Watch Winner Review: Mark Carson Hawaii Ka La
Shawn H. from Simi Valley, California was the lucky winner of the Mark Carson Hawaii Ka La watch that was the watches-dealer giveaway piece in August. Here are his thoughts and wrist shots:The human mind is a complicated thing. Upon entering The watches-dealer Giveaway, I left a positive comment and I said that I was going to win the Individual Design Mark Carson Ka La Watch. ?How did I know that? ?I'm not quite sure. Because, to be honest, I thought to myself that it was a pretty nice watch. ?But, it's not a watch that I would spend my hard earned money on.Long after forgetting about this watch, I received an email from Ariel Adams that I was the winner. ?I couldn't Google fast enough to see which watch that I had won. ?I said to myself, " Oh yeah, I remember that watch". ?So, I started learning as much as I could about this watch. ?And before the excitement wore off, I was in love with it. ?So, now the wait began. ?Mark Carson was away from his home on the Hawaiian Islands, where the

Hands-On: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Chronograph, And More Thoughts On "In-House"
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Chronograph is a pretty unique offering nowadays – an under $10K chronograph with a great look, an in-house movement, and a very versatile design. It’s not a new watch – the Master Chronograph was first introduced five years ago, in 2010, and the movement – the Jaeger-LeCoultre self-winding chronograph caliber 751 – was introduced all the way back in 2005. At the time, it was introduced as the very first automatic chronograph ever produced by Jaeger LeCoultre, and while no one was exactly surprised to see one from JLC it was still greeted with a lot of fanfare, and rightly so – a new automatic chronograph movement from any manufacturer is always a big event, simply because self-winding chronographs are actually hard to design – as a witness to that just consider the fact that of all the complications, the very last to appear was the automatic chronograph, and that it showed up in 1969 which was the same year the firs

Any Omega Gemini IV (3565.80) owners out there?
Ive been eyeballing this piece for a while now. I realize there are only 2000 pieces out there. Any owners out there and any pics or comments you have about the watch........

moving from an explorer 2 to a seamaster gmt...
preface: i like rolex watches. i own a few of them. i like them all.i gifted a white exp2 (superluminova SEL 3186) to my dad and he likes it.my wife bought a black exp2 (superluminova also) and wears it on a strap as her wrists are too small - she likes it too.until recently, my beater has been a white exp2 (dead tritium non-SEL oysterlock) worn to hell and back.there's a myriad of reasons why i kept my exp2 in the cupboard and got the black seamaster gmt, the details of which i will explain... maybe at a later time, but it has something to do with RSC giving me a lot of grief.anyhow, i note that the seamaster gmt (SM GMT) is usually compared with the rolex gmt master 2. i thought i'd add my own impression of how it compares with an explorer 2 instead.any comments i did not make i probably don't care about (eg, the wavy black omega dial vs a glossy white rolex dial & slightly domed omega sapphire crystal vs flat rolex sapphire crystal - no difference to me as they are both legible

Which would you take to Vegas?
Hello TRF! Let me start by saying I recognize BOTH of these watches will work perfectly for the vacation I'm about to take. That said, I've decided to take only one. So with that in mind I would like your thoughts about which to bring along on the journey....Before I tell you which 2 watches I'd like you pick of, let me tell you about the vacation. It's basically a few days in Vegas doing the usual touristy stuff, some casino time, and relaxing by the pool. No clubbing or elegant evenings out. Very low-key. Then headed to Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon for some outdoor adventure. It should be a great time and I am really looking forward to getting away.Now for your choices.......#1) Rolex Submariner date#2). Omega SeaMaster Planet Ocean in titaniumOnce again, there really isn't a wrong answer here. But I am on the fence deciding between the two but only want to bring one. So whichever gets the most votes gets to join me on the trip.Thanks in advance for your thoughts an