Good. The entire idea cheapens the brand names involved.

You’re an MD, and you honestly don’t know how an ultrasound machine works?

It’s a Chinese movement, and I’m not nearly at a point where I’m willing to pay even as much as this Baltic costs for a watch with a Chinese movement, micro-rotor or no.

Shhh! That’s exactly how Rolex, Omega, etc. regulate their watches. It’s the industry’s dirty little secret.

Yes. They’re garbage watches at an exhorbitant price. I generally have high regard for Swatch Group, but the entire “Luxury Brand x Swatch” thing is an embarrassment.

Find a more competent person to service and adjust your watch. You’ll never get quartz accuracy, but that’s hardly the point of buying a mechanical watch. And in any event, -10/+10 is very achievable for that movement.

No, it is not a Speedmaster homage. The Rolex 6238 (“Pre-Daytona”) was created when NASA requested submissions from Rolex and several other brands, including Omega, for a competition to choose an official “space program watch”. Entries had to meet a certain set of specifications, set by NASA, then those entries were subjected to testing. Omega won out after testing, and Rolex went on to release a modified version of their own entry as the Daytona.

The Powermatic 80 family of movements are unfairly maligned, and horribly underrated.

Still less obnoxious than Christopher Ward’s branding.

The watch world is a crazy place. After all, the MoonSwatch was based directly upon the observation that there’s a sucker born every minute, and it still received all sorts of hype.

Unless you own in Vostok, in which case I hope your fingers don’t tire easily.

Just as an FYI, I love the look of the inner rotating bezel, but the freely spinning crowns (as most seem to be) which controls them drives me mad. Far too easy to get knocked out of position. If anyone has recommendations of watches – of any style – with a rotating inner bezel that can be “locked” in place, please share!

I’m not particularly fond of this piece, but credit to CW for finally beginning to grasp the concept that people don’t enjoy seeing their name/logo plastered all over the dial of their watches.

If the brand logo is stupid and/or intrusively placed, forget it. Looking squarely at you, Christopher Ward.

Annoys me even more that for 1/3 of the month the moon phase display will be partially blocked by the stupid small pointer date.

If you’re actively crossing time zones, you absolutely want the traveler. But if you’re just sitting at home or at a desk and want to track a second time zone, the caller will serve you fine.

Perhaps only me, but I appreciate the under-the-radar positioning of certain upscale brands such as Zenith. People who know, know. And as those folks are more likely to be real watch enthusiasts, it’s almost like a secret handshake or password or something. Just more fun.

Yes, but it’s fixable. Just admit to your Mom that you stole her watch, and return it to her. I’m sure she’ll forgive you.