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Top 10 Watches Of Baselworld 2013

Ariel & James inspecting new ceramic watches with Rado.First, a small Basel recap: if you are interested in watch industry business then my report from Baselworld 2013 is simple. The watch industry has anticipated a slowdown in business and growth from China for the last few years and the projections are true. While Chinese money is still important, China isn t exactly a growing market and many Chinese buyers are purchasing outside of China in places such as the US and Europe (where sometimes surprisingly, taxes on luxury goods are cheaper).This means that the luxury industry is o

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Watch With Liquidmetal Ceramic Bezel

Why on Earth Omega would call a ceramic bezel "Liquidmetal" is a mystery to me (see update below). It not only is ceramic not liquid, but it isn't a metal. Well, it is liquid-like when being formed, but you get the idea. Ceramic as used on watches is actually made from glass as I understand it. It used to be that most bezels on dive watches were made from aluminum. Not sure why that is, but it is still very common. One approach to "luxurize" the bezel was the Blancpain approach of doing a bezel with a sapphire crystal over it. This prevented the scratching that people hate. This is rea

Louis Moinet Tempograph 10 Second Retrograde Watch

For all intents and purposes this is going to be the flagship iconic Louis Moinet watch, in my opinion. First, the style of the watch goes directly toward what the brand wants you to think of when you see the watches ?a that being the masterworks and technical drawings of French watch making master Louis Moinet. US President of Louis Moinet said to me that in his opinion, many of the watches are sort of a speculation of what would have occurred if Louis Moinet and Jules Verne created if they met each other and decided to make a timepiece. Accordingly, there are currently two Jule

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 99

John's clock fetish gets thoroughly discussed. We discuss my review of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso watch. A hands-on experience with the cool new Devon Tread 2 is talked about, and we go over titanium as a watch case material.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 99 here. Download the Mp3 here. See more articles about: Post navigationPrevious PostBaselworld Best: Timepieces To Watch In 2012Next PostLUM-TEC V Series V3 Phantom Watch Review