A New Respect For Quartz Movement Watches: From Spring To Battery
I think it's time for the hard-core mechanical watch enthusiast to give their distant cousin - quartz watches - a little more respect. I guess in my own way, I'm as guilty as the next guy, when it comes to comparing mechanical watches to quartz watches. When I was in the watch repair business, I flatly refused to take in quartz watches, and felt it below my standards as a watchmaker to change a battery in a quartz watch. I felt that quartz watches would make watchmakers obsolete, and in a way it actually did.In the 1970s and 1980s, the population of watchmakers, particularly in the USA, dropped off to endangered species numbers. If it had been 20 years later, you'd have college kids chaining themselves to Macy's Department store, demanding that we save the watchmakers. This snobbery carried into the 1990s, and the new breed of watch enthusiasts looked down their collective noses at quartz watches. It might also be a good moment to look at the watches-dealer list of the top 10 mos

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 29
We recount the death and implications of the loss of Nicolas Hayek of the Swatch Group, as well as go over my trip to Switzerland visiting Hublot. Also some discussion of the new Tissot T-Touch II watch.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 29 here.

Daily Watch - Patek 5980R or AP Arnold Allstars
Hi Guys,I have been enjoying my Patek 5980R for almost a year. Although it is a beauty, I can't help but feel it might be a bit small on my wrist (my wife doesn't think so but I do). I am 6ft and 250lbs (115kg)I have recently been offered a straight trade for a like new 48mm Arnold Allstars.What would you suggest for my one and only daily watch?

No one is talking about the new bracelet on the SS Sky D��s
I've owned my new SS Sky D for about a month now, and have notice that the oyster bracelet has been redesigned as it has on the new Sea Dweller. I actually like the redesign a lot, tapered but not too much. Appears a bit wider and more flat than the older bracelets... what are you alls thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Certificate Card Invalid
Hi everyone, It has been about 1.5 years I bought my explorer ii V series 16570 from its first owner. So it has the name of the first owner written on it. Yesterday I wanted to find a way to get rid of that name on the card and write mine instead. Since it was written with permanent marker I thought it would be easy to delete it with acetone. But after a very little attempt it has been worn of and I saw it was typed invalid under the sticker. Then, I read on some forums that this is one way of protection Rolex does for not to transfer the warranty of the watch to second or later users..So, my question is, is the certificate invalid from now on? If yes, what can I do?Thanks everyone..