IWC Portuguese Hand-Wound Eight Days Watch: Upgrade In Simplicity
IWC Schaffhausen just recently released their third new model in the Portuguese lineup for the year, a line that looks to combine the love of travel and adventure with classic, elegant style. The latest model leaves no guesswork as to two of the major features - it's called the Hand-Wound Eight Days.The star of that model name would be the movement, of course. In this case, it's the 59215 calibre, which is a higher-beat movement (28,800 BPH). More intriguing (at least to me) is that 8 day (192 hour) power reserve. Bigger power reserves on automatics are nice, but when it comes to manually-wound pieces, it's something that makes life that much easier. With this model, IWC has created a watch you really only need to worry about winding once per week - though, if you're like me, small bits of winding end up occurring throughout the day.The manual movement also allows for a thinner profile, with the 43mm case coming in at a fairly svelte 12mm. With the three models launched for this line,

aBlogtoRead.com Featured In The Financial Times
Did you know that the Financial Times has a special section from time to time called "Watches & Jewelry?" I didn't either until recently. How neat is that?A recent Financial Times article discussing the power of blog in the watch industry featured myself (Ariel Adams) and aBlogtoReadwatches-dealer. While brief, the article mentions the immense influence blogs have over the watch industry as well as the people who buy watches. It also remarks on how the watch industry doesn't always know how to deal with blogs like aBlogtoReadwatches-dealer, as what I (and the few others like me) do is often quite different from the traditional watch media.Nevertheless, the Financial Times suggests that sites like aBlogtoReadwatches-dealer command a readership and awareness that watch companies realize is something that have to adapt to. Many thanks to reporter Simon de Burton who covered the story. I am honored to be recognized by the Financial Times and featured in their fine publication. Also tha

Would you trade a 118206 Glacier Roman for a 5059R?
I was thinking of trading my Glacier Roman Platinum Day Date for a 5959R plus cash. I spoke to the dealer who has the watch and the cash differential is not insignificant. I was hoping the gap would be smaller. At this point I was curious as to whether you would do that trade? Thx much

just arrived! PAM0024
I'd been hunting for a new watch for a few months now and it was starting to get more and more complicated, I had my mind set, then I saw something else that appealed, and on it went! I walked up and down Collins St seeking out the right watch, at the right price.Rolex, no budge on price and wait for stock to arrive! I decided that was not good enough so I moved on, Omega, pretty much the same with the excuse that it lessens the name, well, it pays your wages too if I buy one...but the Seamaster GMT felt cheap and certainly not worthy of the $9400 price tag.Today, I thought bugger this, I need to get the watch and be done with it..I waltzed in to The Hour Glass and the lovely young NZ girl served me straight away.She asked what I was looking for and I told her straight out...she asked which model I was interested in and I told her this is the one! PAM0024, and she pulled it out and let me play around with it.I played, she watched, I talked to her about watches and asked her why she doe

Awful PASC Experience - just got my 237 Back
So, I sent my PAM 237 in to Richemont PASC for a diag/service/polish. It was the beginning of this month. I just received it back tonight and was so excited I open up the box and the cool case they send it back in. It looks so shiny and new and perfectly polished. I am excited I flip it over to the back, aww yeah polished good..... WTF... WTF IS THAT. :bang head:Seriously? It looks like somehow they missed a huge portion of gasket sticking out of the case back? I mean, for real? What is my recourse here? Am I just expected to send it back in and take it on the chin? Should I complain to PASC?Should I demand a free watch for this incompetence (joke) but seriously?