Swarovski Octea Sport Ladies' Watch
Swarovski is making bold moves, ladies! (Guys, be at least idly aware).While other brands are scaling back and trying to focus on how to stay relevant in these times - Swarovski is taking their beloved crystals and developing their own line of watches, to properly exhibit the beauty - on a timepiece.My initial thought upon seeing the new line of watches from Swarovski was that it looks so familiar I tried to think of the exact predominantly women's brands that it reminded me of, and then I realized - all of them. Chanel - Dior - Nixon - Tag Heuer.You cannot escape those immediate parallels. The comparisons to the Dior Christal Collection and the Chanel J12 are too clear. But, with changing markets and a severe change in consumer spending, it is adaptations like this - with crystal instead of sapphires or diamonds - that will really help people and brands carry through to the other side of this recession. Give them what they want - compromise a little it - and still get a great prod

Crowdfunding Follow-Up No. 2 - How'd They Do?
Back in mid-February we took a look at another batch of new watches and brands that were seeking initial funding via one of the crowdfunding methods. They have all gone through their funding campaigns and now it is time to see how many of them were successful, and how many were not. There were a total of six watches that we covered last time and here is how each of them faired.Burel Class Cape Watch – Funding UnsuccessfulThe Class Cape was the hopeful new model for Burel, who was an existing brand with two models under its belt before starting this particular Indiegogo campaign. The nautical inspired Class Cape had no hands and instead used a red line superimposed on the crystal with the time read via the rotating dial. The movement chosen for the Class Cape is the Swiss ETA 6498 hand-wind movement. To get the Class Cape off the ground Burel was seeking $10,000; at the end of the campaign the total pledged was $5,145. Although the funding campaign was unsuccessful it appears Bure

AP Clearwater Service - questionable work
Hi guys,I purchased a RO 15450 back in May 2013. Last may, I sent the watch back to Clearwater for its 3rd year warranty checkup. This is where my troubles began. Almost immediately after receiving the watch back, I noticed that the date would not jump at midnight. It would instead move halfway and then complete the full transition at about 12:30.Annoyed, I let this be for a while and finally got to sending the watch back last month. I just received my watch back a couple days ago and noticed that the 2-o'clock screw on my bezel is now loose. Upon inspecting the watch further, I noticed that several screws on the caseback were VERY loose. Now I am questioning the work done by Clearwater and the waterproofness of my watch.Anyone else experience similar issues? What would you do?

New RO Coming... Need a bit help for a peaceful mind!!!
Hi,Im so excited that my first AP is coming in next coupe of days. This is the watch im expecting:Im pretty confident on the buy, however, its my first time buying from this seller and i do not trust him 100% ( 90-95% up until now)Do the pics look legit to you guys? I just deposit 10% and gonna have a face to face transaction when the watch arrive. However we do not have AP AD in my city, what should i check to be 100% sure the watch is legit? It will come with a book, box and paper. The date of purchase is 07 december 2014.Please give me advices. I just want to totally enjoy the new baby without any concern in mind.Best regards.Cuong.

Speedmaster Parts....Where?
Hello all.Can anybody tell me where to find speedmaster parts such as hands??Many thanks