From Bell & Ross to Timex: The Heritage Military Watch
There have been a slew of vintage military style watches hitting the market recently, featuring a black face, beige symbols and a tan or brown leather band.? It's a compelling look that harkens to a timeless 1940's military aesthetic, and it seems like everyone's getting in on the action.? Here's a roundup of a few of these watches at various price points that you can pick up (or just admire from afar) today.Bell & Ross was one of the first, if not the first company to introduce the vintage military look into their lineup with the BR Heritage series.? Originally introduced in Spring 2009 with the BR 01-92 Heritage, the line now features several wathes, including the most recently released BR 123 and 126 Heritage.? These watches are obviously well outside of the price range for watches that we usually discuss on worn&wound (from approximately $3,000 to over $4,500), but with the Haritage line, Bell & Ross really set the trend for the vintage military look we're seeing everyw

On The Dash Publishes A Comprehensive Collector's Guide To The Heuer Autavia, Which Is, Needless To Say, Totally Awesome
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Jeff Stein and his OnTheDash is something really special in the vintage Heuer community. It is, without a doubt, the thought-leader in the space, full of honest (rare in the watch world) assessments and analysis of the ever growing culture of vintage Heuer chronographs. Today, Mr. Stein has published a fascinating look at the Autavia, in all its incarnations, with glances at differentiating specific models, which are most collectible and why, famous wearers of the Autavia, and pricing trends. Even if you have just a passing interest in the original Heuer racer's watch, this is worth a read.Check out Jeff Stein's collector's guide to the Heuer Autavia here.

Accuracy and consistency of AP ROO Diver (Ceramic Black)
Hi all,I recently purchased a ROO Diver Ceramic (Black with Orange markers). I have worn it daily for the past month and over the past two weeks, I have been observing the accuracy of the watch using my iphone clock as a reference and noticed two things that seem a bit odd to me.Firstly, the alignment of the minute and second hands.I have noticed that the second hand and the minute hand do not necessarily line up at different times of the day. (i.e. the second hand at the 12 o'clock position when the minute hand is at the minute markers). Some times, they would be aligned perfectly and at other times they can be off by as much as half a minute (i.e. the minute hand is directly in between two minute markers but the second hand is at the 12 o'clock position).The second hand is also about 10 seconds slower over the same time period. However, I do not think that the second hand being off by only 10 seconds is a big issue.Second, and what I believe is the bigger issue is the accuracy and co

Railmaster update . . . a thing of beauty . . .
Well, after wearing the Railmaster for few day to let it settle in, I set the time right on the money at time.gov. I checked it a few moments ago and after five days it has lost 2 1/2 seconds. So, it looks like a -1/2 second per day chronometer. I'm very pleased with that performance.As it turned out, the one addition link I added back on January 6th was not enough. So, a few days later I added the second extra link I purchased and removed the 1/2 link segment that originally came on the watch. Thus, a total of 1 1/2 extra links were required for my 8 3/8 wrist.This guy is really growing on me . . . it's like I felt when I got my Rolex TT DJ back in '87 . . . my goodness, could this be . . . after all these years . . . could I once again be in ?

Early Speedmaster Moon Watch
Started to think a little about my father's Speedmaster the other day, as it dawned on me that it was probably quite an early model, and he's had it from new.He bought it new in 1966, and he's told me that when it went back to Omega for a service a few years back, he received a communication back from them stating that it was in fact quite a rare model, as it had been used for exhibition purposes, and something to do with a different bezel colour and possibly even the movement. Obviously this is all a little vague, so I've asked him to send me the serial number and a decent image of it - I'll post them here when I get them.In the meantime, does any of tha above mean anything to the Speedmaster gurus amongst you? Cheers.