Watchismo goes nuts on the Zodiac killer. Does he know something we don’t? Click through to read his entire excellent post. Amazing research.

The Killer Zodiac Watch of the Zodiac Killer [THE WATCHISMO TIMES]

Here’s a great lume test of a Seiko, Ball diver, and Luminox Traser. Excellent work.

Lume Test: Ball EMII Diver, Seiko Monster, Luminox. (MANY pics) [Watchuseek Watch Forums]

I’d been planning on selling a watch to a fellow in the UK — a watchuseek.com member, actually — and we decided to use DHL to send it. Big mistake. They lost the damn package and now I essentially have no recourse. Either ShipRite, in Bay Ridge Brooklyn, stole it or DHL dropped it in the sewer, but I’m pissed. I’ll never use them again.

Full story

Oh, to be an authorized dealer. This Gerald Genta jump hour is what Chad puts on to go to weddings.

You want to Fly under the radar but, hit the folks with something special, the class piece. My pick? Ahh yeah, understated and sweet, the Gerald Genta jump hour

On The Fly [Chad the Watch Guy]

One man asks the ultimate question: How can I hide my watches from my wife?

My wife has made a deal with me that allows me to purchase a watch every two years, my last watch I purchased was only a few months ago. I have been wanting to buy Sinn U1, oh so bad . Good thing is that I control the finances, so as far as her finding out about the purchase I could keep that a secret, but here are the problems, since it is a Sinn, I would have to purchase it through an online AD, and when using a credit card they will ship to billing address, but even if I get it delivered to another address, how do I put it into my collection without her finding out since my collection, is pretty out in the open, and of course she would find out if I was wearing the watch in her presence. Sometimes I wish I was single, and didn’t have to worry about the significant other getting on my case about my watch obsession.

How to hide a new watch from your wife - [Watchuseek Watch Forums]

Were we every really this stupid?

via Watchismo

If you want high design and low price, go with the S+arck Fossil line. They’ve been doing some great work lately and these odd cantilevered models look stunning. This and another model should be available in the Fall.

phillipe starck’s latest fossil watches [technabob]

A Seiko&Citizen Forum poster has slammed this watch into the pavement, dives with reckless abandon, and treats this 1991 watch like a red-headed stepchild. The result? A cracked crystal and flawless operation on the original battery. Cute story.
Seiko & Citizen Forum

I want a big watch.
The BIG Watch Forum

Another great Watchismo find. This guy gets it all.

Found an interesting vintage mechanical Lucerne that could double as a terrarium. I’m sure there’s a geometric term for this shape but I must have skipped that day in high school. Similar to the Spaceman Audacieuse of the early seventies with it’s anglular space age styling, unsure which came first. Transparent viewing from the sides and top allow the sunlight to germinate your hour flowers.

Horological Horticulture - 1970’s Greenhouse Watch [THE WATCHISMO TIMES]