Breitling 440 Solid Stainless Steel Polished Strap with Breitling Double Fliplock Clasp

What Happens When A Mechanical Movement Gets Wet? - Ask Watch Experts Questions About Watches

 Whitney Smith from Huntsville, Alabama, USA asks:What happens if you get a mechanical movement wet? What would a professional do to correct this issue and what are some things one could do at home?What Can a Watchmaker Do?The first thing a watchmaker would do is determine where the leak was coming from.They d conduct a dry water resistance test and if the watch passes it normally means the customer has immersed the watch in water whilst the crown was left out.This can then be verified by looking at the crown stem and crown tube when the watch is opened.If the dry test fails or is in

Christophe Claret X-Trem-1 Chocolate Watch

You know what tastes better than chocolate? Luxury chocolate. Oh, we like our sweets dressed up, for sure. Hershey's? No way, give us something imported from France and tell us they ship regularly to the doors of presidents and prime ministers everywhere. So what is better than a brown watch? An over $300,000 "chocolate" watch from the secret watch workshops of Christophe Claret (imported from Switzerland!).For 2014, Christophe Claret quietly releases a new version of the X-Trem-1 watch, known as the Christophe Claret X-Trem-1 Chocolate. This new color version of the interesting ultra

Omega Seamaster 300M GMT James Bond Watch Review

Article contributed by E.M. Maximilien: Omega is known for being the brand with the first watch (Speedmaster) on the moon, however, the best selling Omega watch might be the Seamaster series; which includes the very watch worn by secret agent 007 since 1995 and more recently in the 2008"Quantum of Solace" James Bond movie.In 2012, Omega is marking the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movie franchise. The result was the release of a limited edition James Bond Seamaster. However, the older version remains an excellent entry-level diver watch that is a great value and is almost perfec

An Insurance Provider's List Of The Top 20 Watches Of All Time

If you happen to stumble upon the website MoneySupermarket you probably won't think it has anything to do with watches. It doesn't, acting as a sort of aggregator for insurance providers for its audience. However, one of their marketing people (Karl) is a pretty serious watch lover (and proud aBlogtoWatch reader). As a way of trying to tie together what his employer does with his love of watches, he came up with his own list of the top 20 watches ever... as a way of lightly suggesting "you might want to think about getting your timepiece collection insured."While every "top watche