Comprising 1,375 individual components and standing some 60 centimeters (or about 23.5 inches) tall, the one-of-a-kind Konstantin Chaykin Computus Easter Clock certainly belongs among the most complicated clocks ever made – and is, in fact, the most complicated Russian clock, according to Chaykin. For the forty-year-old Russian watchmaker, religion, in all its forms, and particularly their different calendars and symbolism, is a genuine passion. This is reflected in his previous clocks and watches with Christian, Hebrew, and Muslim symbols and calendars.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/konstantin-chaykin-computus-easter-clock/

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One of my favorite modern mechanical watchmakers Ressence today debuts their first dive watch with the Ressence Type 5. Based in Belgium and started by the truly passionate and innovative Benoit Mintiens, the Ressence concept is about creating an ultra-chic timepiece case filled with oil to create the illusion that it is one solid dial with almost invisible connections between the parts. You need to see these Ressence watches in person to truly understand how cool they look, but the concept also lends itself well to incredible legibility in most lighting conditions.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/ressence-type-5-oil-filled-dive-watch/

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A Casio G-Shock that offers analog time display, packs most functions you could possibly need, comes in steel on a bracelet and has a truly affordable price to boot? It's here, it's called the Casio G-Shock G-Steel GSTS110D-1A, and I was excited to see how this arguably more grown-up G-Shock faired on a day-to-day basis!http://www.ablogtowatch.com/casio-g-shock-g-steel-gsts110d-1a-watch-review/

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The Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Acciaio PAM655 is among the first pre-SIHH 2016 releases. It is no news that every year, Panerai debuts a number of new iterations and variations of its tried and proven designs – what is more surprising, though, is that even from what might appear to be a somewhat limited number of ingredients to work with, there still is room for firsts.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/panerai-radiomir-1940-3-days-automatic-acciaio-pam655/

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It happened earlier this year, at Baselworld 2015, that Omega added not one or two, but four new colorways to their Omega Speedmaster Dark Side Of The Moon watch (reviewed here), that they originally released in 2013. The "DSotM," as it is sometimes referred to, has been a resounding success - perhaps apart from the rather long waiting lists customers in some parts of the world had to endure as they anticipated the delivery of their Dark or Grey Side Of The Moon (hands-on here) watches. http://www.ablogtowatch.com/omega-speedmaster-dark-side-moon-watch-all-four-new-colorways/

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Panerai continues its run of smaller timepieces with the Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Acciaio 42mm PAM655, a preview of what's to be officially unveiled at SIHH 2016.http://www.watchesbysjx.com/2015/12/panerai-announces-white-dial-42mm.html

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Among the many things I didn't know about “Bremont Chronometers London” was that at their Silverstone facility, they hired a group of former Formula 1 engineers to work on their watches. The Silverstone office is part of a group of facilities near the world-famous race track mostly comprising places where dangerously fast cars are built. This is just one of their manufacture locations, and they will soon be expanding further, as they have already outgrown their watchmaking facility in Henley-on-Thames – a small town outside of London that is about one-and-a-half hours away (perhaps less if you are driving with a local). Why did Bremont hire race car engineers to make watch cases and parts? Because those are pretty much the only available guys in England who can understand the unique issues present in the watchmaking world who aren't traditionally trained watchmaking micro engineers. It is all about making very precise, very high-quality pieces in some manner of volume that allows any serious watch brand to operate.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/inside-bremonts-british-world-watch-making/

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Do you remember high school, sitting in art class, being instructed on how to make your mother an ashtray out of clay (those were different times) and realizing that you were completely hopeless when it came to ceramics? I sure do, and my lumpy, heart-ish shaped ashtray finally found its way into the garbage years later when we were going through old boxes. Shudder . . . http://quillandpad.com/2015/10/30/understanding-ceramics-now-used-for-watch-cases/

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