Raven Vintage and Deep Review
The Raven Watch brand popped up a little while ago with a pretty singular mission: create affordable, well-made watches with looks inspired by classic Submariners. Their first watch, which was a limited edition with a 42mm case, sold out immediately do to successful marketing on forums. Their second production, which consists of 2 watches, also sold out immediately by pre-order. Luckily, however, they have produced more than the initial run this time, making them available to the general public. The models currently available are the 40mm Vintage? (with and without date) and the 44mm Deep. While both have styling roots in the Submariner family, they are actually very different watches with different goals in mind. One is an homage watch that pays tribute to one of the most iconic Submariners ever made, and the other is a beefy tool diver with design cues taken from a few different classic Subs.Specifically, the Vintage model refers to the Submariner Ref. 6538, which was a model from th

In-Depth: The Chopard Group Launches La Chronom��trie Ferdinand Berthoud, And FB 1, A Marine Chronometer For The Wrist
On September 22nd, the Chopard Group (which includes Chopard, the watch and jewelry maison, as well as Fleurier Ebauches, SA, the movement manufacturer) announced the very first timepiece from La Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud. La Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud is a new business for the Group – it was first announced in 2013, and its first wristwatch represents what co-presidents Karl-Friedrich Scheufele and Caroline Scheufele (brother and sister) hope will be the first in a series of wristwatches inspired by the life and work of Ferdinand Berthoud. These watches are intended to be a no-holds-barred exercise in luxury watchmaking, and will occupy a commensurate price point, but according to Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, whom we interviewed at the launch event at the Yacht Club de France, Chopard also hopes to stimulate interest in, and awareness of, one of the most important figures in the history and evolution of the marine chronometer. 1 OF 17 Ferdinand

Speedmaster Mitsukoshi Conversion
I recently cracked the crystal on my 3570.50, and took the opportunity to do a mitsuskoshi conversion. Dial and hands all genuine OEM from Otto Frei. I am really happy with how it came out.Only probably: I do miss my standard issue Speedmaster, and so am thinking I will need to pick up another somewhere along the line.A big shout-out and thank you to that great trf member kauebm for guiding me through the process of sourcing the right parts.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

New (Replacement) Rolex Bracelets
If one were to service/repair a Rolex watch bracelet, does the new bracelet come with protective stickers and some sort of marking (e.g., S for service)?Similarly, can these bracelets be bought new on the secondary market? Thanks in advance

Tudor Prince Date Chrono Leather Strap Thickness?
For those of you with the Tudor Price Date Chrono (model 79260 and it's bezel variants) with the leather strap endlinks...........what's the thickest strap you have been able to fit at the lugs without the endlinks getting in the way?The factory tudor leather strap is quite thin where the springbar holes are in the strap, and then it gets thicker. Most aftermarket straps are quite thick at the springbar holes (most Hirsch straps are 4mm to 4.5mm) and I'm curious if they fit.I had a Tudor Hydronaut rubber strap and tried to install it on my Tudor chrono but the strap was too thick to fit. Unfortunately, I sold the strap without measuring it so I can't even use that measurement as a baseline.Thanksjames