Rolex Oyster Perpetual steel automatic Kal. 2231 Ref. 176200 Reviews

NEWS WATCHES

Hands-On: Seiko Credor GCLP995 'Big Date' Manual-Wind Spring-Drive Watch
It's hard to think of a watch brand that has so thoroughly, successfully, and intentionally resisted globalization and the proliferation of social media internationally than Seiko's highest end arm, Credor. The website is not available in English, and ditto with social media. Of course, truly special pieces like the Eichi II and the Fugaku Tourbillon have gotten their fair share of international press, but the more everyday pieces are largely kept within the Japanese market. I respect that and would never accuse Seiko of not knowing how to break into an international market when they want to - the huge success of Grand Seiko in the United States and Europe is a testament to that.The Japan-only Credor GCLP995 next to my USA exclusive Grand Seiko SBGE413Fortunately, for me, the team over at Timeless Luxury Watches?in Plano, Texas (who collaborated with?Grand Seiko on the SBGE249 ‘Blizzard’ GMT and has been introducing Americans to GS/Credor for years now) was able to lend me
Arnold & Son Globetrotter Worldtimer Watch
Let’s get one thing straight; the?Arnold & Son Globetrotter is not, strictly speaking, a world-timer watch. In fact, I’m not even entirely sure it can be called a GMT watch. The?La Chaux-de-Fonds-based manufacture waxes lyrical in their press release about the large 3-dimensional hemisphere dominating the dial, claiming it to be “one of the world's largest rotating 3D world-time displays on a wristwatch,” with some justification; it is a beautiful element of wrist-sculpture. However, there’s no apparent way to use this watch to tell the time in numerous time zones simultaneously, nor is it straightforward to tell the time in even?one additional timezone, as you’d expect from a GMT watch.The large bridge which spans the dial of the Arnold & Son Globetrotter holds in place both the hemisphere and the sapphire crystal chapter ring with 24-hour indicators, with the central structure making one complete rotation every 24-hours. A traditional world