Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Swiss CERAMIC Watch 42MM - 1:1 Mirror Replica

My First Grail Watch: Xavier Nolot of Audemars Piguet

Welcome back to an original aBlogtoWatch feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're speaking with Xavier Nolot, the CEO Audemars Piguet North America. For his First Grail, he went back to very beginning, calling out a lowly LCD-equipped watch as his first.aBlogtoWatch (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Xavier Nolot (XN): I m the CEO for Audemars Piguet for the Americas. I joined the industry and Audemars Piguet 11 years ago, after a

Now Make Payments Using Your Wrist Watch

Good news everyone! You can now make payments with your watch, or that is to say, a watch. The LAKS Watch2pay combines a very simple quartz watch with the Mastercard Paypass contact-less payment system to allow you to pay up by placing your watch in close proximity to a vendor's Paypass terminal. Only catch is that the watch looks like this.The LAKS Watch2pay is a 42.7 x 15.5 mm watch featuring an ABS (polymer plastic) case and a silicone strap. The Watch2pay sports an acrylic crystal and is powered by a Seiko-sourced quartz movement with date. Available in a wide range of col

Ulysse Nardin Executive Dual Time Watch Review

I recall the first time that I saw the Executive Dual Time watch. I was visiting Ulysse Nardin at a watch trade show and saw some models I hadn't yet familiarized myself with being displayed. Clearly they were UN watches but they didn't really have that typical UN look many people associate with the brand. "Executive" in the name seemed to hint that UN wanted these watches to be aimed at business types looking for a solid daily wear. The construction was impressive and I couldn't get over that super legible dial - but did I like the watch?After spending some time with a Ulysse Nardin

Handling The Linde Werdelin Oktopus and SpidoLite Yellow Watches

I wanted to share these two watches that I got to check out with you all. Linde Werdelin first wants me to remind you that these are prototype watches. So the final ones will be of nicer quality, and perhaps a bitdifferent. What you see before you are the Linde Werdelin SpidoLite with a yellow tinted sapphire crystal, and black toned titanium. The black color is there because it is coated with diamond like carbon (DLC) - super hand and super cool! Next you see the highly anticipated Linde Werdelin Oktopus 1,111m diving watch (one of my personal favs in their wrist watch lineup).