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As promised, we bring you the pictures of the new Linde Werdelin Oktopus II Double Date timepiece. During one of our first appointments in BaselWorld we’ve met with Morten Linde and Jorn Werdelin and took some time to shoot photos of their new Oktopus II. In short, we are impressed by this new style sports watch with its typical LW design and yet so different from their previous Oktopus diver’s watch.

The details we’ve mentioned in our Oktopus II announcement blog post were even better in real life, like the Oktopus on the dial, the logo between the 7 and 8 o’clock hour marker and the 9, 3 and 6 o’clock numerals. Above, you see the rose gold / titanium model that will retail for 18.500 CHF and will be restricted to 88 pieces only.

A nice detail we haven’t mentioned in our announcement is the engraved oktopus in the crown. Just like the dial, LW decided to create the design of the dial [and crown] without making concessions with regards to placing a logo or brand name.

The case back of the Oktopus II has this incredible engraving of ….. an oktopus! It looks really nice in our opinion and as we’ve said before, we are pretty fed up by seeing transparant case backs in non-complication watches (with the exception of a few of course).

Below, you’ll see the titanium version with a ceramic dial and titanium DLCed instrument attachments at 3 o’clock and 6 o’clock [or just 'ears'] with a yellow strap and matching accents on the dial. Restricted to 88 pieces, lists for 9,400.- CHF.

More information about the new Oktopus II can be found here.

From:FratelloWatches RSS

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The Royal Oak comes in many different shapes and sizes, and this year, we saw two completely new sizes – both 41mm and 37mm.  We’ve shown you the Jumbo, the watch the harkens back to 1972, but in this post we explain you the other Royal Oaks that you need to know.  These are the watches that, in most cases, one will be buying. These two watches feature AP’s excellent 3120 in-house movement and are absolutely perfect for daily wear.  Below, we show you live pictures of all the new releases, show you how they compare to the Jumbo, and how they differ from the previous 15300 Royal Oak that is now discontinued.  We also give you pricing on the entire Royal Oak line. 

This is a good one, people.

From:HODINKEE

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The Datograph from A. Lange & Sohne is a sacred object amongst watch collectors.  It is, according to some, one of, if not the chronograph of this generation.  It is most sacred of course, to Wilhelm Schmid and the gang in Glashütte at Lange.  So, when they decided to update the Datograph, they knew they had to do it with great poise and restraint.  (For those who don’t understand why the Datograph is so important, click here.)

The Datograph Up/Down was announced in mid-December with a bigger case size (now 41mm instead of 39) and a vastly improved power reserve (60 hours instead of 36).  There were also small cosmetic changes, such as the removal of roman numerals from the dial and the addition of a power reserve indicator at 6 o’clock (thus, the “Up/Down”). 

We were encouraged by the changes, though slightly concerned with one fact: the Datograph Up/Down was actually made slightly thicker than the original, and the thickness of the watch in relation to the 39mm diameter was, according to some, a little off.  So when we got our hands on the Datograph Up/Down today, we were thrilled to see that despite the modest increase in depth, the 41mm case actually allows for a much better proportioned wear on the wrist.  The Datograph Up/Down really is a wonderful update to arguably the first manufacture chronograph of the modern era, and we were absolutely smitten with it in our meeting earlier today. 

The sleeker case, the still remarkably beautiful caliber, and the pure Datograph DNA make the Dato Up/Down an absolute classic in our book.  At $ 87,400, they don’t come cheap, but you can be sure Lange is taking plenty of orders this week.

This, dear readers, is a real watch.

Click Through For More Live Photographs of the new A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Up/Down.

From:HODINKEE

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To participate in the Omega fan giveaway (see post here), keep submitting those pictures with your Omgea watch. See the post in the aforementioned URL for detail and to enter.

