WatchTime’s May-June Issue is On Sale Now!
The May-June issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now (and also in the WatchTime online shop), featuring our test of the Omega Seamaster 300, our in-depth coverage of the new watches that debuted at SIHH 2015, a rundown of smartwatches from Baselworld, and more. Scroll down for highlights from the issue��? In the cover feature, Disarmed Forces, Jens Koch tests the retro-styled Omega Seamaster 300, equipped to fend off powerful magnetic fields. How well does the watch and its innovative Master Co-Axial automatic movement hold up ? Nik Sch?lzel provides original photos. (You may also download this article from the WatchTime online store.)? Our massive feature on the 2015 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), held this past January in Geneva, features 67 new watches from an array of luxury brands including Cartier, Panerai, IWC, Audemars Piguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constanttin, and many more. This feature is also available as a direct download from the WatchTime store.

C1 Tourbillon GravityWatchmakings free spiritThe C1 Tourbillon gravity
Press release - C1 Tourbillon GravityWatchmakings free spiritThe C1 Tourbillon gravity is astounding in more than one way. A single blow of eye is sufficient to identify it as a free spirit in the world of Haute Horlogerie. A Tourbillon disconnected from the case, an indication of seconds unusual, a flyback Chronograph, a display of confidence index: this wide range of specific features symbolize the audacity to brand reinvented itself just a year ago.

Found: Two Incredible Pocket Watches From Girard-Perregaux, Including A Tourbillon With Three Bridge
The romantic notion of a handmade watch is one that doesn't stand very much exposure to the present world of watchmaking. For many decades, the overwhelming majority of components found in series produced watches have been produced by multi-axis milling machines, and if today you visit pretty much any watch manufactory from the smallest to the largest, you'll see that most parts are being made by computer controlled (CNC) machines. There are any number of practical reasons why this is so, of course (and in general, everyone has benefited, including consumers) but it's interesting to look back occasionally to watches made at a time when handmade meant just that – and when the skill of the hands doing the making was instantly visible. These two pocket watches, from Girard-Perregaux, represent the absolute acme of the art of watchmaking in the 19th century, and a range of manual skills that in some cases at least are for all intents and purposes extinct.The two pocket wa

Royal Oak Offshore Safari Question
Hello everyone, I am currently interested in a safari. I recently tried one on at an AD and it was stunning. The more I think about the watch, I have just one question. Is it possible to order a royal oak style stainless steel bracelet that will fit the safari to go along with the horseback strap that comes on the watch? I know the titanium offshore bracelet looks great on that watch. I have tried researching it and haven't found much. I'm not terribly familiar with the brand so sorry for the ignorance on this topic. Thanks for any help!

Nick on inner lug
Can this nick/blemish on the lower left inner lug be polished out easily during an RSC service or will it need to be laser welded? Sorry for the poor qualify pics.. Thank you,