of all, I am a big fan of the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie watch and the accompanying set. I discussed it at length here when going over the announcement of the Hybris Mechanica. Once again, it is the current most complex watch in the world, comes in a limited edition of just 30 sets, and will cost over $2.5 million. Recently Jaeger-LeCoultre has unveiled the watch itself and the uber display box (the safe), they have also opened a dedicated website to showcase just what the Hybris Mechanica set is all about, focusing of course on the Grande Sonnerie. You can check out the site here. The site is very nice looking and gives you lots of nice little details about the watch that you'd otherwise miss by just looking at it. However, the site is not easy to navigate - another victim of form over function. Just look out for the easy to miss "X" button on the upper right hand corner when you want to go back to the previous page (welcome to a Flash-based nightmare)

Ball Watches Get High (UP) With The New Engineer Master II Aviator GMT
Surprisingly, Ball Watch Co. is about to release a relatively straight-forward and simple watch. I am a big fan of the brand, but lately their new watches have been getting functionally (and cosmetically) more and more complex. I always have appreciated their simple masculine looks that weren't trying to hard to be something they were not.From the a mechanical thermometer, to complex chronographs, and multi-timezone laden watches; Ball does have some interesting offerings. Even the lauded Engineer Master line has been getting visually more complicated. Now Ball has changed directions a bit and taken a bit more of a conservative approach. This is the first watch I have seen from them that takes an aviation approach to styling, though it retains a distinctive "ball" character.Two major elements of the Ball Engineer Master II Aviator GMT that separate it from different aviator watches are the inclusion of the micro gas tubes and the large red GMT hand. As you likely know, the gas tubes ar

Summer Watch Guide 2014
Being that yesterday was Memorial Day, a day that might mark the beginning of summer hours if you work somewhere that believes in such things, it seems like an appropriate day for a summer watch guide! What's a summer watch? Well�� Any watch is really a summer watch, but the ones included here are easy to wear, on the smaller side, and can easily be put on a nylon NATO for those sweaty days.For the sake of variety, we broke the list up into "sporty" watches and "casual" watches��the main difference really being toughness and aggressive styling. Naturally, this guide is but a small amount of what's out there, really just focusing on some fun stuff we've seen in the last year�� so enjoy and let us know what you'll be wearing in the comments!Sporty:Archimede: Outdoor ProtectWe reviewed the Archimede Outdoor about 2 years now, and it left a lasting impression on us. With a 39mm barrel case, super legible dial, swiss automatic movement, overall handsome and classic aesthetic that doesn't quite

Good AD in New Jersey
Hi TRFers,Set to visit good 'ol USA soon.Visiting NJ, NY, CA and NV.Wanting to buy a 214270 and or 116710 which has become extremely rare in NZ.But of course, I told the wife we're just visiting relatives. Research shows NJ has a sales tax of 6.875 % tax.Can you guys recommend an AD in Newark, NJ?Thank you for your response.