Hideous Melding Of Mobile Phone, Mechanical Watches, And Painful Design: The Mobiado Professional 105GMT Gold Discovery Phone
What do you get when you try too hard to make a luxury mobile phone that stands out? In fact, what do you get when you try too hard to make just a luxury mobile phone? Most of the time it is some hideous creation that excels at delivering a sub par technological device in an expensive skin. So if you want to spend big bucks on a luxury phone, you can have a device that is probably antiquated before it reaches market, and is covered in gems, gold, and other gaudy looking essentials. The message no one seems to be getting is that mobile phones are mostly a commodity because technological changes and advancements require an upgrade every 12-24 months. Stick luxury watches, those can last for generations - literally.Still, there are a slew of "successful" luxury phones out there. Vertu is one of them, as well as the Tag Heuer Meridist. There are also Nokia's line of "fashionable" phones that come with hefty style premiums. These phones do well in limited markets, especially among those are

How to darken a leather strap?
Hey All, I have the Omega strap below incoming for my Speedy 9300. Any best practices on how to darken a leather strap? Bad idea? Easy to do? Tutorials? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!Here is the photo. I understand the stitching will color too. That's fine. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1359857997.969281.jpg

5726
I was just wondering what the general opinion here about the Nautilus 5726 was...For the longest time I did not understood what people seem to like about the Nautilus (as compared to the dressier watches of PP), but slowly the design is growing on me. And while (sadly) I cannot expect to buy one anytime soon, I started looking at them with greater interest. My current two favorites are the 5726 and the 5990.From what I gathered the 5990 is pretty popular but I have much harder time finding anything about the 5726. My own dilema is that I do find the 5990 to be the more interesting watch. However at the same time I find the 5726 to be the more practical and also the cleaner looking one. While the travel time complication is certainly special, in reality I travel very little, so in practical terms it is not of much use to me. At the same time the dial of the 5990 is a bit too busy and I'm not a fan of how the hour markers are all cut off... So in terms of looks I tend to find the 5726 sl

Incoming straps from Rob Montana
TheStrapSmith nails it again - magnificent!Now the dilemma... what to wear?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My OEM Strap Family
The only thing I need now is the yellow oem crocodile strap..