Vintage: Hosam Dive Watch

When readers visit The Time Bum, they expect to learn about cool watches that I have thoroughly researched and evaluated. They will gaze upon my magnificent photographs, marvel at my rich historical narrative, pore over the exhaustive technical data, and revel in my witty banter. Well, mostly. On a good day I only deliver a fraction of that promise. Today I have the temerity to present a watch I know absolutely nothing about. Seriously, this time I am asking you for all the information. You see, I went and bought an old Swiss dive watch called a Hosam, but what the heck's a Hosam? I've never heard of the thing, and my research has unearthed only the barest trace of information. 

As far as I can tell, Hosam Watch Ltd. of Bienne, Switzerland, was registered as a trademark by Hoga Watch Ltd. in 1955. They made wrist watches and pocket watches. At some point in the 1970s, they sold professional dive watches that were built by, and co-branded with, Squale, but my watch is not one of these. In 1972 Hoga merged with Auguste Reymond SA of Tramelan, Switzerland (ARSA), which is still in existence, although the Hosam brand is long defunct. 

I knew none of this when I stumbled upon this watch while browsing WatchRecon.com. A seller in Budapest listed it on the Watchuseek Sales Forum for $200. He had little information himself, but he knew it had an ETA 2872 in good working order, and he posted clear pictures of the watch and its movement. After it languished awhile, I reached out to him and negotiated a lower price. Ten days later, it arrived on my doorstep.

The round, 37mm case is brushed on top with polished sides, and bears the marks and dings of normal wear. The sides are flat with a beveled edge that travels the length of the watch and along the crown guards. The lugs taper to an 18mm gap. There is only a slight arc to the profile. The case back is simple, declaring its Swiss build, stainless steel case composition, Incabloc shock resistance, 20 atm water resistance, and antimagnetic shielding, which is an impressive set of specs. It also bears the number 754, but as this is stamped and not engraved like the other information, I suspect it is a serial number, not a reference number. 

The screw down crown operates smoothly. It has three positions for setting time, quick set date, and winding. It is unsigned, but shows light wear consistent with the case so I believe it to be original. ETA produced the 2872 in the 1970s and early 1980s. It is a 25 jewel automatic with a 40 hour power reserve and 28.8k beat rate, providing a smooth sweep. The movement winds and sets smoothly. I had modest expectations for accuracy, but so far it is only losing about 30 seconds per day. 

The high dome acrylic crystal has a hairline scratch or two, but nothing that can't be polished out. The dial and hands are perfectly clean with green lume that still generates a bright, but extremely short-lived, glow. I was watching it disappear as I tried to snap the picture. This is not surprising for an old watch, but it looks hot for those first 40 seconds!

The dial is lovely grayish brown color with a sun ray fade effect, shimmering in the light and appearing lighter at the center. The layout resembles that of the Rolex Explorer II 1655, "Steve McQueen" with its oversize inverted triangle and staggered index. A white framed 3 o'clock window shows the red-on-white date. The polished hands are straight, square end batons with split tips filled with lume. The second hand is orange. A rectangular base anchors it at the pin. Somehow, they managed to squeeze some text into here as well. It is printed in white, the delicate and modern sans serif typeface more wide than tall.

The bezel is clean and undamaged. Much to my delight, the insert is lovely dark blue in a shade falling somewhere between navy and midnight. It does not move. The bezel has a shallow coin edge, and one would think a 200 meter watch would have a functional dive timer, but I don't know if it is frozen by design or inactivity. Out of respect for its age, I have left it alone. The printing is a pale beige color that is so even, I suspect it was always this way and not white paint that yellowed with age. Regardless, the slightly softer color fits the blue/brown color scheme better than a bright white would have.

It arrived on a black rubber tropic style strap that I immediately replaced. I found the blue/brown colors worked best with brown leather so I chose a dark and oily Crown & Buckle Chevlon from the strap drawer. The Hosam's modest size and sophisticated palette make it a natural with a suit, and this is likely the way I will use it from now on. Heroic depth rating aside, it is unwise to test the water resistance of a 30 to 40 year old watch. Indeed, a glossy crocodile print dress strap may be in order as the old survivor enjoys its retirement in the comfort of The Time Bum's preferred, climate controlled environment. 

So there you have it. I found a well preserved timepiece of obscure provenance with a quality movement and took a chance. Now, for about the price of a common department store quartz, I have a unique Swiss made automatic. I just wish I knew more about it. I don't know much about the manufacturer, I have no model or reference number, I'm not even sure which decade it's from. For the purpose of my enjoyment of the watch, it really does not matter, but it is a minor mystery just begging to be solved. If you have any information, please comment below. 

