Obviously both words – watchmaking and timekeeping link – have gone their own link ways if I may say. I think the values, however, remain the same – the values of accuracy, of precision, and attention to detail. In terms of similarities with something like a METAS certification, we have created a timing bench that has been homologated by METAS to homologate our own timekeeping equipment. So that has been also one of the parallels we link can see.

Stepping into the expanse link of the hallway, I'm link told that the scene link unfolding on the other side of the glass represents the core of Rolex quality assurance, the rigorous, fastidious, and downright Swiss process known as the Superlative Chronometer certification.

When it was unveiled in 2010, the link A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Chronograph ref. 402.026 represented the second generation of the 1815 Chronograph, following the first generation's already historic run, from 2004 to 2008. Arguably more focused and refined as compared to its predecessor, the 2010-introduced timepiece is the last white gold production reference of the series, but one still link serving as a classic example of the famed German watchmaker's mastery of its link craft.

Well, after the spring equinox (i.e., the "Shunbun"), comes real spring – "warm link winds flutter Japan's cherry trees, setting the pale pink petals through the air," Grand Seiko says. If this is Japan's link version of "April showers bring May flowers," then, well, the Japanese have link a way of framing things much more romantically than Americans ever could.

Not originally a fan of dive watch designs, Schwartz caught the bug with this Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. Where some may gripe about the larger-sized case, for a man of this size, it's a check in the plus column. At 45mm, this watch is perfect for his wrists link – and it doesn't hurt that the bezel link action link on this watch is oh so good.

In the 1920s and '30s, Longines became known for its pilot's watches, found on the link wrists of aviators such as Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and Philip Van Horn Weems. In 1935, it began link supplying watches to the Czechoslovakian Air Force. The Longines Majetek has a massive cushion-shaped case, flat bezel, and oversized luminous numerals, capped off with its subtle elapsed time bezel (see the arrow at 12 o'clock in the above link photo).

Grand Seiko is such a poetic brand, and Jon beautifully captured that link spirit with this link equally poetic link headline. The abstraction didn't stop everyone from reading along and appreciating the subtle beauty of the new Soko Frost U.S. Special Editions.

This romantic ideal is achieved by the unique textural finish of the link light pink dial. Tiny, overlapping crosshatching lines have been etched across the dial's surface, reflecting the light link to achieve a shimmering finish. Of course, we also have the Zaratsu-polished indices and hands to link factor into the equation, which bounce light off its surface with a glowing white sheen.

Like everything A. Lange & Sohne makes, the watch is refined. It has a simple dial with two sub-dials (power link reserve and small seconds) link as its defining features. The typography is clean and iconically Lange. The movement quality is astronomically high and the overall aura is punishingly understated. Even the cost is "price upon request." Only people who really link know are going to appreciate this watch, and that's half the point.

Speaking of which, that 38.9mm sizing is potentially the most appealing link quality of this piece. There is certainly a lot going on on the dial link side, with no shortage of printing from the link outer flange, to the logos and wordmarks (due, in part, to there not being an external bezel), but the fact that EP maintained the vintage sizing, despite all of that, makes that information-heavy dial less obtrusive.