Browsing the forums at WatchUseek, I decided to click the Seiko/Citizen/Orient forum for a change. I noticed all these posts with subjects which look like total jibberish to me. Weird feeling, because I was under the impression that after almost 10 years of this watch crazyness, I could identify most watch descriptions. Anyway, a good way to start was to click a thread called ‘Pics of your current Seiko collection where WuS??visitors are being asked to participate by showing their Japanese watch collection. Pictured below is the Seiko Gyro Marvel watch with automatic movement cal.290 dated ca 1959. Owner Robert has a bunch of Seikos in his collection and shows them with pride!By the w...

The year 2020 has been tough on James Bond fans. It was a tough pill to swallow when No Time To Die was postponed for a second time. Like so many, I was more than ready to see Daniel Craig in action one last time as 007. And just when you thought things could not get any worse, the news came in on the 1st of November that Sean Connery passed away at age 90. The Scottish actor was the first and, to many, the best James Bond. In the light of Connery s passing, we decided to create a list of our 7 favorite Bond watches.Discussing a list of Bond watches is as much fun as it is incomplete. Sure, you could cough up all the watches we have seen in 25 official Bond films, but that would not start a ...

Are you looking to buy an Omega Speedmaster but don t know where to start? We re here to help! Over the past 65+ years, Omega has created many variations of one of the world s most famous chronographs. The classic 42mm Moonwatch has been in the collection since 1965, and to the novice eye, little has changed since then. But if you look a bit closer, you will find that the Speedmaster evolved quite a bit in the decades that followed.In this Speedmaster guide, we ll give you an overview of the most important references of the Speedmaster (Professional) and some of its variations. Although this article isn t meant as a pricing guide, we will give some hints, of course. If you re already a knowl...

Hannes posted a photo of his Daytona (ref.16520) on a Jubilee bracelet at ‘Das Forum . Although I prefer a sportswatch on an Oyster bracelet, it seems to be suitable for the more formal dress code ??Click here for more pictures.Update: The Daytona jubilee bracelet conversion. The (Zenith) Daytona meets the 62510H bracelet. New photos from the archive!We re going through our articles from the past and try to update them every now and then if possible. When looking at this post I realised there are some similar photos in our photo archive.The Daytona Jubilee bracelet conversion. Ever wondered how your Daytona looks on a jubilee bracelet? These photos show the?same (Zenith)?Dayton...

Although most IWCs are not my cup of tea, I make exceptions for the Portugieser and the Ingenieur as pictured below. This photo was taken by a TimeZoner by the name of ‘Lauranceyap at the IWC Forum.Actually, this IWC is the only IWC I can see myself wearing in the future. I guess my weakness for integrated bracelets plays part! It is 42mm in diameter and has the inhouse IWC caliber 80110. Pricing seems to be on par with other brands that use inhouse movements or movements of similar quality. In the Sales Corner over at TimeZone and on Chrono24.com?you can find pre-owned 2006 models for around 4000 Euro....

Steve S shows his 5970 in white gold on the Paneristi Forum.Congrats on the watch Steve!...

At TimeZone, Mike Margolis quotes an email from Jean-Claude Biver. JC Biver is the man behind Hublot. He??seems to follow some other smart CEO s from watch manufacturers, by posting and scanning on watch forums. Below his email, as quoted by Mike Margolis:This a new sponsoring agreement made with Luna Rossa (which belongs in majority to Prada) in order to make a special Big Bang, all in the materials used in the America???s Cup boat. Full ceramic, Kevlar, carbon, titanium and rubber. A total synergy between the boat and the watch plus a total synergy between the two brands. Which are both not only luxury brands, but work both with the ??ufusion ??uconcept. In fact we could not have a better ...

Every once in a while, this discussion comes along. In forums for newbies, but also in forums for the more knowledgable collectors, like Watchrap.com.Aside from differences in the look & feel of these two brands, people also tend to question which movement is better. Better in terms of finish, accuracy, durability and??robustness. At WatchRap, someone asked this question about the Omega caliber 1120 (based on ETA 2892-A2) and caliber 3135 (inhouse).Jack Forster??wrote an answer that seem to cut some wood (Dutch saying):As far as robustness goes, I d have to give the edge probably somewhat to the cal. 3135 as it uses very, very tried and true materials and it s pretty much optimized to ...

A long long time a go, I removed the entire content of Omega-Addict.com after I discovered that the data traffic got a bit out of hand. Probably due to some linkers (eBay?), it went up to almost 40GB a month…?? Anyway, since then, I got a lot of emails from ‘concerned citizens asking when it will be back online again. Well, today is the day ?? Here you go!??...

A Dutch fellow by the name of Peter took the initiative to start a Dutch Forum. I am pretty sure that there are a lot of Dutch collectors and fans. However,??because??a lot of??Dutch people also understand the??German language, I wonder if the Dutch Forum can get a few of those R-L-X.de visitors from The Netherlands into their new forum. I also wonder if the Dutch can keep the forum as friendly as the R-L-X forum is. Forums tend to attract people that can loose their temper quite easily ?? As for now, the Dutch watch forums horlogeforum.nl and dezinvanluxe.nl seem to do allright!??Photo by Gerard from HPN....