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Martian Makes the Smart Watch You’ll Actually Wear

The Smartwatch industry has been taking off recently with a ton of new players. From industry titans like Apple and Samsung have come watches that are more integrated with their specific product suites. While these watches are cool in their own right, if you’re not ready to commit to a fully digital watch, it can be a bit much. For the old-school watch lovers out there, there are a few startups doing some more traditional watches that have smart aspects. At the forefront of this market is a company based out of Palo Alto called Martian.
Martian takes a unique view of the Smartwatch and works to add functionality to the classic watch, making it smart, rather than turning your wrist into a mini phone. The result are watches that can be worn in every scenario without standing out as something odd or different. Martian has a few great watches on the market, and I recently was able to test out and wear their Alpha T10. Needless to say, the watch has made a great impression and it is easy to recommend to anyone looking. I’ve worn the watch in all settings, from the office to dinner to travel, and it adds great functionality to your wrist without being overbearing.

The Alpha T10 is a full-featured smartwatch which is modeled after military watches. It maintains a simple, uncluttered design with a large stainless steel dial size featuring crisp numerals and indexes. Martian was able to sneak in at the bottom a centered OLED display and 24-hour clock that are both precise and easy to read at a simple glance. The watch will give you notifications such as texts, calendar events, Facebook notifications, and anything else you may want. It is especially helpful at times when it may be poor taste to check your phone, as the watch can give you the important information you need.
If you want a watch that is smart, but not overbearingly techy, Martian’s Alpha T10 is perfect for you.

Check it out

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Replica Watches Guide: Buying Your First Replica Watch

What To Expect From Replica Watches

If you're new to this whole replica watches world, industry, call it what you will, I'm sure you're baffled by all the options you have, from hundreds of online stores, to more watch brands than you ever thought existed. In this post, the emphasis won't be on reliable replica sites, rather on what a greenhorn should expect from his first replica watch.

I was introduced to replica watches about 13 years ago, by Theodore, a good friend of mine who was very much into Hip Hop and being in high school, you could only imagine how flashy my boy was. Baggy pants that I can't by this day understand how didn't fall off him, t-shirts that could easily fit three Mama Junes, Timberlands (keep in mind we were in Albuquerque) and lots of bling were always part of his daily ensemble.
He had a quite a few replica watches, the two most notable being a totally blinged-out Audemars Piguet replica and a Jacob & Co five time zone, the kind you would see in just about every Hip Hop video at that time. These Jacob & Co watches were heavily endorsed, I remember R. Kelly saying in one of his songs something like “I'm frozen thanks to Jacob the jeweler”.
But I digress… Since Theodore was always nagging me that I wasn't fly enough, he gave me a blinged-out Audemars Piguet replica for my birthday. That was my first replica. I had some basic knowledge about luxury watches at that time, I knew the bigger brands, but wasn't that knowledgeable about every collection and of course, about movements and what exactly makes a watch tick.
I'm not saying that I'm the ultimate replica watches guru, but I can say that I'm well acquainted to the replica industry and it took a lot of trial and error to get here. At times, it was very frustrating because it wasn't that easy to get your hands on a decent replica like it is today and a lot of money went down the drain.
Even though you can find more reliable replica sites than you could find back in the day ( read here how you recognize a good replica site), there are also a lot more shady dealers nowadays.

Introduction To Replica Watches

As you may already know, replica watches, like all genuine watches for that matter, are powered by an internal mechanism, called the movement. This can be either quartz or mechanical. Mechanical movements can be self-winding or manual wound (you have to wind them yourself, each couple of days or so, just like back in the day).
Quartz movements are a lot cheaper to produce than a mechanical movement, and are generally frowned upon by connoisseurs, despite the fact that they more accurate.
Of course, a mechanical movement is a lot more interesting from a horological point of view. High end watchmakers invest a lot of time in putting it together. The amount of work is, at most times, insane and the attention to detail is borderline obsessive.
When buying luxury watch, from Rolex, to Patek Philippe or any other brand you can think of, you're not paying only for the craftsmanship, you're also paying for the brand name.
Good replica watches offer you the image of a luxury watch, but there won't be any precious metals involved and they will be powered by different kind of movements, either Swiss or Asian made. Swiss movements are ETAs/Valjoux and Asian ones are mostly clones of the former. I'll write an in-depth article about movements in the future, but for now, let's leave it at.

