Friday, December 2, 2011

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Glycine-3901-cali Glycine is going back to its roots. The nearly 100 year old Swiss brand is launching  new Incursore styles measuring 44mm wide with options for either a hand winding ETA 6498,replica watch wholesale, or an automatic ETA 2824-2. There is a selection of dials and strap options,luxury replica watch, our  favorite being the Ref. 3901 featuring a black California dial (roman numerals on the top,replica rolex watch for sale, arabic on the bottom), sub seconds at six o'clock (thanks to the ETA 6498) and an astounding 10.3mm case height.

You can also get a Panerai style dial with either the automatic or the hand-winder. The automatic version is listed at 11.25mm with an exhibition caseback, the extra depth is due to the rotor that winds the automatic movement. The Ref 3900 and 3901 are 44mm wide, water resistant to 100m, and can be purchased with a bracelet or your choice of black or brown leather straps. Glycine first launched the Incursore models in 1998 and they believe they are returning to their roots with these new models. The only drawback we can see is that Glycine has decided to fit the new 3900 and 3901 with AR coated mineral glass as opposed to a sapphire crystal. At a retail price of nearly $1000 USD, a sapphire seems to be table stakes these days. Aside from that, the new Incursore is a compelling piece.

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Last week we (my gf and I) returned from my vacation in the United States. Going from GMT-7 to GMT+2 (daylight saving time included) resulted in that I still am a bit off-beat. During my holiday, the Rolex GMT-Master proved itself to be very useful when making phonecalls to The Netherlands.

Rolex GMT-Master II ref.16710 in the Grand Canyon

Rolex is also the brand that I spotted the most in the US, both in shops and in the wild :) Especially in the watch shops in Las Vegas, they had large collections of them. One of the stores that impressed me the most was the Tourneau store in Ceasars Palace. Besides having enourmeous displays full of Rolex, they also had Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin,rolex daytona replica, IWC, Jaeger LeCoultre, Jaquet Droz, Cartier, Omega, Tag Heuer and a lot of other brands for sale. The sales lady told me that this was their largest store in the US (I don’t know if Tourneau is also located outside the US). The one thing I didn’t like about Tourneau, is their ‘Certified Pre-Owned’ collection. Their prices are way too high (2995 USD for a used Breitling Aerospace for example) and these watches do not come in their original box and papers. But, according to one of the sales people,discount rolex watch, it does come with a nice Tourneau certificate. Ahum,watch rolex replica, as if that tells me anything. ;)

In San Francisco, the city that I liked best during our trip, I bought a copy of Revolution Magazine. I bought a copy in Singapore earlier this year, and I like it a lot. Too bad it isn’t available in Europe (you can get a subscription for a ridicilous price, 200 USD for 4 copies a year) but that has been solved thanks to Ariel Adams. Thanks mate!

Revolution Magazine has great photos (and not the press kit photos you see in most magazines) and on top of that, really interesting in-depth articles I only know from the German watch magazines. I noticed that photoshoots (of ladies in bikini wearing watches that are just exotic as they are) and articles (diving watches) in my US issue of September have been copy/pasted from the issue I had bought in April in Singapore. Anyway, the other articles and the extra magazine that came with it made it all good again.

Oh well, back to work and back to writing watch related articles again. :) Thanks for the comments and e-mails I received during my holiday. I also noticed that during my stay in the US, the number of members of the ‘a Passion for Watches’ LinkedIn Group went over 560 and the discussion feature is being used quite well. If you are not connected yet, make sure you’ll do :)

Just before I went on vacation, I bought this great Omega Speedmaster Professional from 1969. I will enlighten you with some pictures soon :)

Giveaway Phosphor Reveal Watch

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Well,wholesale rolex replica watch, a watch that I love but might be embarrassed to wear… actually not a watch per-sé… Ipod 6G converted to watch. Don’t laugh!

You know, a long time ago there was a Final Fantasy watch that I feel in love with,swiss replica rolex watch, but the idea of a frown man wearing a Final Fantasy themed watch was a little … off-putting. Still was a cool watch, though =).

A watch I love,replica rolex watch for sale, but am somewhat embarrased to wear is a baby G, by Casio.
As a full grown adult- I think I should avoid anything with the name “baby” in it.

The Maitres du Temps Chapter One Round – a technical masterpiece for a mere $500,000. I could look at it run and play with it all day! The embarrassment: it’s an immense and showy watch that aggressively tells the world that it cost much more than most people’s house, car and 401-K together.

Phosphor’s Reveal watch certainly has a great deal of “bling” going for it. It is a watch that I’m sure my wife and daughter would love wear as for me it’s a watch that I would be embarrassed to wear in most circumstances.

