Rolex Yachtmaster REF#116623 Two Tone Cal.3135 Swiss 1:1 Ultimate 904L Steel Watch

BEST FROM: & Friends March 28 2014

Baselworld is here and in this round-up you will see the latest watches from Rolex including the new ?Pepsi? GMT-Master II and Sea-Dweller 4000. We also check out other new watches such as Tudor s new Heritage Black Bay ?Blue? and A. Lange & S?hne s exquisite 1815 Tourbillon watch. Next, we take a closer look at at the $14,000 flea market find that turned out to be a priceless Vacheron Constantin timepiece and round off by taking a look at some bang-for-buck watches.1. Glashutte Original PanoLunarTourbillon Watch Hands-OnWith all the attention that A. Lange & S?hne is receiving, o

Seiko SRP313K1 New Monster Dive Watch Review

In the Watchnerd world, few watches signal your progress out of the department store and into the forums like buying something from the Seiko SKX range. Something of a dive watch "rite of passage," the drug of choice is often the SKX779/SKX781 (orange and black, respectively) dubbed "The Monster." Years ago, after buying and very much loving an SKX007, I was on the hunt for my next diver and came across the unique and rather un-pretty SKX779 "Black Monster".Featuring the same simple but reliable 7S26 automatic movement, this cheap Seiko was exalted by my fellow dive watch forum brethr

Ball Big Boy Union Pacific Engineer Master II Limited Edition Watch

A limited edition watch like this makes perfect sense for a brand like Ball. Here, the Swiss brand's US heritage as a railroad watch maker comes full circle. For 2012, Ball has released a limited edition watch in honor of the "Big Boy" locomotive from the Union Pacific railroad. I am not enough of a railroad history buff to know that much about the Big Boy and why it was such a big deal - though it was very large. Built in the early 1940s, only 25 Big Boy steam locomotives were ever made (talk about a limited edition - there are more watches than the actual train!).The Big Boy is a bi

Breguet Type XXI 3810 Titanium Watch

Among many other things I like about this Breguet watch are the applied hour indicators. These are most certainly ranked among the best hour markers I have ever seen. They are done in a brushed metal (likely titanium to match the case) and are applied to the dial. The finish on them is very smooth and they appear luxurious as well as being very clear to the eye. What exactly makes them look so good? The trick is that the surface isn't flat. Each numeral is rounded, just a bit. Trust me, they look better in person than in pictures. It also helps that they are designed in that typical, b