What To Expect From Replica Watches

Replica watches come in all different shapes and sizes, quality varying from beautiful watches that can hardly be spotted as being a fake, to complete junk.
The best advice I can give you is to stick with better-known brands, because there is a high demand for them. Let's take Rolex for example, easily the most replicated watch around. Factories have gained a lot of experience over the years and nowadays, it isn't that hard to find a great looking Rolex replica, if you know where to look for it.
Besides choosing one of the popular luxury watch brands, you should go for simpler models (if you don't want your watch to be spotted as a fake, of course). Complications such as the tourbillon are called complications for a reason, they're difficult to make and also very costly, so you can't really expect from mass-manufactured replica watches to be exact copies of these haute horlogerie timepieces.
Basically, if you end up with a poor replica, and chances are you will at some point, you can't really expect much of it. You will feel the cheapness in it, without being a watch expert and of course, it will easily be spotted as a fake. I had cheap watches like this fall off my wrist while I was walking. One even ended up in the sewer.
From a true Grade A replica (like so many sellers love to call their replica watches), you can expect it to function for many years, provided you have it serviced from time to time, just like you should with ANY of your watches. If it's a Swiss ETA movement, the better. These are true work horses and will outlast you if properly taken care of. Keep in mind, genuine or fake, every wristwatch needs to be cleaned and oiled. Even quartz watches need a battery change once in a while.
You can also expect it to be extremely hard to identify as a fake. Here's a photo of two Breitling Superoceans, one real, one a replica. Which is which? I'll let you guess.

Breitling Superocean Replica Vs Real – Spot The Fake

Image Is Everything… Or Is It?

Another advice I want to give you regarding replica watches is to be careful about your image. Let's say you're a hardworking fellow, yet not very well paid, but you are passionate about watches. Obviously, you can't afford a rose gold Rolex watch, so no matter how great the Rolex replica on your wrist is, you can't really pass it as being the real deal. Replica watches are great alternatives for those who can somewhat afford the genuine model, but don't want to risk damaging it, getting mugged for it and so on. And of course, for those that love a certain watch, can't afford it and don't care about the image. A hat tip to them for their lack of hypocrisy!

Conclusions

Summing things up, with a little patience, you can expect from a replica watch to be a great timepiece. Again, do some research before buying, there are many sellers out there that are only after your money and I think my blog is one of the best proofs.
Oh, and please feel free to share your story about your first replica watch.

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Caravelle Stato di New York del Tempo

Nel mondo della moda molti progettisti hanno linee di abbigliamento e accessori per i diversi mercati. designer americano Ralph Lauren ha la sua firma Polo collezione, così come raccolta premi Black Label e Purple Label e una collezione Chaps prezzo più moderatamente. Designer Vera Wang offre moda made-to-order nella sua collezione omonima e più moderato prêt-à-porter con la sua Semplicemente Vera Wang abbigliamento e linea di accessori.
Molti orologiai hanno anche diversi mercati a più livelli pure. Rolex ha il loro premio, linea di alta gamma di orologi e la loro più conveniente orologi Tudor. Fossil ha la sua popolare linea di orologi di moda, così come la Reliquia più favorevole per linea di fossili.
E gli orologi Bulova hanno Caravelle New York orologi. Caravelle è stato sviluppato nel 1960 da Bulova in accordo con Citizen orologi per creare una linea economica di orologi. La disposizione a quel tempo era redditizio per Citizen, un marchio di orologi novizio in America. È interessante notare che, Citizen ha acquistato Bulova nel 2008 e ora possiede entrambi i marchi Bulova e Caravelle.
Recentemente Caravelle New York orologi era stato riposizionato come più di un marchio di orologi di moda a prezzi moderati. Una nuova enfasi è stata posta sugli aspetti di progettazione del marchio, con le nuove collezioni segnatempo creati e progettati a New York City.
Troverete tutte le ultime mode di oggi orologi per gli uomini e le donne di Caravelle New York by Bulova in vendita al rivenditore online eWatches.com, tra cui cronografo delle donne è aumentato in acciaio inox tono oro.
segnatempo Questa donna ultra-chic e alla moda ha un enorme cassa in acciaio gold-tone presentato su un bracciale a maglie tripla corrispondenza rosa. cristalli tondi scintillanti intarsiato sulla lunetta circondare il quadrante color oro rosa con tre contatori, le mani la spada lucido e arabi indici numerici.
Le caratteristiche includono movimento al quarzo di qualità dentro e resistenza all'acqua fino a 30 metri. Chronograph è di 38mm di diametro e 11 millimetri di spessore.
Trasporto libero e rendimenti gratuiti sono inclusi su tutti gli acquisti di orologi nazionali a eWatches.com.

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Breil Manta Vintage.

Orologi Carichi di un fascino senza tempo: sono Quelli Scelti da Breil Orologi
per riaffermare le proprie origini, un tuffo nel passato della storica Casa Madre Milanese per Scoprire Anche Il Lato autentico del marchio con Una collezione dal sapore d'epoca per orologi Che Si affermano Per una modernità unica e distintiva.
Breil Manta has been Una Storica Collezione di Orologi Breil, nata verso la multa degli Anni '70 e Gli Inizi degli Anni '80, il Che Già nel Quei Tempi ha rappresentato Una vera e propria rivoluzione nel Mondo della Orologeria.

