The Heart And The Hand Of Watch Making At The Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair
One thing that I really respect about Chinese culture is the honesty in their well wishes. Chinese people will wish you health and wealth without the normal qualms Westerners seem to have in regard to the latter. A toast at a networking reception during the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, "wishes everyone a successful fair and to make good business!" Career success in Chinese culture seems to be the cornerstone of one's value and legacy. The?Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair (HKWCF) does not shroud its function as a trade show for the "making of business." It is invigorating?to see deals happening and goods moving. In the West we are not so prone to directly wish someone the good fortune to make lots of money. Perhaps we deem purely materialistic pursuits to be less than wholesome - but it is a mere facade. Today, China and Asia in general are the most important regions for both the production and consumption of watches. The Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair is about feeding and encour

Orient Monarch Review
For those of us without deep pockets, Orient watches present an incredible value. With their solid built quality, reliable workhorse movements (in-house, I might add), and often pleasing designs, they are hard to argue against, and they're often on the short list when people ask us to point them in the direction of affordable and well-built mechanical watches.One thing that Orient does exceptionally well is dress pieces. The ever-popular Bambino series is a great case in point, as are numerous watches across their Star and Classic collections. Today, we're going hands-on with a new member to the latter��the Monarch.Introduced in early Fall 2015, the Monarch is a unique vintage-inspired addition to the Orient family. I say unique because it is one of the few manual winders in the brand's catalogue. Beyond that, it also features a domed sapphire crystal, a power-reserve indicator, and an exhibition case back��elements not often seen on a watch priced at a MSRP of $335, but even less so in

This or that?!
Hi guys,I have a problem and I need your help! I have started to look for a second watch and currently, I have narrowed it down to these 2 beauty's:The 116618LN gold Rolex Submariner Ceramic:Or the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Openworked Selfwinding I own a steel Rolex SubC 116610LN and that's what makes if so difficult! I would like to have a gold watch but if I pick the gold SubC, then I would have 2 of the same watches (you know what I mean ;)). If I pick the AP, it will be again be a steel watch. The SubC has a date what is handy at work and I have always loved a gold Submariner, but the AP is more Haute Horlogerie for me...I also think same will be in the same price range, no?So guys, please, I want to know your opinions!Thanks!

Cedar Key
Flight to Cedar Key. The Chrono-300 is useful for calculations believe it or not.

Strap storage - need advice
Hi guys,My straps are starting to pill up and I'm looking for storage. Can be a box, travel case, anything. Can you guys let me know where I can get such thing on the web.Cheers and happy new year to all.