Why SIHH 2016 Watch Trade Show Grows To 24 Participating Brands Including Major Independent Watchmakers
"Carr�� des Horlogers" is going to be the new buzzword for those in the watch industry early in 2016, as the new iteration of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) makes a major move to incorporate nine fresh names into their roster of luxury watch makers. Up until now, SIHH has included mostly brands that exist under the aegis of The Richemont Group. Why did this happen? What does this mean for the watch industry, and is it good news for consumers?The politics and economics behind this situation are actually relatively complicated, but I am pleased with the Foundation de la Haute Horlogerie's ("FHH," a third-party entity set up mostly by Richemont to organize SIHH among other things) decision to bring nine small but important independent watch companies under their umbrella of exhibitors. In many ways, I feel that this is a positive sign of mutual effort and solidarity in the Swiss watch industry - a practice that has actually been a key component of their success for g

Dievas Classico Blue Watch
Brand new from Dievas is this Classic Blue (also in black as the Classico Blue Professional). A dive watch with a rugged spirit and a designer face, the Classico Blue has a unique design meant to appeal to guys all over the world. Dievas watches always revolve around a diving watch theme. Their last new release was the Vortex, a really great watch that combined the looks of a diver and an aviator. This time, Dievas has gone back into diving watch territory in an inauspicious looking fashion diver that is still up to the task of diving deep. In a 44mm wide steel case with a 5.5mm thick sapphire crystal, the Classico Blue is water resistant to 1000 meters. Perhaps there will be later models with other dial trim colors. So there might be a Classico? Black, Red, Orange, etc.. Who knows.Seeing a watch like this out of context is not always a good idea. Meaning that if you are the middle of big city looking for desk divers you might pass this one over. Be on a boat, or at a tropic beach reso

SWATCH Tender Present
What could be better than love to start the year with a bang? We're talking about true love, the kind that makes your eyes shine and your heart ache. Love is all around us with soft touches, kind messages and gazing deep into each other's' eyes. The new Swatch comes straight from the heart. If Romeo wanted to prove his love to Juliet today, he'd give her the Tender Present timepiece. It wears its quartz heart on its sleeve with parts in a range of rosy tones from baby pink and purple to fuchsia all rimmed by a wide silver chapter ring. Two metallic baton-shape hands track the hours and minutes whilst a central seconds hand with a heart-shape counterweight glides above. A big red heart beats in the 34mm white plastic case's openwork dial at 8 o' clock. Turn the strap over to read the sweet "handle with care" instructions. Price: 75 CHF. Sharmila Bertin

TAMPA 5th ANNUAL GTG IS HERE IN A FEW DAYS______TIME TO REGISTER !!!!____
"Our 5th Annual Tampa GTG will be on SAT, November 13th 2010"...as many of you know, we have started a trend in 2006 that brought many WISfrom all around the world even closer. Some guys just jump in the car and get there,(some lucky ones just take a cab or subway)��but many have boarded the planesor crossed the oceans !Not that GTG's are something new, but I think that back in 2006 we started something very special.Something that brings this great watch enthusiasts community even closer and something thatis actually ��way' beyond watches. I am glad that watches are my hobby ! Because of them I havemet many great people whom I am proud to call my friends now !What started innocently in fall of 2006 is now slowly but surely becoming a tradition.By now we had 4 nice autumn meetings in Tampa and 4 in spring that took place in New York.In-between these larger events several of us met in Las Vegas, London or Basel, but somewhatthe FALL/TPA and SPRING /NYC meetings that are 6 months apart are

Auto or Quartz Seamaster
Hi, I am thinking of getting a seamaster as an everday watch, is it worh spending the extra on an auto and what sort of disount should I be looking for?