Niall is a new watch company based out of Kansas City, Missouri, here in the USA, and is part of an emerging trend of micro timepiece makers in the US that seem to be popping up all over the place. I have a feeling that much of this is an extension of the "Shinola-effect," a term I just came up with to describe how entrepreneurial types in America are seeking to get a portion of the luxury watch market by leveraging a "home grown" angle to watch making.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/niall-one-mechanical-watches-claim-made-american-parts/

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Introducing the Roger Dubuis Hommage Minute Repeater Tourbillon Automatic by Kyle Stults on September 30, 2014 http://blog.perpetuelle.com/watches/introducing-the-roger-dubuis-hommage-minute-repeater-tourbillon-automatic/

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To watch collectors, the term “Frankenwatch” is pejorative, suggesting an impure timepiece cobbled together from parts of questionable origin and vintage. But ask those same collectors to name the best constituent parts from any watch and you’ll be in for a rousing debate, which will eventually produce an imaginary watch that only a mad doctor could love.http://gearpatrol.com/2014/09/30/building-the-perfect-watch/

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The new Midsize collection now makes the Portofino line from IWC Schaffhausen attractive to watch lovers who prefer a slightly smaller timepiece. http://news.watchprosite.com/?show=forumpost&fi=112&pi=6613323&ti=953443

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Angus Davies provides an in-depth review of the Alpina Extreme Diver 300 Chronograph Automatic. This diver's watch offers robust construction, a chronograph and incredible value for money. http://www.escapementmagazine.com/articles/alpina-extreme-diver-300-chronograph-automatic---in-depth-watch-review-by-escapement.html

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Today, we take a look at five of the most prestigious manually wound traditional chronographs currently on the market. Their names should come as no surprise: Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, A. Lange & Sohne and F.P. Journe. http://www.hautetime.com/gears-war-top-5-manually-wound-chronographs/58992/#.VCvxJQWv52Y.twitter

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Fonderie 47, the company whose premise it was to use luxury product dollars to help clear Africa of AK-47 assault rifles released their first luxury watch, the Inversion Principle Tourbillon, in 2013. The mega-challenging timepiece was designed by Switzerland-based watch creator Adrian Glessing and produced by David Candaux, and focused on the idea of putting a series of retrograde indicators around a centrally-mounted tourbillon. http://www.ablogtowatch.com/fonderie-47-inversion-principle-tourbillon-watch-red-gold/

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