Breil Manta Vintage

Nulla di strano per Orologi Breil Capace peccato Dalla sua Nascita, nel 1939, di Rappresentare l'avanguardia nel Mondo delle Lancette, dettando Regole ed anticipando Tendenze.
Prestazioni ed eleganza, tecnica ed estetica: Breil Manta era innovativa e proiettata verso il futuro.
Un orologio culto ed Uno stile unisex, Una spiccata impermeabilità segno di eccellenza Una tecnica nda Quali la luminescenza di indici e lancette e Colorazioni insolite (per quell'epoca) per casse e bracciali erano la "firma" che Faceva La Differenza.
Breil Manta insolita Anche per Comunicazione: Tra i primi Nella Scelta di icone femminili provenire Il Volto Di Una eroina del Mondo di Crepax, la bella e sensuale Valentina un Rappresentare Forza, Sensualità, audacia, istinto e passione Che Sono nel DNA di Breil Orologi.
Ora con Breil Manta Vintage il marchio Che NEGLI Anni '90 si RESE celebre per il claim "Toglietemi tutto TRANNE il mio Breil" Vuole riaffermare senza indugi le proprie origini.
Breil Manta Vintage E ora Una collezione Che si rivolge SIA ad un uomo ed una donna COMPOSTA da 12 Modelli Che toccano forme morbide e tonde venire geometrie Più squadrate colomba Anche I Colori Di bracciali e casse Sono il segno di autenticità a riaffermare Quanto DOPO 40 anni l'inalterabilità di Uno stile di Che ha Fatto la storia di un marchio. vedere di piu rolex Swiss e Tag Heuer Link

Uomo Edox 62004 3 AIN Les Vauberts GMT Data Guarda

Uomo Edox 62004 3 AIN Les Vauberts GMT Data Guarda Come Coordina il tuo look con un vestito a questo post parla di come diversi orologi vanno con abiti diversi. È possibile utilizzare una selezione di orologi per una varietà di eventi. Uno sguardo al ti offre tutto quello che vuoi quando una persona pensa di acquisire un orologio, uno appare fondamentalmente per essere come in avanti attualmente in fase di ulteriore classe e supplementari fino ad oggi. Nel mondo di oggi, un godere è assolutamente nulla, ma un nome aggiuntivo per la moda. Non è assolutamente un pezzo di tempo più ma tutto ciò che si buffo in eccesso di per quando si vede la vostra auto indossare per il design che ti presenta. Uomo Edox 62004 3 AIN Les Vauberts GMT Data Watch 4 Raccomandazioni di shopping per una vista GPS Se siete stati stringenti circa il vostro sport e, probabilmente, i preferiti sono in esecuzione, arrampicata, mountain bike, scalare montagne, snowboard, windsurf, anche sport interessanti come bungee jump e paracadutismo, il GPS osservano tutto può essere la scelta ideale di attrezzature per il monitoraggio, la misurazione buono come guida i tuoi ulteriormente più prestazioni. Uomo Edox 62004 3 AIN Les Vauberts GMT Data Guarda vedere di piu copia rolex e Breitling Chronospace

Casa di Dave per Wayward da polso

Preso due nuovi-to-mi guarda, uno è un fine, alta battito Waltham, orologio ferita mano:

Si tratta di un orologio sorprendentemente pulito, con un movimento di 8 punti base (28.800 BPH) che mantiene grande momento. Non ho nemmeno lucidato il cristallo. Appena rimosso un po 'sporco e metterlo su un bracciale in metallo.
Il mio secondo find (che era gratis, dal momento che io sono un cliente 'buono') è un quarzo Seiko orologio 1990. E 'stato in forma abbastanza dispiaciuto quando ho capito:

Piuttosto triste alla ricerca di un orologio che probabilmente costerà circa $ 100 nuova, a soli 20 anni fa! Bene, qui è dove Brasso e qualche duro lavoro entrano in gioco!

Dopo circa 10 minuti di lucidatura e pulizia, questo è il risultato. Ci sono ancora un paio di graffi, e ci sono alcune piccole crepe, ma ora è di nuovo un orologio utilizzabile. Essa ha anche una cassa in acciaio, quindi è un sostituto perfetto per la mia base in metallo Timex battitore. Sarà un battitore, ma quello che un battitore. Design Super pulito per il viso e le mani, con il giorno e la data, e meglio di tutti, si tratta di un Seiko.
Nel caso ve lo stiate chiedendo, "Casa per Wayward da polso" non era la mia idea, devo ringraziare Ricky Lee sul Guarda Forum Poor Man . Egli mi ha ispirato per salvare alcuni orologi davvero cestinati. vedere di piu rolex imitazioni e Rolex Yachtmaster