Grand Seiko to be Distributed Internationally
Beginning this year, Grand Seiko timepieces will be officially released to international markets. Until now, the Grand Seiko brand has been available only in Japan, and outside collectors have gone to great lengths to obtain these prized watches. Launched in 1960, Grand Seiko represents Seiko’s finest quality timepieces. Every Grand Seiko component, from the movement to the case, is manufactured to the highest standards in-house. Cases are polished by the Zaratsu method to create the flattest mirror-finish surfaces. Hands and hour-markers have razor edges to deliver the best visibility. Mainsprings are fashioned from Seiko’s proprietary Spron alloy. The Grand Seiko collection includes mechanical, quartz and Spring Drive watches, and a wide range of calibers, the majority of which are designed and developed uniquely for Grand Seiko, including the celebrated 9S85 ��HI-BEAT 36000', the 9F quartz caliber with yearly accuracy of +/-10 seconds, and the Spring Drive chronographs wi

Jenny Caribbean 300 Review
The history of dive watches is a labyrinth of design and engineering from brands both large and small. Tracing the modern diver back to the mid 20th century you have big players, such as Blancpain and Rolex, creating what are now icons alongside of smaller brands that were? forgotten and others that today have achieved cult status. Some of these brands made icons in their own right, such as Squale and Zodiac, or made cases for other brands that defined a style, like EPSA with their Super-Compressors. Today we're going to take a look at a brand that is far more obscure, though they were on the forefront of dive watch innovation in the mid-twentieth century and have persisted in the background until today; Jenny.Founded in 1953 by Paul Gustav Jenny, Jenny & Cie S.A. was a brand that was focused on diving technology. Their line of watches, known as the Jenny Caribbeans, quickly raised the bar for water resistance, claiming to have created the first 1000m diver, the Jenny Caribbean 100

Introducing: The MB&F LM101 Limited Edition For HODINKEE �C Ten Pieces, In Stainless Steel
I really believe in what independent brands like Max Büsser and Friends (MB&F) are doing, and even more so, what they mean to the industry. Independent watchmaking is practically an entirely different world from those large group-owned brands, and I have long admired what many of them have been able to do, really, against all odds. And that is why today, I am proud to announce that we have partnered with MB&F to create a very special watch, just the way we think you, HODINKEE readers, would like it – 40 mm, with an insanely fine finished in-house movement, limited to 10 pieces, with three straps designed by us. Oh, and for the first time in MB&F's history, this LM101 will be cased in, you guessed it, stainless steel. What Is The LM101? 1 OF 33 The MB&F Legacy Machine 101 Limited Edition For HODINKEE �C 10 pieces in stainless steel. The Legacy Machine 101 was introduced in May of 2014 to critical and consumer acclaim. It was not on

Rubber Clad Owners - Please enable me!!!
Okay now that I'm getting PP owners enabling me for the 5167, I need to see some wrist shots of the Rubber Clad. So those of you guys that have one please post pics!

My second
Had a long layover yesterday in Miami.. been having a serious itch for something a little lower profile than the D-Blue/everyday wearer.....so I Ubered out and grabbed this!