After much consideration of several potential options such as that Bell & Ross skull monstrosity… I am going to have to settle on the Corum Bubble Privateer. Call it the Pirate in me. It is fun saying “el Pirata” maybe that is why… Embarrassing only 364 days of the year but on Halloween with a Captain+Cola in one hand and my girlfriend as a minx female pirate, it could work. And obscure watches = fun. Why? They just arrrrghhhh.

That’s a difficult one ,you would have to travel way back in time to when the calculator watches came out thought it was the bees knees hang my head in shame now .

My most embarassing watch would be this one…if I win it. I would still wear it anyways!

I love the quality of a Rolex but I would never strap one to my wrist, not for another 30 years or so anyway. I really don’t need to wear a neon sign saying “I have money and no imagination, I just buy what people tell me to.” Besides, anyone under 60 who wears one can only come off as pretentious. Anyone who says otherwise is probably trying to sell you a Submariner.

It would be embarrassed to wear high-end replica. Or any replica watch.

uuuhm, this is a hard question. I love all kind of watches. In fact, I have one which tell the time in binary mode. What I don’t like, are those Cartier watches, very small and in square shape. Actually the name of the watch I would never ware is Cartier Roadster. It’s just not for me. :)

Sweet!

Ha, I’m probably one of the few…I like Rolexes but really I don’t know if i’d feel comfortable wearing one every day.

I love the Lange Zeitwerk but would be embarrassed to be seen in it.

Hmm I would love but be embarrassed to wear, I would say those G-shock watches with some diamond bling bling on them :)

It would have to be a Casio G-Shock. Wouldn’t mind wearing but would be gun shy.

I would be most embarrassed to wear a big blingy fake watch that looks like a highend watch.

Saw a couple weeks ago and thought highly of it, the Seiko Galante Astroboy watch. Would be embarrased from several angles. Otaku, flamboyant, Japanese. But kinda high on style.

I want these watches but I think I would be embarrassed to wear one because not only are they covered in sparkling non-diamonds but the mechanism makes a ridiculous noise every time the display changes… maybe a club watch.

I love the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, and in no way would be ashamed to wear that, however I told my girlfriend that I really wanted one. She bought me one for a recent birthday and I’m pretty positive it’s a replica, unless she got the deal of the century haha…She isn’t into watches and had no idea what a real one costs or where to acquire one. Anyway, I love the look of it, but I’m a little ashamed wearing it haha…oh well. I appreciated her listening and at least making an effort.

That’s easy. The Patek Philippe Platinum World Time in Yellow Gold. I love the general look, the stylized Europe/USA miniature map, and the old-world, explorative feeling it invokes. However, it’s such an indiscreet watch that one would not be able to avoid flaunting it and the fact that it costs as much as a Ferrari. For that reason, I’d be embarrassed to wear it.

A gold plated “Trip the Light Fantastic” by Pimp from Tykoflash.

Ilove Swiss watches with where Individual design, high functionality and clear legibility, robustness, easy handling and perfect manufacturing are the main features.
I love them with automatic movement with bilingual day/date indication,steel.
Tissot, Victorinox

The Seiko A829-A6019 Was Selected By Astronauts An

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Just a few days ago, I reported that the Seiko A829-A6019 was one of the ‘other’ watches that went into space. Besides the official Omega Speedmaster Pro and a bunch of other ‘unofficial’ watches that made it there, it seems that Seiko was at least selected by astronauts.

Former astronaut Wubbo Ockels mailed me the other day, that the Seiko A829-A6019 (and he also wrote there is a ‘A0′ behind this reference number) was selected by a couple of astronauts and they arranged a nice procurement deal for this specific type of watch. Furthermore,rolex yachtmaster replica, Wubbo Ockels emailed me the serial number of his specific Seiko A829-A6019 (which he still wears): 334602.

Perhaps a Seiko collector or owners of the Seiko A829-A6019 ‘Astronaut’ can look up their serial numbers and see how far they are ‘away’ from the one that made it into orbit.

Make sure to visit the Seiko forum over at WatchUseek.

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The Ultimate Rolex Daytona Book

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This said, it perhaps gives you more understanding on the price tag of 4000 Euro. I am pretty sure that the serious Daytona collectors consider this to be the Rolex Daytona Bible. As a vintage Daytona collector, I also assume that reference work like this is absolutely necessary to be sure on every little detail when you buy one of these beauties.

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Go to the official Ultimate Rolex Daytona – The Ultimate Book website for some preview pages and make your reservation whenever applicable :)