PaulaYanni's Blog – April 2025 Archive (15)

Daniel Yong, a Grand Seiko collector who goes by Mr. Zaratsu, says that "demand for pieces such as the rare VFA and the platinum Spring Drive offered here have always been hot amongst the once ‘underground’ Grand Seiko cult," adding that "Grand Seiko has rapidly soared in popularity amongst the mainstream watch community. They offer something uniquely Japanese that the European market just can’t replicate, and that is aesthetics and engineering… Continue

The only non-chronograph Type XX of the post-1995 era that I'm aware of was also released in 1998. The Type XX ​3860 Réveil was an alarm watch that was highly limited in production and featured the same case as the Transatlantique, available in either stainless steel or gold. I think this makes an awesome non-chronograph, non-Marine alternative for anyone interested in a sport watch from Breguet.To my taste, a tourbillon is the perfect "non-complication complication" to pair with an openworked… Continue

Unscrew that crown and pull it out, and you'll quickly notice that there's no phantom date position for the Trekker 39; the no-date versions swap out the Miyota 9015 for a naturally date-free 90S5. Ticking at 4 Hz and rocking 24 jewels, the 90S5 has hacking, hand-winding, and a power reserve of up to 42 hours. It's a replica rolex uhren simple, reliable movement that should operate in a fuss-free manner and… Continue

Brand: TAG Heuer and Bamford Watch DepartmentModel:  Monaco Bamford Reference Number: CAW2190.FC6437 Diameter: 39mmCase Material: CarbonDial Color: Light blue on blackIndexes: AppliedWater Resistance: 100 metersStrap/Bracelet: Black alligator leatherI started designing watches for my brand, Galvin Watch Company, in March, and by April I was planning my crowdfunding campaign. All of this was done while raising my first-born son, Atso. I would work while he was sleeping and my husband Michael… Continue

3) Wildlife has found its way onto Seiko Prospex diver dials before. Remember the penguin repliky zenith Hodinky footprints on the dial of the SRPG59K1? Or the manta rays on the "Save the Ocean" Special Edition King Turtle (SRPE39) and King Samurai (SRPE33)?The Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture is priced at $500,000. Greubel Forsey will produce a total of 11 pieces of the watch in 2022; in the three years that… Continue

Caliber: MB M16.24Functions: Monopusher chronograph, 24-hour displayDiameter: 38.4mmThickness: 6.3mmPower Reserve: 50 hoursWinding: ManualFrequency: 2.5 hz (18,000 vph)Jewels: replika Cartier 22Total Components: 252Additional Details: Plates and bridges are made of rhodium-plated German silverUnlike the A-12, the Bulova Astronaut was not designed with a slide rule, but that doesn't make it any less… Continue

Everything is well with me and I enjoy great independence and can still have the same fun as I had when I had Mr. Crocco as a majority shareholder, he wrote me that June. "In reality, Hublot is now stronger than we were with Mr. Crocco." Crocco, it was well known, was not in a position to invest much in Hublot. Arnault, replika Cartier France's richest man, was.While I don't know the exact reference, I do… Continue

Fourtané is best known for its extensive collection of estate and antique jewelry and for new Rolex timepieces. However, our Carmel location is unique in that it also offers vintage Rolex in the same space, so you may compare the modern and vintage counterparts to appreciate the technological and aesthetic evolutions the watches have undergone over time.St. Fleur has developed a holistic method of advising. "With a client, it's all about getting them out of their comfort zone. Players aren't… Continue

Apple is the big threat. It sold just under 18 million Apple Watches in 2017, according to industry estimates. (Market data companies International Data Corp. and Asymco put the figure at 17.7 million; Creative Strategies estimates 17.4 million. Apple itself does not disclose watch sales data.)Watches aren't quite as seasonal as something like fashion, but that doesn't mean our editors don't find themselves wearing certain watches more and less during particular times of the year. In this… Continue

Just 12 days before the deadline, COMCO announced that the 2013 deal was, in effect, off, temporarily and perhaps permanently. Blink and you might have missed it when the decision was announced over the holidays, but if you're a consumer, the decision could mean even longer delays than already exist, between announcements of new models, and their release to the market.Exhaustively researched by HODINKEE-alum Ph Zhou, this post was originally published more than four years ago, and it offers an… Continue

Caliber: 0100, Eco-DriveFunctions: Hours, minutes, secondsPower Reserve: 6 months; 8 months in standby modeFrequency: 8,388,608 Hz via an AT-cut quartz crystal which is thermocompensatedJewels: 17Chronometer Certified: Caliber 0100 replika Panerai laughs at your feeble chronometer certificationAdditional Details: LIGA anti-backlash teeth in driving train for the hands; ruthenium coated with striped… Continue

Conversely, the 31/36/41mm variants fall into the "Lacquer" bucket. In addition to replica TAG Heuer sunray options (which are available on these models), these watches pack real heat when it comes to color. We're talking coral red, a deep yellow, turquoise blue, and green.My particular bias is, at least I believe, untainted, whereas I think the horological hive-mind has done a course correction on what I… Continue

He didn't wear this watch for the record-breaking flight – instead, he was wearing a Seiko – but later, he had it personalized with the inscription of the date and time that came to define his career. When Scott took it out of storage and brought it to the office, it occurred to me that the pilot, the watch and the plane were all in the same city where the historic flight originated.All of these adjustments display a keenness on Bulova's part to work with and respond to critiques from… Continue

The solution for the Overseas Perpetual Calendar replica Jaeger LeCoultre Ultra-Thin is to use letters for only every third month. The months that don't get letters, are indicated by dial markers, and the Leap Year is shown by quartering the subdial at the Leap Year. Although it's still not the acme of instant readability, it works surprisingly well (and helps keep thickness down, as you don't need… Continue

For a company whose brand strength could, in the hands of someone who wanted to abuse it, be nothing more than a license to print money, Bulgari has put an incredible amount of time, energy, and effort into making its watchmaking – over the past 20 or so years – some of the most impeccable on the planet and across a range of watches rarely equaled by its competitors.In furtherance of that idea, Tsao and his team have put together a movement based upon the… Continue