M��hle-Glash��tte S.A.R. Rescue-Timer '150 Jahre DGzRS' Watch
The M��hle-Glash��tte Special Edition S.A.R. Rescue-Timer 150 Jahre DGzRS is an easy watch to like. That's not to say its minimalist styling will charm everyone, but the fact that all the proceeds go to charity tugs at my heartstrings. Since 1865, the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) have been keeping the seafarers and water sportsmen and women of the North and Baltic seas safe from harm. To celebrate the 150-year anniversary of the charity's foundation, M��hle-Glash��tte have released this special edition variant of the S.A.R. Rescue-Timer, which has been used by the on-board crew for the last 13 years.In my experience, M��hle-Glash��tte is a polarising brand. There is something unabashedly utilitarian about many of their wares that does not appeal to everyone. When I first saw photographs of the M��hle-Glash��tte range, I was unimpressed by the finish and what I took to be generic styling. The blasted surface finishing that is often employed, humbles the overall mien of th

New "Pink Panther" Concept Watch From Virtual Ideas Is New View On Women's Luxury
When you see an item you haven't seen before your mind always experiences the same reaction. A complex measuring of mental association whereby you compare the item in your view with almost everything you've seen before. This is essentially the mental heuristic we use to determine what something is; a bridging of mental associations and experiences. So when we see something new, we can either identify it as having a relationship to something we have seen before, or ponder its style and function as a novel observation.I know the Pink Panther from Virtual Ideas is a watch. I can tell from the way it is designed with a wrist strap and because it has numbers that a watch would have; It also helped knowing that it was designed by a watch designer. Despite knowing the Pink Panther is a watch, it is difficult to correctly place it in the amorphous watch taxonomy that exists in my head. The diamonds and rose gold case say luxury. The complex mechanical movement that would have been used to powe

Epure Vague de Lumiere Only Watch 2015
To join Only Watch's battle against Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Boucheron has designed a unique piece which will be up for auction on Geneva's banks on November 7th. The striking piece is inspired by an equally striking piece of art: The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the fabulous print created in 1831 by the famous Japanese artist Hokusai (1760-1849). Epure Vague de Lumiere adorns a white gold dial protected by aventurine glass whose shimmer illuminates the intense sea blue background. Slender white gold threads paved with a host of baguette and brilliant-cut diamonds form a powerful and dazzling wave. A row of brilliant-cut diamonds frame the white gold case and bounce off the light shining from the stormy blue dial. Two silver baton-shape hands track the hours and minutes brought to life by Girard-Perregaux's self-winding GP400 movement. Unique piece �C onlywatch

Hands-On: With The Piaget Altiplano Skeleton, Now in Rose Gold
The Altiplano Skeleton from Piaget is one of our (and the collective watch loving community's) favorite high-grade open worked watch.? The classic 38mm size plus the incredible skeleton work on the completely in-house Piaget self-winding movement is simply superb.? While it's been available in white gold for a while, at SIHH last month, we saw it introduced in rose gold with a blackened movement. The thing looks awesome.? Here are pics: 2 OF 4 3 OF 4 4 OF 4

Grey market seamaster
So about a week ago i purchased a brand new omega seamaster diver 300m co-axial chronograph 44mm from one of 'those' websites for about 2 grand cheaper than retail at my AD. This was my third purchase from this particular site and i couldn't have been happier with the first two, an omega seamaster aqua terra and a breitling superocean II. Brought them to my AD and everything checked out and they also keep great time. I received my latest, the diver 300m, four days ago and everything appeared good so i brought it to my AD to have a couple links taken out. He didn't notice anything unusual. I may be paranoid but it seems to me like the red second hand for the chronograph is a bit herky jerky. Not a good sweep at all it looks like it hops hard when it gets to the 3/4 second mark. Not sure if this is normal? Are the chronograph second hands not supposed to sweep as smooth as normal second hands? Also, the wind seems a bit difficult and noisy on this watch to me. Anyone else here have one a