Romain Jerome Launches Lifestyle Blog
Following in the steps of MB&F with their A Parallel World blog, Romain Jerome has now launched their own blog dedicated not their watches, but to the things that inspire the design of their watches. With an emphasis on design, precious materials, the avant garde, and steampunk that items on blog are certainly of value to those fascinated with the brand.? They wanted to have about two weeks of posts up before the official launch (which is now), so if you are interested in what RJ wants you to think of when you see their watches - you can check out RJ-Timeoutwatches-dealer.

Kobold Soarway GMT Avantgarde Watch
Why just 25 pieces Kobold? I mean this watch is really quite nice. While I appreciate the "Avantgarde" designation, this watch isn't that weird. I could easily see myself wearing it daily. I wonder what other styles of straps it would well on? Well for just 25 pieces, they are pricey. Is that Kobold's way of recouping the development cost for the piece? Well, I will tell you what you need to know, and then you can decide whether it is too expensive. Either way, very pretty timepiece.The most avant garde aspect of this Soarway GMT is the bezel. The uni-directional diver's bezel has but one indicator on it. At the top, with a lume dot and a black ring around the "eye" just like "Alex" in A Clockwork Orange. Plus the whole bezel with its notches (like eyelashes) and the dial color contrast reminds me of this iconic "man with single eye in drag" look. Fake eye lashes on a man trying to be a man never did quite look as good since the film. In fact, I am going to dedicate the the Kobold Soar

New vs Vintage Speedy
Are there any differences, aside from the movement c321 to c1861, between the speedmaster that landed on the moon and the modern 3570.50.00? I'm talking aesthetics like in size, dimensions, material, weight, lettering placement on the dial, etc... Just curious, besides patina how can one tell from a picture between vintage and modern?

Twilight Omega Lume
I tried my best to get a visible watch picture but with a little lume glowing.Anyone else got similar pics?

Romans w black stripe
I have a ref 118239 and on close inspection the hands have a black stripe on the centerline (no lume). Under my loupe each roman numeral has a black line. The newer watches do not have these it seems.Was this something done for certain years?