Giveaway: Vintage Omega Speedmaster Mark 4.5 Watch

You lucky readers get a treat this month. A chance to win a very special watch from a very special collector and aBlogtoRead.com sponsor. Out of Max Busser's (the "MB" in MB&F) personal collection is this circa 1974 Omega Speedmaster Mark 4.5 watch. In steel and about 42mm wide, this beauty is in quite good condition with a movement that was just serviced by MB&F's watch makers!

Inside the watch is an Omega movement that is a base automatic Lemania 5100. The 5100 is quite famous and has some interesting complications. While it might look like a Valjoux 7750 at first glance, the 5100 uses the central dial for counting both the seconds and the minutes, while the movement also has a synchronized 24 hour indicator the helps with military time and serving as a day/night indicator. This model is a euro version - so it has the days of the week in French. To learn more about this Omega Speedmaster watch, please check out this article by the late and great "Omega king" Chuck Maddox. Pieces like this watch range in value from about $1,500 - $2,000 and are not very common. So enter for a chance to win this one!

On Happiness

Someone asks me what on earth happiness means? I can’t give you the exact definition of it, but I’m sure if you love and help others, you’ll get it.
I’ll never forget an old lady. She lives in a small house alone. It’s said that her husband and her son died in a traffic accident. How bitter her life is!But the old lady often helps others with a smile. Whenever it snows, she is always the first to clean the paths. She looks after several children living nearby. I am one of them. I often remember the stories she told us and her kind smile. Perhaps she is unlucky, but I think she is a happy person. Her life is full of laughter and love.
But I’m sad to see some people getting their happiness in bad ways.They speak loudly in cinemas and meeting rooms; they destroy trees to enjoy themselves and they laugh at others’ shortcomings. Perhaps they feel happy at that time, but they will never get true happiness because they have lost their personality.
Now I know what happiness is. It means kindness, love and
unselfishness. Above all, only bringing happiness to others can make you yourself get it.

Juliette Lewis Attends the Premiere of ’127 Hours’

Juliette Lewis was spotted attending the premiere of ‘127 Hours’ which is Danny Boyle’s latest piece of work (starring the delicious James Franco and the sultry French vixen Clémence Poésy of course). Dressed in a svelte floral strapless mini-dress, Juliette was in full cool girl mode, smiling enthusiastically for the cameras while giving off a carefree vibe. Juliette has her ups and downs when it comes to dressing up (from feather head-dresses to Dolce & Gabbana frocks) but lately she’s been finding a healthy balance between fashionable and original.
Although it doesn’t take a genius to fling on a floral dress and a pair of heels, it’s that simmering attitude and powerful stance which shows off Juliette’s obvious flare for standing apart from the Kate Hudsons and Katherine Heigls of the acting world – although lately she has been cast as ‘the quirky friend in the background’ she often outshines them all!

Invicta Watches – Invicta Men’s Russian Diver White Rubber Watch 4656 Review

The Invicta 4656 is a model bewitching, gutty looking watch with quick-witted blend of old-fashioned and Ionic look.Cheap Replica Watches With pasty lively strap and highly contrasting clouded Ionic plated immaculate steel surrounds, the watch is a illustrious addition to any man’s wardrobe. Belonging to the renowned family of Russian diver watches from Invicta watches, that watch is an eye catcher with it’s bewitching pasty dial and it’s solitary dashing design. The charming white dial has clouded hands and Arabic numerals. The watch has a motionless date calendar and the date display is conveniently located at 12 o’clock position. The acceptable buckle type clasp on the plastic lively wristband gives expert fitting. Simple earlier assuming design of the illustrious 64 mm case gives the watch an brave look with distinguished accents. The Russian diver series of watches from Invicta watches are normally designed almost on one worn over a diver’s suit. These watches are usually thundering as compared to habitual wrist watches and have extravagant numerals and hands for undemanding readability of time sunken and uniformed. This watch features model clear-cut and unmistakable swiss quartz movement. The watch is likewise hermetic up to 100 meters (330 feet). The bezel color is pasty and is not to mention clouded ion plated immaculate steel, which goes very well with the inclusive look and feel of the watch. Overall, the Invicta 4656 is a shared beauty of clouded and pasty, with colossal combination of both of these colors in the dial as well case and rubber strap. This plastic lively strap watch is may be what you need alongside time when you go expired on a vacation, or undeviating when you feel the need for a brave look. This stately timepiece can likewise be a good companion on your alongside beach vacation.