From:aBlogtoRead.com

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The Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix took place over the weekend, and we already told you that De Bethune took home top honors with their silicon’d-out DB28.  Now we’re here to show the rest of the winners in a variety of categories.  By clicking on the links below, you’ll be taken to our articles on the winning watches where you will be able to see live photographs and videos.

- “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix: De Bethune, DB28
- Best Ladies’ Watch Prize: Boucheron, Crazy Jungle Hathi
- Best Men’s Watch Prize:  Hermès, Arceau Le Temps Suspendu
- Best Design Watch Prize: Urwerk, UR-110
- Best Jewellery and Artistic Crafts Watch Prize:  Van Cleef & Arpels, Lady Arpels Polar Landscape
- Best Complicated Watch Prize: Zenith, Academy Christophe Colomb Equation of Time
- Best Sports Watch Prize: TAG Heuer, Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Chronograph
- “Petite Aiguille” Prize (for models under CHF 5’000): Montblanc, Star Worldtime GMT Automatic
- Best Watchmaker Prize: Vianney Halter
- Special Jury Prize: Patek Philippe Museum
- Public Prize: Audemars Piguet, Millenary 4101

From:HODINKEE

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Bell & Ross Question&Answer:

He invented the telephone. He was born in Scotland in 1847. He died in 1922.

Answer by pooh
Go to Google and type in “Alexander Graham Bell Photos”.

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I got this at a thrift store for a buck. It had the usb cable and software, but no instruction manual.

Answer by VINTAGE MUSIC
I really don’t know. Hope you aren’t going to start taking wedding photos with it, to start a new career.

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Remember when we showed you that Patek Philippe minute repeating tourbillon in stainless steel to be auctioned off for Only Watch 2011? Well this morning we got our hands on this final execution of the Patek reference 3939 at the Antiquorum offices in New York, and although it was sealed in plastic, this 33.3mm piece unique is one impressive piece of hardware. 

Click through for more live pictures of this amazing complicated Patek in stainless steel, the only one of its kind in the world.

From:HODINKEE

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Where can I find more saved by the bell pictures of Lisa Turtle…I really need pictures, because I plan on using some of her fashion sense for some of my 80s inspired fashion sketches, but I’m going to give them a more up-to-date Lisa Turtle look…Any websites? Any advice? Please Help!

Answer by Heather B
I love google images!

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Some cool Jacob images:

The Children of Jacob H. Schiff by Augustus Saint-Gaugens .




The Children of Jacob H. Schiff by Augustus Saint-Gaugens .
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Saint-Gaudens excelled at the art of relief sculpture: modeled forms raised in varying degrees from a two dimensional background. In this Ambitious double portrait of Mortimer Leo and Frieda Fanny Schiff, the sculpor’s technical command is evident, from the delicate, sketchy treatment of the Scottish deerhound’s wiry fur to Mortimer’s fully round foot extending over the edge of the plinth into the viewer’s space. the three-dimensional illusion is further enhanced by the architectural structure within which the children are framed. Their father, Jacob H. Schiff, was a prominent New York banker and philanthropist, who paid for the carving of this replica for the Metropolitan in 1905

2009-07-10 14:28:21 by:peterjr1961

The Children of Jacob H. Schiff by Augustus Saint-Gaugens




The Children of Jacob H. Schiff by Augustus Saint-Gaugens

Saint-Gaudens excelled at the art of relief sculpture: modeled forms raised in varying degrees from a two dimensional background. In this Ambitious double portrait of Mortimer Leo and Frieda Fanny Schiff, the sculpor’s technical command is evident, from the delicate, sketchy treatment of the Scottish deerhound’s wiry fur to Mortimer’s fully round foot extending over the edge of the plinth into the viewer’s space. the three-dimensional illusion is further enhanced by the architectural structure within which the children are framed. Their father, Jacob H. Schiff, was a prominent New York banker and philanthropist, who paid for the carving of this replica for the Metropolitan in 1905

2009-07-10 14:28:12 by:peterjr1961

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