A Yaoed 6309 goes on a busman’s holiday. Quite nice.
First off Thanks Mr.Bill Yao for your work in producing
these awesome parts, they when put together make a great
watch for keeping track of time on the bus
A 007 +yao dial + yao ploprof hands = a great watch for telling time on the bus [Seiko & Citizen Forum]
I probably won’t bite on this one, but it is handsome. The Stingray is a GMT Kinetic with a handsome titanium case. WatchReport says it’s pretty hot, and we tend to believe them. Let’s see an automatic GMT from Seiko and maybe I’ll bite.
The Seiko Kinetic Scubamaster is not the most expensive watch I own, but it is probably the rarest and most unique. In fact, I think it comes pretty close to being the ultimate diver watch. It is feature rich, extremely tough, very accurate, and has a bold, distinguished look.
Review of the Seiko Kinetic Scubamaster “Stingray” [WatchReport]
We’re trying to get a price from Martin, but man alive do these things look nice. ETA auto movement, beefy bezel, and 1000FT water resistance. Tasty – click on the image to get a better look.
Limited run of 50 for this one, friends, and there are only 18 left. Hop on the bandwagon soon.
Product Page [ORSA]
Mmm… what is it about this color that just does me in? Gotta get me one of these.
Glycine 3838.19AT8 Combat Chronograph Automatic 43mm Watch [Gnomon]
Rarely, if ever, does a small watchmaker get it right. Watchmaking, and making money at watchmaking, is a difficult, if impossible business. The giants hulk over you at every turn, the boutique shops won’t touch you, and you’re constantly lured by the siren song of Chinese manufacturers pumping out faceless pieces for pennies. Thank you, then, Bathys, for getting it right.
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Harry at WatchingHorology takes on the age old question: is it better to spend your wad on one timeless piece or buy a few, more inexpensive pieces. The jury is obviously out, but my suggestion is this: buy cheaper pieces at first and when you know what you want, sell them and buy the dream watch. Or, better yet, never buy the dream watch – remember, when the watch has had about 2 weeks of wrist time, the bloom is off the rose, friends. There are so few watches that can withstand a longer than usual wear time that it’s almost a fool’s game.
Many have suggested that I liquidate my collection to move on to a higher value piece such as a tourbillon or minute repeater. While I may have considered this, it has yet to take root in my collecting values. For me currently, I fell that unless it’s absolutely certain that the (over S$30k) purchase will not depreciate, I will not fork out the hard earned money nor liquidate the hard to acquire pieces of lesser value I have. Save for Pateks – which MAY have some assurance of its long term value and secondary market. Almost nothing in the watch world can promise a recovery of investment cost. For me, Patek does not especially do anything for me at its price point.
FAQ #2 – Single High Value Timepiece v Collection of Mid Values [WatchingHorology]
Crusader over at WatchUSeek’s Sinn forum took a little trip over to the Sinn factory. He includes some charming photos and lots of commentary. Sinn is one of the better brands out there, with all kinds of pedigree and style.
Lothar Schmidt was kind enough to offer me a personally guided tour through the Sinn facilities, answered all questions that I had and I was permitted to take photos of all areas. I was impressed by the openness. The friendly, relaxed yet focused attitude of all employees was very much in evidence. Not being much of a photographer (you can tell by the picture quality), I was definitely talking more than I was taking photographs, but here are a few impressions.
A Visit to the Sinn Factory [WatchUseek Watch Forums]
Has anyone out there tried these Teslar watches? What have they done for you other than cause you spend $500 on a cheap quartz watch?
Loved be celebrities (Oprah Winfrey, Madonna and Jack Nicholson to name three), it works through a combination of the Teslar technology combined with the watch’s battery and coil, which generates a zero-point waveform pulsed at 7-9 Hertz, creating what they call the “cocoon of calm”.
Philip Stein Teslar – the feel good watch [Tech Digest]
I usually don’t like TokyoFlash stuff, but this is pretty insane.
Tokyoflash have managed to get hold of a shipment of SCOPE that was due to be sent forward to 2157. We didn’t have any KX-400 Combat-bots nearby to test them out on, so we’ve modified the programming to display time.
These custom models can now accurately indicate your current position in time.
A press of the scan control sends the SCOPE into action and it will home in your current time frame, accurately displaying the hour and minute.
Scope watch with LED and LCD Display [TokyoFlash]
