Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch
We knew it was only a matter of time before some of the big names in the electronics industry dove into the burgeoning smartwatch category, and Samsung is the second of the big guys to announce, after Sony's SmartWatch 2, with their recently introduced Galaxy Gear smartwatch that debuted today.As you can guess from its name, the Galaxy Gear is part of Samsung's larger Galaxy lineup of mobile devices, and it shares some of the design language those other devices have. It also shares an operating system - the Galaxy Gear comes equipped with Android 4.3. A real draw are the ready-to-use, specially made apps to help keep using the Gear interesting. While I can't be absolutely certain, this seems like it would make development for the device much easier than some of the other smaller brand watches coming out, as folks won't have to learn a whole new language to code for - they'll just have to adjust for the limitations of this wrist-top device.Also similar to a phone? Battery life. They're

Weekly Amazon.com Deals On Invicta Watches: Cost Effective Timepieces To Beat Up
It's good to have a decent looking watch you can wear doing just about anything, and not worry about nicks, scrapes, and scratches. Why? Because they are cheap enough that you can do that with. The majority of Invicta watches are under $200 and a good deal at that. More expensive ones have lots of flair, but the real value is in getting their base level watches that look pretty good, and you can enjoy throwing around.Amazon is one of the biggest Invicta retailers and has probably every single model they currently sell in retail channels. To compete with ShopNBC (Invicta's other major retailer), Amazon has some pretty nice deals on Invicta watches. For the time being, they have a "watch of the week" promotion where one Invicta watch is about 50%-75% off retail. Each week the "special deal" watch changes, and its worth checking it out. In addition to that, Amazon tends to have really reasonable prices on all their Invicta watches.Invicta takes design cues from most of the popular styles

Handmade vs. Machine
I know that most high-end watches are hand assembled, but I֪ not sure just how much of the watch is actually handmade anymore. I֪ more familiar with Rolex so I was wondering what portion of AP's are handmade and hand finished?I would assume that the specialty pieces are more apt to be handmade but I֪ mainly concerned with the vanilla models that AP offers.

Question re AP Royal Oak
Does anyone know the main differences between these two AP models:14790ST15300STI like that white dial!I am looking at adding a RO to my collection and saw the 14790ST at what seems a fair price. I looked at AP's official website and it seems it's discontinued. Any input will be greatly appreciated.Cheers,Adrian

POLL: Which one? PP 5905p or Rolex DD40p
Both 2015 Basel releases have me smitten (at least the photos do). Which do you prefer?The PP 5905pThe Rolex DD40p