Shinola Black Blizzard Titanium Chronograph Watch
For 2014, US-based Shinola in Detroit will release their first titanium watch with the Shinola Black Blizzard Chronograph. The Shinola Black Blizzard will come in two case sizes and is very much part of their 2014 theme, which seems to be all about the rotating diver's style bezel. Buzz around Shinola is still high and their products genuinely look attractive; the question for me is whether or not their pricing is starting to get a bit more ambitious than the market can withstand in the long run.Shinola is very much about celebrating the USA. As you know, Shinola is a former shoe polish factory (shine-ola) and a few years ago was revived within Detroit to produce watches, bicycles, leather goods, and other items in the USA. In regard to the watches, they are produced using quartz movement kits from Ronda in Switzerland, while the other components for the watches are mostly from Asia. The manufacture location in Detroit assembles the watches and give the products that good ol' feeling o

Galactic Models--Blue different.
Hi All, I noticed the Galactic 36 blue dial is Gun Blue whereas the 41 is Metallica Blue. Has anyone seen these side by side?Do you have a dial in either of these 2 colours you can post a pic of? If you happen to go to an AD, can you take a look & snap a pic of either one? LOLThere are 2 AD's near me & neither have either of these in stock. The one saleslady & her co-worker brought out 2 watches, each with different blue dials telling me that the galactic was somewhere between this one & that one. Ya...ok. She seemed put off when I said I wasn't going to spend that kind of money & not see it. Idiot. Then I said...I can buy a Rolex for this money. She didn't appreciate the comment. I followed that up with, I was able to try on & visually look at the Rolex not have 2 salespeople estimate the colour of the dial. Anyway...just curious if anyone can keep an eye out for these 2 if they should pop in to an AD.

Omega PO vs. Girard Perragaux Seahawk, anyone with experience?
I am currently looking to add to my collection and have settled on one of these two choices. I am looking at preowned and found a 42mm Omega PO (orange bezel) and 42mm Girard Perragaux Seahawk II with the reserve de marche feature. I very much like the look of both and prices are similar (PO is a little cheaper but it is on rubber and the Seahawk is on metal hence the slightly higher cost of the Seahawk). My daily wearer now is a no date sub so I would be sharing wrist time with that. I like sport watches, and I'm looking for something that I can wear with OR scrubs and jeans/casual, so it doesn't have to be a watch for all seasons. I have a dress watch when called for. I swim with my watch but I don't dive with it, so differences in water resistance aren't a big concern. My only experience with either brand is a 1950s seamaster I own which is obviously a different beast. Anyone have experience with both and some recommendations?Thanks.

Any thoughts on this Omega ?
Hello,I was just googling around (and found some interesting history on my specific Sub which I will post in the Rolex forum ) , but I came accross this vintage Omega.Tried to google images to find same one , but couldnt. I found similar but not this font ,and a few other minor differences.This is the only pic I have , of the shop's website. Before I spend time getting more pics and details , I would appreciate your thoughts - does it look genuine (shop is supposedly okay) and is it worth close to the asking price of Euro 1400 - I can haggle later.Thanks as always

Case height - 422 and 510
Hello all,Can anyone tell me the case height for these two pieces? I would love a 422, but feel that the 47mm case would look too big on me - unless the case is not too tall! Maybe this is just wishful thinking on my part, buy oh well.The 510 is also a strong contender, with similar looks at 44mm. The 8 day pr is also very sweet. Info on this case height would be much appreciated as well.Many thanks!