Philip Stein Watches: An Overview

I was so excited to bring this video to you all! I absolutely LOVE Philip Stein watches! I only have two but I hold them in high regard; they are my favorite watches. Do you have one? What has been your experience? You truly have to FEEL it to believe it! Rate, comment and SUBSCRIBE! Love, ~sP Check out the Philip Stein Official Website! www.philipstein.com Follow me on Twitter! http Add me on Facebook! www.facebook.com ***Disclaimer*** All (or any if mentioned) of the products featured in my video were all purchased with my own money with exception to the Karmissie Threader which I stated was sent to me as a gift. I receive no compensation nor do have any affiliation with the company and/or companies mentioned. All of my reviews are brutally honest, whether it pleases the brand or not. I keep it real! ~sP


www.thewatch88.com The Burberry mens watch is the ultimate in fashion luxury with a timeless style. It exudes elegance and simplicity. Most men’s fashion watches are bold and commanding in presence, which men love. This is certainly true in the Burberry line. It’s the only watch brand in the world that can look modern while having a classical elegance and charm that can only come from a company that’s over 150 years old. The Burberry company is mainly known for the tartan design of the straps. This classic tartan pattern is sought after by both men and women alike as it is the classical choice for this brand. However, the Burberry mens watch as well as some of the women’s watches are now branching out into new patterns and styles for those who like variety. The Burberry mens watch dominates the high-end accessory market for males. This is certainly true of their latest men’s watch design. The newest design is a stainless steel chronographic watch that is crafted with the same precision you’d expect from any Burberry timepiece. It is ready to wear and comes with a stainless steel dial etched with the iconic Burberry tartan checks. The strap is durable and comfortable and is both masculine and stylish at the same time. Burberry is famous for using fine leather, expensive fabrics, and stainless steel in their watch construction. The wrist bands are always adjustable, sometimes with a clasp and sometimes with a T-bar. You’ll definitely feel elegant when wearing a Burberry …
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Cartier Astroregulateur Watch Flies In Space

2011 might be the "Astro" year for Cartier. Last year's Cartier Rotonde Astrotourbillon was such a hit that 2011 will have at least two new "Astro" watches. One will be the Calibre Astrotourbillon (with the Rotonde's existing movement), while this one is something totally different. The "Astroregulateur" (Astroregulator) has an escapement that is connected to the automatic rotor - that is mounted on the front of the dial.
This concept is really confusing if you don't see it in action. Thankfully there is a short video by SJX of the Purists on YouTube that we can check out that confirms what I assumed about how the movement worked. All of this is part of Cartier not letting down the fight in terms of showing the world how much they have to offer the watch nerd - as well as the style lover.

The Astroregulator has an escapement and subsidiary seconds dial that spins freely with the rotor. The seconds hand still goes around the dial each minute, but the dial itself is spins around. According to Cartier, this system is supposed to work a lot like a tourbillon in theory (which itself works more or less only in theory. The escapement is adjusted in a vertical position. With the system, gravity keeps it pointed "up" while the watch is in a vertical position. When the watch is horizontally aligned, none of this matters.

Zenith's Christophe Colomb watch works on this same principle - but with the watch in any orientation. The Cartier is likely to be a bit more wearable though, though the two watches aren't exactly trying to compete with one another (as far as I know). The movement inside the watch is the Manufacture Cartier MC 9800. Great that it is an automatic (duh, given the rotor on the front), and has the time dial off-centered to the upper part of the dial. The movement has a power reserve of 80 hours. The back of the Astroregulator is nice with a double Cartier "C" motif.

I am still loving Cartier's signature look for their in-house made movement watches. They use engraved dials with applied black color to make them pop nicely. No doubt the Astroregulator isn't a breeze to read, but a collector's piece like this isn't supposed to be Mr. legible. Really looking forward to seeing this think in action!
What fascinates me is how these highly technically looking watches as transforming Cartier's style. There is a lot of Cartier DNA in these very high-end manufacture movement pieces, but the designs are getting more futuristic and complex - Cartiers of the future!

The watch is large in a 50mm wide case! That is rather big for a Cartier. It has a niobium-titanium case. Not sure what that allow is all about, but I will find out soon. The watch crown is either in titanium or in 18k white gold with a sapphire crystal cabochon. Cartier is limiting the production of the Astroregulator to just 50 pieces. Not sure about price right now. Strap is black alligator (because I know you cared).

OMEGA’s Hall of Fame

OMEGA has been responsible for some of the most important innovations in the history of watchmaking: mechanical watches with unmatched precision, chronographs which have been to the Moon, and more than a century of the industry’s best series production movements. The Hall of Fame introduces some of our highlights.

Master watchmaker and inventor George Daniels is confident about the enduring appeal of mechanical wristwatches. Their continued popularity is ensured, he said, “by their qualities: they are historic, technical, intellectual, aesthetic, useful and even amusing. These properties have sustained the popularity of mechanical watches through the ages and are bound to carry it well into the future.”

In OMEGA’s long history, the brand has created an enormous number of timepieces made important by their technical innovation, their unique design, their precision or the role they played in history.

OMEGA is dedicating this section of the website to some of the great watches we have produced over the years. For each of these timepieces which represent such an important part of our history, we will also present a wristwatch from our current catalogue which has a direct, linear connection to its famous ancestor.