BEST FROM: watches-dealer & Friends August 28, 2015
We begin this round-up with a feature story on watch servicing and repair. Yup, servicing and repair, two words that we watch collectors and enthusiasts?absolutely dread �C and yet, it is an?inevitable and essential part of?owning a fine watch. As sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, parts will become worn over time and oils will dry up as the days pass. The best way to deal with this, then, is understanding when and how to intervene-knowing?exactly what goes on when a watch gets serviced and what are the things that we should look out for when the time comes for us to send our watches in.Servicing aside, we are also taking a look at the history of chronographs, in particular, the monopusher kind. Today, it seems that brands are keen to impress us by communicating how?monopushers are somehow superior or more exclusive than your common two-pusher chronograph watch. Well, the simple fact is they aren't. Not only are they less functional, the monopusher chronograph actua

Swatch Holiday Twist Watch
We brought you the Fiona Kruger Skull Watch for Halloween, but with Halloween behind us, the Christmas season is upon us. Poor Thanksgiving gets gobbled up by the ever-earlier end of the year holidays. Just when you are sure the Swiss watch industry is uber serious, along comes the Swatch Holiday Twist watch. This holiday special watch for 2014 is a limited edition of 14,999 (no, not 15,000) watches. Limited Edition numbers for Swatch mean something different than they do for Mrs. Kruger. But that means that this watch for $120 is within reach of more than the "One Percenters" who might be picking up a Patek Philippe or A. Lange &?Sohne as a stocking stuffer.Swatch Holiday TwistKnowing that Swatch is the most lighthearted brand of the Swatch Group, you would expect some playfulness, and between the watch and their press release, you have to decide for yourself whether to look confused or just smile and go with the holiday flow. For example, those naughty Swatch folks are promoting

BREGUET henceforth must feature Turkish dials rather than Arabic or Roman numerals
In 1803 Ali Effendi also specified the watches he would purchase from BREGUET henceforth must feature Turkish dials rather than Arabic or Roman numerals. In light of these considerations, BREGUET designed a seried of watches with an aesthetic wholly different from what he had made before.

Review: Steinhart Nav B-Uhr II B-Type
Steinhart is a brand with a reputation for producing timepieces that achieve a level of craftsmanship and acute sense of aesthetic that far out pace their price tag.? Even today, having been a Steinhart devotee for some time, I find myself pausing as I peruse the Steinhart website to think “How the hell are they selling that watch at that price?” ?Not too long ago I pulled the trigger on Steinhart’s Nav B-Uhr II B-Type, a pitch perfect homage to the classic German observation pilot watch, and it has certainly lived up to the Steinhart reputation.Movement: ETA 2824-2 Swiss Made automaticCase: satin stainless steelBack: Stainless steel screwedDiameter: 44 mmheight: 14.2 mmWeight: 107gDial: blackCrystal: Sapphire domed interior non-reflectingBezel: stainless steelIndices: Superluminova white C1Lug width: 22mmWater Resistance: limitedStrap: Juchten leather brown with double studsAs noted in my initial impressions of the Nav B-Uhr II B-Type, it is a recreation of the origi

The Jubilee Bracelet Revival Thread
Let's post images of e.g. the 16710 on jubilee bracelets in order to get a different perspective on how the retirement bracelet can complement the watch.