TIME TEST: It��s Automatic
How much do you know about self-winding watches, past and present? Sharpen your pencil and set that cerebral rotor a'spinning. Answers, as usual, appear at the end. 1. Which of the following automatic watches was launched first?A. Zenith El PrimeroB. Eterna EternaMaticC. Rolex PerpetualD. Omega Centenary 2. Which watchmaker is widely believed to be the inventor of the automatic winding system in use today?A. George GrahamB. John HarrisonC. Louis CotterD. Abraham-Louis Perrelet 3. Which company makes what are often called clones, i.e., near copies, of ETA's most popular automatic movements?A. SellitaB. APRPC. Dubois D��prazD. Ronda4. Which watch has a self-winding system with a linear oscillating weight rather than a rotor?A. TAG Heuer Monaco V4B. TAG Heuer PendulumC. DeWitt AcademiaD. Parmigiani Bugatti 5. Which of the following Rolex watches is NOT an automatic?A. Air KingB. DatejustC. Cellini PrinceD. None of the above. They are all automatics. 6. Which two compa

Timex Watches For Fun Gifts On A Budget
Timex is a brand that most all watches lovers know about, but we tend to not think about Timex watches that often. That might be a shame because Timex has an important history in the American watch industry, and is also a brand that today offers a lot of watches. Timex sort of shot themselves in the foot by making too many budget watches for people with bad vision or the elderly. Not that anything is wrong with that, but style and quality conscious people typecasted the brand as boring. Those watches do exist, but in the last few years Timex has been offering more fun timepieces that focus on fashion as well as their history.Most Timex watches are $200 and under, with the majority of watches in this article being priced at under $100. Many of these are part of the Timex Originals collection or other lines that offer contemporary timepieces with a very of a retro flair. Even the ubiquitous Timex Easy Reader is getting more treatment as Timex has celebrated the king of dorky watches by o

Please help me decide!!! Transocean
I am going to add a Transocean to my collection and would love to hear your thoughts on the models I'm considering.1. Chronograph, mercury silver dial, brown or gold strap, deployant buckle2. Unitime, black dial, brown or gold strap, deployant buckle3. Chronograph 1461, black dial, brown or gold strap, deployant buckleI like the black dials on the unitime and the 1461 but silver on the chronograph.

speed pro or speed 9300
I have been trying to decide which one of these to purchase.I know that the pro is the icon but it seems the 9300 movement has a lot of good review. I have concerns however about the 44mm size and 16mm thickness of the 9300.In addition, the extra cost is a factor as well.Anyone opinions on both will be appreciated.

World timers - are they still useful?
I think the Patek world timers are great looking watches, with an artistic and well executed complication, but with countries changing their timezones it's becoming increasingly less useful.First it was Moscow, and today i read that Spain is considering moving its clocks back an hour to GMT. When you factor in the inconsitent observances of DST, I'm happy to report i'm no longer tempted...Curious how others feel. Does anyone buy these for their useful complication, or it is simply about the aesthetic?