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]

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]

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.
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Here’s a great NOS Gruen redone by Dennis Brooker, a custom watchmaker.

I just put one of my custom dials in my 1st mechanical watch - A NOS Gruen I got off of Ebay with an ETA 2824-2 - I used a reallllly nice piece of Awabi shell.

Quite striking, non?

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For $5, the price of a cup of Starbuck’s coffee, you can help some douche buy himself a Rolex. The world, it seems, is full of all kinds.

BIDDING ON THIS AUCTION WILL, I HOPE, GIVE YOU THE SATISFACTION OF KNOWING YOU PERSONALLY HELPED A HARD WORKING FATHER OF TWO AFFORD HIS TIME PIECE DREAM.

YOU ARE BIDDING ON:

* A FUND TO ALLOW ME TO FULLY PURCHASE AND PLACE ONE OF THESE FINE TIMEPIECES ON MY WRIST.

What a joke… “Give Me Money To Buy A Rolex” [Watchuseek Watch Forums]

I’m having a watch Jones and I’d like to get something nice. What do you guys suggest?

BIG Watch Forum member Nad travelled to Shanghai. Luckily for us, he took about 500 pictures of the flight, his Panerai GMT, and the carpet. It’s actually quite fun.
Journey to Shanghai [BIG Watch Forum]

Romain Jerome, a Geneva-based watchmaker, has created a series of timepieces made out of bits of the Titanic. Why, you ask? Hell if we know. Zachary over at TSL puts it best:

Wait, what? Apparently he bought a 3 pound section of the hull from some seller that he couldn’t (or wouldn’t) identify for the sole purpose of making something rich people would buy. But hang on, what about all those dead people? No worries, mate. Mr. Arpa’s response that “The combination of new and old materials infused the watches with a sense of renewal, instead of representing a reminder of the 1,500 passengers who drowned when the oceanliner met her tragic end off the coast of Newfoundland” makes perfect sense to me.

Titanic DNA? Some people will buy anything. [The Sporting Life]