Seiko Coutura Watch On TV: Watch Advertising Hits The Mainstream
For a long time in the US, watch Advertising was limited to spots in the Wall Street Journal and financial or business magazines (not to mention the limited number of watch magazines such as WatchTime, Revolution, International Watch, and others). Rolex was the king of the advertising heap, but you weren't about to a Rolex advertisement on television. Last night however, that all changed when I saw a television commercial for a Seiko Coutura watch.Seiko has been working very hard to move upmarket. For a long time, they have had a bit of a "cheap Japanese watch" persona. While they made very good watches, they were sort of undervalued in the US for those who did not value their quality diving watches. In the past several years, they started to release some more interesting watches along with some very interesting movements. Seiko brought us the Kinetic movement (which uses a rotor like an automatic movement to charge the battery), and now the Spring Drive (also uses a rotor, but actuall

The Chopard Happy Snowflake watch captures the joy of winter weather
The Chopard Happy Snowflake watch captures the joy of winter weather in a piece of wearable art. The watch ismade of steel with a white gold bezel. It has a snowflake design on the white dial. Three diamonds and adiamond snowflake float loose over the face. The white band adds to the look of a winter wonderland for the wrist.

New style bracelet
I'm having a problem verifying what the new style bracelet clasp looks like. Does anyone have a good shot of where the AP is?Trying to verify a potential local bracelet.

Does anyone have an Omega Crystal Ball?
Does anyone here at TRF have an Omega Crystal Ball? I've got a few questions regarding future models....here they are. Any and all comments are apprectiated.1. When will Omega release their Caliber 9300? Its an Omega in-house, 14-ligne, self-winding, column wheel chronograph movement. Basel next year?2. When will the Seamaster Planet Ocean come with the 8500 caliber? Price point? $5000?

175th anniversary in October
As you know, Patek will celebrate their 175th anniversary in October, by releasing a set of special time pieces. Mr.Stern mentioned in the following interview, that this time they will try to please regular Patek collectors as well, by releasing not only ultra-high-end pieces:What do you think the new releases would be? Any wild (or not so wild) ideas?I personally believe it could well be something that noone expects. Like a limited run of a steel 2499, or a titanium 5970