Analyzing a Vintage 1960's Longines Watch

Posted the 16th day of October in 2009 by Riley.

The Horology Crazy blog has a new article on a 1960's Longines watch. This is an old classic that features the Longines 30L movement. Ivan cracks it open and takes some photos of this one inside and out. It has an elegant look that's dated, but very nice. Take a look.

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New Independent Automatic Collection To Be Released

Posted the 15th day of October in 2009 by Riley.

Katsu has news of a collection of Independent automatic watches coming out on October 25th. The one here in the photo has a 8227 movement and a retail price of around $500 USD. It features a stainless steel case and bracelet along with a mineral crystal. This one will only be released in Japan.

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Hiroshi Fujiwara Custom Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King

Posted the 15th day of October in 2009 by Riley.

Hiroshi Fujiwara has designed a new fragment x Rolex collaboration Oyster Perpetual Air-King. There's not many details on this one, but the pink accents on shown in the photos might be enough for some. Look out for more updates on this one I guess.

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Video of Seiko Ananta Event in Singapore

Posted the 14th day of October in 2009 by Riley.

Seiko had an event to meet with watch fans in Singapore. This video shows a behind the scenes look at what was going on at Seiko. There's also clips of a couple watch collectors and watches on display.









Nixon x B4BC Pink Fluro Rubber Player Watch

Posted the 14th day of October in 2009 by Riley.

Nixon has announced a new pink Rubber Player watch in collaboration with Boarding For Breast Cancer (B4BC). October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This watch is in a series of monthly colorway releases from Nixon. It features a 3 hand Japanese quartz movement and retail price of about $170 USD. It will be released on October 15th.

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New Seiko Watch Game

Posted the 13th day of October in 2009 by Riley.

Here's a new game for all the Seiko fans. It's a multiple choice trivia challenge of sorts. Test your knowledge of over 700 Seiko watch models. The information is automatically loaded from submissions to the Seiko section of the Watch Archive. The current version asks you to choose the correct model number, collection, caliber or identify fake watches. Give it a try and see if you learn something.

You can also check out the high score records.

Pick the correct Seiko






Photos of the Kazimon Funfhundert Diver Bezel Variations

Posted the 12th day of October in 2009 by Riley.

The OceanicTime blog has photos of the three different bezel types for the Kazimon Funfhundert diver. It's a big chunky watch with a great look. The bezel comes in all exposed metal, black ring in the middle or all black. Check them out and see which one you prefer.

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