Patek Philippe Nautilus 5980 Black Strap - 1:1 Ultimate Mirror Replica

WATCH GIVEAWAY: Marvin Origin Gent Mechanical

Marvin is a modern watch brand with old roots. The company of today is highly inspired by the brand's legacy, and models in the Marvin Origin Collection are all about bringing the heritage of the brand on to the wrists of today. This month on aBlogtoWatch, one lucky winner will get their own Marvin Origin Gent Mechanical watch.The Marvin Origin Gent Mechanical watch comes in a 41mm wide steel case with a classic, almost dress-style design. The simple dial is elegantly rendered, using only baton hour and minute markers. The case is attached to a brown leather strap, and inside the watc

Antoine Martin Slow Runner Watch Has Largest Escapement

For 2013, Martin Braun's watch brand Antoine Martin will release their third major timepiece collection with the Slow Runner. Martin explained the concept of the Slow Runner to me last year by telling me that he was producing a simple watch with a huge slowly moving balance wheel. He sure wasn't kidding. If you've ever seen the balance wheel of old clocks operating, you know that there is a sort of hypnotic quality to seeing them move back and forth at a one hertz speed. Martin has successfully produced that experience for a wrist watch.Antoine Martin likes to point out that the Slow

My Gerald Genta Gefica Blue Note Watch Article On AskMen

I have had a few new watch reviews on AskMen but did not mention them as I wrote about those watches already on . Here however is one that I did not blog already here. Click on the article to read it, but there are a few interesting things about this Gerald Genta Gefica Blue Note watch. The "Blue Note" just refers to the colors and the fact that it is part of a limited edition. I love the classic manner in which Gerald Genta does a jumping hour with retrograde minutes and the styling of the case is impressive and different. Really a success as stepping outside the mo

A Watch For Superheroes: The Linde Werdelin Two-Timer Biformeter Watch Review

I recall that as a kid, I was often really excited about the toy versions of items and implementations I'd seen in movies or comic books. The 'play' version of the Ghostbusters' photon pack just didn't remind me enough of the real ones on the screen, and the kid's Batman utility belt just didn't have enough utility, though it was booming with plasticine charm. I just never found anything 'real' enough to satisfy the desires I had (and probably still have) to live out fantasy adventures.What are we provided with in real life to live out adventures now? Really utilitarian stuff mostly.