Top 10 Watch Blog Articles Of 2014
2014 is just about over, and it has been a rather eventful year for the watch industry and watches-dealer. From an editorial standpoint, we've seen a lot more watch lovers than ever before turn to the Internet to share their love of watches via social media like Instagram, and they have relied on time-honored blogs like watches-dealer as a primary venue for learning about new watches and discussing those timepieces which they are passionate about. 2014 was also the real year the smartwatch became part of the watch industry's conversation, and many watch people previously not interested in "wearable devices" suddenly encountered the proposition that sometime in the future they may be faced with a very real choice of how to integrate smartwatches into their lives and reconcile them with their love of mechanical watches. 2014 experienced a major refocus by Swiss watch brands back to the United States and Western European markets, with the immediate result being a surge in interest for big

De Bethune DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon Watch With Central Chronograph
Since its establishment in 2002, the Swiss independent?De Bethune?has aspired to set itself?apart from the rest by masterfully balancing on the verge of traditional watchmaking and innovative design and engineering. That is something beautifully proven by their DB25LT Tourbillon or the DB28 Digitale?and so it is of little surprise that their latest model which they just announced at Baselworld 2014 is another bridge between the two controversial sides of watchmaking: traditional design elements and high-tech features. The DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon combines both, but how it achieves that becomes obvious only after a closer look under its hood�C or dial, rather.Its name gives no room for misunderstandings: the DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon packs an in-house chronograph movement and couples it with one of the most high-tech tourbillons that we have seen in a while. The caliber inside�Ctitled DB2039�Cis the result of seven years of research and development, which is, make no mistake, an extreme

Introducing the Stowa Rana
Late last year Stowa announced a new addition to the Antea line, the "Back to Bauhaus" collection. Born out of a collaboration between Stowa's Jorg Schauer and famed German designer Hartmut Esslinger, the B2B series revamped the Antea line by introducing a number of playful dial colors, a "new" font, and a slightly redesigned case. Around the time of that release Schauer hinted at a second watch, the culmination of his work with Esslinger. That watch was officially unveiled this year at Baselworld and it's an absolute stunner. Introducing the Stowa Rana.Over the past few years Schauer has been steadily modernizing Stowa's catalogue. With brands both big and small looking to the past for inspiration, Stowa has decided to buck that trend so as not to fall into the "retro trap" of present-day watch design. Schauer first introduced a contemporary flieger range with a number of different models, among them the TO1, the 24 H Racing Countdown, the GMT Worldtime, and most recently the TO2. The

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Patek Calatrava ?
Hi AllWhat is your opinion on this watch. I am thinking a Patek Philippe Calatrava, but I cant find out about the ref. number. Any wise guys out there ? :)