HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 153
We bring up the serious topic of why there is so much Hublot love and hate. John brings back the robot turd and we talk about Romain Jerome, MCT, and Richard Mille as well.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 153 here.

Tourbillon Enlargement: The Rodolphe Instinct 5456 Big Tourbillon Watch
After talking about the world's smallest tourbillon, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about one that was twice as large. The Rodolphe Instinct has a tourbillon that is 23mm wide (the smallest so far is 11.3mm wide). The width of the case is 56mm and is 54mm high. Really massive, and able to hold the complex movement. The watch is purely mechanical but displays the hours and minutes digitally using rotating cylinders, which I find very effective. Then, there is also a power reserve indicator that is also featured on a rotating cylinder.On the left side you have the massive tourbillon with the "R" for Rodolphe. The arrow at the top of this "R" indicates the seconds as the massive tourbillon spins once every 60 seconds. This feature takes up about half of the dial, and adds a constant source of visual movement which makes the watch more interesting to look at. The digital readout of the hour and minute is great looking. Nicely modern, even though it is basic and legible.This is t

Hands-On: The Greubel Forsey Signature 1, A Top-Tier Time-Only (Live Photos, Thoughts, Availability
At SIHH 2015, Greubel Forsey shocked us all by making a thin(ner), small(er), less expensive tourbillon called the Tourbillon 24 Seconds Vision. Now when you're talking about Greubel – arguably within top three finest watchmakers in the world – and potentially top one watchmaker in the world for median price per watch – everything is relative. By thin, I mean the 24 seconds is around 13.5 mm with a 16 mm bubble; by small, I mean it is 43.5 mm in diameter; and by inexpensive, I mean just over $300,000. But again, for a company that does not relent when it comes to quality, that was a great step towards a watch that was (more) wearable and affordable than previous offerings. The Tourbillon 24 Seconds Vision was received so positively that it took top prize at the 2015 Grand Prix of Horology. 1 OF 11 Signature 1 is Greubel Forsey's first watch with just hours, minutes, and seconds. At SIHH 2016, Greubel Forsey took things even further by introd

Omega Watchmaker in Atlanta?
Sorry if I've posted this to the wrong forum, but please let me know if you have a recommendation for a watchmaker in Atlanta for Omegas (hopefully certified, although I'm not sure what that means outside of an official service center). I have a great white (that I love) that isn't behaving well. I posted this to the tech forum here at TRF and only got one response.Thanks in advance. Feel free to pm me if a public response is somehow inappropriate.Weirdcuba / Jim HarveyOmega Great WhiteOmega AT 2500Rolex Exp. II (White Face)PEPSI 16710!

Cool video of Patek Philippe watch maintenance (17 minutes long)
.youtube/watch?v=3cgh83Yste0I don't envy the jobs of these watchmakers doing something as tedious as this.