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Archive for October, 2009

Poljot Traveller Alarm Watch Report Review

 

Watch Report has a new review of the Poljot Traveller Alarm. This is a Russian made watch that features a Poljot 2612 hand-wound mechanical movement. It also has a separate hand-wound mechanism for alarm. Only 999 of these have been produced. You can pick one up for around $100 USD. […]

Seiko Watch Commercial Video From 1990

Filed under: Seiko, Video
 

Here's a Seiko commercial that was broadcast in Japan back in 1990. There's a guy with dog in kayak and people drinking champagne. The narrator says something about the flow of time. It's a very dramatic video. Seiya apparently had something to do with the making of it.

Alessi Concept Watch Projects Lasers Onto Your Wrist

Filed under: Modern
 

Andy Kurovets has designed a new concept for a watch that would display the time by projecting the digits onto your skin via lasers. It looks like you have to hit a button to activate it. It doesn't seem very practical at all, but it's nice to see something new. We'll see if […]

How To Assemble a Watch Movement

 

Ivan has posted an article with a step-by-step guide to putting together a typical watch movement. There's lots of photos detailing each part of the process. There's lots of good advice on how to do the job properly. Give it a read if you'd like to be more comfortable with taking one […]