My First Grail Watch: Steven Holtzman
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch". In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Steven Holtzman (SH): I am the founder of Ma?tres du Temps and a watch enthusiast from early childhood.ABTW: What was your first grail watch?SH: Actually, my grail watches have changed over the years based on my perception. As a child I had a great appreciation for old American timepieces. My first was the Gruen Curvex. The company dates back to 1894 and the current Rolex building you see from the train in the mountains of Bienne; was originally the Gruen factory.I was amazed by the curved mechanism and so enthralled by how someone could make a watch movement that was curved to fit the wrist. The word Curvex was a trademark that was owned by Gruen and I would say was one of the most interesting ideas of that era.As I

Romain Jerome Titanic DNA Tourbillon Steampunk Ala Grande Limited Edition Watch
The newest Titanic DNA watch from Romain Jerome expressly indicates what it is, "Steampunk." Instead of just hinting at the idea and playing with the concept, this watch has "Steampunk" in the name, and fashions the watch as such. Granted, a lot of the steampunk appointments of the watch are for show only, it still looks pretty cool. The watch starts with an RJ 2 automatic tourbillon movement that has a very cool anchor shaped rotor. The movement is made by Concepto for Romain Jerome and is a new level of luxury being a tourbillon movement that is self-winding.The Tourbillon Steampunk Ala Grande is 50mm wide with a case that is made of steel (rusted, satin finished, and polished), titanium, and rubber. The case makes rich use of rivets, 80 of them that are hand applied all over the bezel (meant to look like old-timey boiler room equipment), as well as the iconic six sided screws in the case that are attached to the polished steel "claws." In addition to steel, the claws are available i

Help with identification of watch
Hello everyone,My father recently passed down a watch to me that he received as a wedding gift. I have had some difficulty identifying the model of the Omega watch. I also would like to restore/service this watch as it has never been serviced before. One of the spring bars is missing and I have had issues changing the date wheel as well.I would appreciate it if anyone can assist me in identifying this watch and was also wondering if it would be possible to restore a watch of is age. I apologize ahead of time for the quality of the photos. Thanks.

5980/1a blue dial
Has any one seen a new one of these at any AD's in the US? Thought I'd throw the question out there before I start the search.

Dwelling on those guitars....
Tonight I will be playing and wearing these Girls.......