Knight Industries Two Thousand, or K.I.T.T, the car driven by Michael Knight in the 1980s hit TV-series ‘Knight Rider . Michael Knight communicated with his fabulous car (based on a Pontiac Trans Am) via his wrist watch.A??guy over at the Dutch ‘DeZinVanLuxe‘ watch forum, asked for a replica of this K.I.T.T. wrist watch. It seems to be a Nelsonic or Advance Digital Radio Watch.Someone in the forum replied that there is this Japanese site, with full instructions on how to build your own K.I.T.T wrist watch. The only thing you need, is a car to communicate with. Click here for the Do It Yourself page.However, if you prefer a more up to date wrist watch with similar features :...

Glycine introduces a re-edition of the Airman SST 06 wrist watch. The original version of the SST 06 was released in the 1960s. The first Glycine Airman ever was released in 1953.This watch features this orange??24-hour??bezel. Also available in black or blue. The movement is based on an ETA 2893-2 movement, which is a 2892 based movement with GMT (extra timezone) feature.??The diameter of the watch is a stunning 44 mm and is water resistant to 200 metres. Buyer can choose between a leather strap or a stainless steel bracelet. Prices vary between 1600 and 1800 Swiss francs.This watch has been topic of discussion couple of times at the Glycine Forum at WatchUseek.com watch portal. I have been...

Dirk Claassen over at www.horlogenieuws.nl (Dutch) reports that Corum introduced the Admiral s Cup Competition 48 especially for nautical sports.The watch has a La Joux Perret caliber 8235 movement, which is based on the famous and often discussed valjoux 7750??movement. It is chronometer-certified (COSC), with 24 jewels, high-end finish and personalised rotor.The watch case is 48mm in diameter and is made out of titanium. The Corum has a vulcanised rubber strap and the water resistancy is 300 meters. The watch is available in either black or blue. Dirk notes that the watch has this stunning twelve-facetted sapphire crystal.Although the Corum website??does not show the Admiral s Cup Competit...

The story on the iconic IWC Portugieser watch is one that is well known in enthusiasts circles. Today, IWC introduces an update of their entire Portugieser collection. From a three hands watch to a perpetual calendar.But first, lets do a quick rundown of the Portugieser and why it is such an iconic watch. Back in 1939, IWC watchmakers created a big watch on special request by two dealers from Portugal (hence the name) that had the precision of a pocket watch. At that time, IWC was well known for its precision pocket watches and the Portuguese dealers wanted to have that same level of accuracy in a wristwatch. Smaller wristwatches were the trend in those years, but unable to deliver the same ...

The GMT-Master (II) finally stepped out of the shadow of its diving brother, the Submariner. With the introduction of the ceramic Pepsi and Batman (on Jubilee) recently, the hype is real. Long waiting lists and market prices far over retail result in disappointed customers, but that doesn t seem to slow down the demand. On the contrary.I can imagine why the GMT-Master II is so much in demand. It is a great daily companion, with the added value of an extra timezone. I had my share of GMT-Master watches, including a few vintage 1675s and a GMT-Master II 16710. When I was ready to purchase a GMT-Master II ‘Ceramic or ‘Batman in 2017, I was confronted with the above-mentioned dem...

I have never cared much about Rado watches because of the lack of mechanical movements. Just recently my attention was drawn to the re-introduction of the Rado Diastar with automatic movement. I also noted that Rado introduced their high-tech ceramic Sintra watch with an automatic movement. Well, finally :-). I??have to??admit that I like the concept of unscratchable watches by using ceramic materials, but??I always linked this watch to old people??who play tennis all day.??But don t let me hold you back from purchasing??this Rado Sintra XXL! With the introduction of the use of mechanical movements, it might attract the younger crowd as well.As always, this ETA driven automatic Rado has a hi...

Alex at WatchRap.com asks the following:Omega seems to have a good history and nice design. But my perception is that the Purists do not really rate Omegas? Or am I mistaken?I don t consider myself to be a Purist or member of the Purists, because I rarely post there. However, for a ‘generic or ‘public forum, it is one of the best around so I like to lurk over there.I would expect that Omega is not in the league of most Purists, because Omega isn t exactly a manufacturer. But, as one of the answers demonstrate, Omega seems to get ‘mad props because of its diversity, history and classics (e.g. Speedmaster). Although I am personally heavily disappointed by most new Omega m...

I was browsing some watch sites and came across a picture of this JeanRichard Bressel 1665 with power reserve. It seems to have its own in-house JR1000 movement by JeanRichard, case size of 42mm and a saphire display back.Prices are just below 6000 Euro according to the Girard-Perregaux forum at The Purists.com (JeanRichard and GP are connected in some way…).The Bressel handwound version (not displayed here) is probably around 2000 Euro, according to the same source. It lacks a power reserve feature ofcourse ??...

A GMT-Master ofcourse!Hannes treats the R-L-X.de forum visitors on these two screenshots from the Discovery channel:The fellow above is Brian Trubshaw, British Concorde Testpilot.Thanks Hannes!If you want over 80 pages of famous (and less famous) wearers, click here (you might need to register)....

Yesterday, I finally watched volume 2 of Kill Bill. The first part was great in my opinion, and the second part is nice, but not great. In fact, the only reason to see it is to finally witness how Bill is being Killed.Anyway (to keep it on-topic), in part two I noticed this Daytona she (Uma Thurman) uses to check her predictor-stick. At first I thought it was cool that she has such a nice masculine watch. Later on, when I examined the still images on my PC, it was clearly a fake Daytona. What a bummer....