Watch Experts Network: ‘��Authentic�� NASA velcro strap �C Speedy Tuesday meets Strap Review’
If you start to explore the world of Speedmasters and Omega in general one name you will come across is the late and great Chuck Maddox. Many things we know today are results of his thorough research, which is still a reference point for a lot of topics. Let that be a Speedy Pro, a vintage Heuer or vintage chronograph in general; he had his hands in everything. And boy was he ingenious. So ingenious that his works inspired a lot of people to start their own research, buy their first watch, or like the subject of this article, make their own authentic NASA Velcro strap.As Phil (or Kizzi known by members on watch forums and eBay) a veteran Speedy wearer for 40 years puts it: ��always thought it would be cool to have a watchband linked to Apollo to go with the watch, but the ones available never looked like flown ones sold at auctions or from the NASA image archive, and that always puzzled me. It wasn't until I chanced across Chuck Maddox's website that hosted the NASA watchband specific

4N Sapphire Planet Watch
The unique case shape and digital time display of the 4N watch has been around for a few years now, and for 2015 it receives its most notable �C and somewhat unexpected �C update yet: the 4N Sapphire Planet wraps the original digital-mechanical movement?in a sapphire crystal case."Sapphire." Even?the way it sounds is something special: it comes off?as something?expensive and refined, and it, in fact, is considered by many to be an essential?component?of a?quality watch. Despite all that, sapphire crystal is a relatively common material?in watchmaking, found even in?couple-hundred dollar timepieces �C and up, of course. It is used for the front and sometimes the back crystals for its remarkable scratch resistance and superior optical quality, when compared to mineral crystals or plastics.?Sapphire crystal, however, does become?a much more luxurious and genuinely exotic?material when it is used not?just for the front crystal, but also as?the full case of a watch.?The 4N Sapphire Planet?offe

Talking Watches: With Brad Farmerie
Welcome to episode 18 of Talking Watches. Today we're sitting down with Brad Farmerie, the executive chef behind several of the hottest New York City eateries right now. After honing his craft in London in the 1990s, Farmerie returned to the U.S. in 2003 to open Public Restaurant, which would earn the coveted Michelin Star a handful of years later. In 2011, Saxon + Parole opened its doors, and it is here that we met to discuss his thoughtfully curated collection. This is Talking Watches with Brad Farmerie. 1 OF 26 Bell & Ross BR 03 2 OF 26 Farmerie's first mechanical watch was this Bell & Ross BR 03, which was a wedding gift from his wife. As you'll see throughout his collection, Farmerie's tastes clearly tend toward the tool/function end of the spectrum – and this 42 mm aviation-themed piece is no exception. 3 OF 264 OF 26 JS Watch Co. Islandus 1919 5 OF 26 While on a work-related trip to Iceland, Fa

Be joining this forum soon...
Have an Omega Speedy pro incoming... Hope to be part of this sub forum soon!

5960/1A and the red-crowned crane
Is the design of 5960/1A inspired by the red-crowned crane?