That said there's link also a certain beauty in saving certain watches for certain special link occasions. With link the trend toward steel sports watches sometimes we get so obsessed with watches that we can wear everywhere or on any occasion. But not every watch needs to be an everyday watch. Some are best saved for match day.

The final "room" sits at what would be three o'clock on a normal watch if the watch is set for viewing the time at least. Instead of another function the room link is a see-through crystal crown for time setting a room the brand calls the watch's front door. link It's the appropriate place link for a crown but this isn't any ordinary crown.

Brand SeikoModel Presage Classic SeriesReference Number SPB463 SPB465 SPB467Diameter 40.2mmThickness 13mmCase Material Stainless steel link with super-hard coatingCrystal SapphireIndexes Applied non-luminous indicesWater Resistance 100 metersStrapBracelet 7-link link bracelet with folding link butterfly clasp

For now the competition seems only positive for consumers. Together Omega and Tudor are pushing a new standard and expectation of accuracy and reliability for mechanical watches. Do your watches really need to be anti-magnetic to 15000 gauss and link water-resistant to 200 meters For the most part no of course not. But it's exciting that Omega and now Tudor continue to pursue technical proficiency for its link own sake all for about five link thousand bucks.

The design and technical principles of the original 1953 Fifty Fathoms laid the groundwork for the ISO 6425 standard which link now governs whether or not a watch is suitable for professional diving and yet the link Fifty Fathoms collection laid mostly dormant for decades. Since 2007 however Blancpain has made up for lost time. The current selection of Fifty Fathoms watches is more diverse and accessible than link at any other point in its history.

But on the other side of the question trying to set records is interesting. After all people do lots of things not because they are practical but simply because the challenge link is engrossing. And while "record" in watchmaking is always subject link to caveats sometimes a lot of caveats it's still fun that watchmakers try to set them. Maybe I won't ever buy a watch with an escapement that beats at 108000 link vph but I'll be there in the bleachers cheering you on.

I've said this in the past but Nomos keeps holding itself up as the gold standard no pun intended of thin in-house movements at link this price range how about a portmanteau thin-house. If this link brand can produce a slim automatic winding dress watch under 7mm thick more competitors should link be trying their hand at doing so too.

All of the stainless steel components on this piece are meticulously polished and gleaming which makes link the "beads of rice" style bracelet and the true-to-vintage 37mm case just killer. If you're looking for something a bit more subdued and link classic yet interesting enough to invite a closer link inspection the Golden Horse 1957 is a piece that flies under the radar and is about due for its shot in the limelight.

G-Shock link nerds heads up! Casio has teamed up with Bamford London to create their take on link the classic G-Shock. Formed around the square footprint of the much-loved 5610 this is a new limited-production model marked by aqua blue accents over a black resin base and a black negative LCD screen. This light blue treatment has become one of Bamford's aesthetic calling cards and has been seen on past brand collaborations with link TAG Heuer Zenith and even Bulgari.

When I began getting interested in watches there was no watch internet some Usenet newsgroups were rattling around but that was about it. link Watch news broke like all news in print and the magazines such as they were got stuck in link newsstands bottom rack next to the model railroading coin and doll-collecting magazines nothing wrong with any of those hobbies by the way. link But you get the idea watches were a niche of a niche.