2009 Time Zone Ladies Watch of Patek Philippe has a traditional CH
The Watch has a traditional CH of column-wheel-controlled 29-535 PS caliber hand wound movement and patented improvements to make the watch really reliable. The buttons on the side can be used to enable/disable the chronograph functions and a fluted Crown contributes to hand-wind of the movement.

Inside The Manufacture: A Visit To Seiko Japan (Video)
While "watchmaking" and "Switzerland" are at times considered to be synonymous – at least by the general public – watch aficionados are astutely aware of the rich manufacturing heritage beyond the Swiss border, in places like Germany, Britain, and Japan. A couple of months back, a few members of the HODINKEE team had the opportunity to pay a comprehensive visit to the latter, where we were given access to two of Seiko's manufacturing facilities, as well as the Seiko Museum. In this, the latest installment of our "Inside the Manufacture" series, we take a look at the watchmakers and processes behind the broad range of Seiko offerings, including mechanical, quartz, Astron GPS Solar, and Spring Drive models. From Tokyo to the northern city of Morioka and back south to Shiojiri, we crisscrossed the island nation, covering some 500 miles by high-speed train over the course of a week. For a recap of our little Japanese adventure, please enjoy our

Hands-On: With The Bremont Victory - An 18th Century Warship on Your Wrist (Video & Live Pics)
While visiting Bremont's new London boutique a few weeks ago, we were able to go hands-on with their Victory watch. More than just named after the famous warship, the Bremont Victory actually contains wood and metal from the ship itself, which, if you didn't know, was Lord Nelson's flagship. All in all, it's a cool chronograph with serious historical nods. It's also Bremont's first truly complicated watch. 2 OF 17 Picking up the Bremont Victory, you might not immediately notice the historical bits of the watch. The dial is definitely vintage, nay, ANTIQUE inspired, though rather clean. The chronograph minutes and hours registers are at 12 and 6 o'clock respectively, and at 3 and 9 o'clock are retrograde indicators for the date and running seconds. The seconds retrograde only goes to 30, which is slightly odd - because you have no way of knowing whether you're looking at the first 30 seconds, or the second, though it is very cool to wa

Royal Oak 15202 on the wrist
Hi,I have a flat 6.4~ inch wrist. I have a silver/white 15450 and am looking to add the steel 15202. I had the chance to try the gold version today at an AD. How does the watch look on my wrist? Obviously the bracelet was not sized for my wrist but I feel it is a reasonable fit with no lug overhang. The bracelet was naturally hugging my wrist on both sides without any space at the point of end-links and watch case. The watch wears big for a 39 size, probably because of the thin case. What do you guys think?

5522A AR Coating?
I received a 5522A a couple weeksago (Love it). But as I just look at it over and over I realized the crystal has a hairline scratch in it. It is so small you can feel it and I am not completely sure it not on the underside of the crystal. I have some Scratch Genie for watches that is supposed to be able to polish sapphire crystal so I though of giving it a try. The only problem is I don't know if there is an AR coating on it. It looks to me like there isn't but the watchmaker at my AD said there was...there is no blue at all in the reflection. I really don't want to send it to Patek to get fixed for 3 or 4 months so I am considering trying this but obviously a little nervous about it. It did come with this slight scratch but most people wouldn't notice it.What are your thoughts?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk