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Mar 10 2010

Haurex homage of Seiko Spacewalk

Or maybe not really, but for the price of $189.99, it's a nice toy.

Especially when you consider the price of the real ones...

However, nothing can buy you a dream, but a dream. :)

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Mar 9 2010

Strobeshnik clock

Doesn't look practical (mostly because of noise), but pretty cool gadget. :)

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Mar 3 2010

My watches crowns post

By the way, for those who had bookmarked the link to my watches crowns post, the address has changed.

Instead of:

http://live.prokhorenko.us/2009/08/watches-are-all-about-crowns.html

it's now:

http://live.prokhorenko.us/watches-are-all-about-crowns

Unfortuntely, I don't know how to make this post "sticky", like people do with future-marking the posts on LiveJournal, to make them always visible on the top. Hopefully Posterous guys will tell us what's the best way to do this here.

P.S. And you can also find it on my Blogger at http://prokhorenko.blogspot.com/2009/08/watches-are-all-about-crowns.html

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Feb 24 2010

Is it swiss?

It's made in heaven, man...

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Feb 21 2010

ONE MILLION $

THAT'S WHAT I CALL EXPENSIVE, BUT WORTH THE MONEY.

P.S. Yes, I'm over excited about them. :)

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Feb 2 2010

Русский часовщик проектирует часы

Несмотря что по дизайну часы очень на любителя (по-крайней мере, пока что), идея просто замечательная и я постараюсь проследить за судьбой. Интересно, найдет ли применение мой обзор "заводных головок" в данном проекте (http://live.prokhorenko.us/2009/08/watches-are-all-about-crowns.html) :)

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Nov 9 2009

Invicta's Russian Diver for $99

You've got less then 24 hours to purchase this Russian Diver's inspired watch by Invicta for just $99. That's is a pretty nice deal.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000R7K3MQ/iwhite-20

They put Swiss quartz movement in, screw-down crown with a cap, very attractive rubber bracelet with buckle, decent lume and 53 mm in diameter (not including crown).

With MSRP of $575 (ridiculous, like there is anybody who pays MSRP for Invicta), however the regular price rarely goes down the $200 bucks and typically is around $249 for a piece.

Give it a shot. Pretty decent watch for those who like the Russian Diver's style but doesn't want to break a bank for it.

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Oct 28 2009

Russian officials know watches

Russian politicians watches 35

Yeah, Russians know watches. :) Photos of Russian officials and their watches, starts from a little bit more $1K for a piece topping with $1M for a piece. Nice.

P.S. Don't ask why economy sucks.

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Oct 23 2009

Seiko Izul

One of the greatest watches you can see. Very rare, I should say. Rather big, I think something around 50 mm. The bad thing is that they are probably Japanese only versions and if found, will retail for not less then $8,000. But definitely an eye-stopper.

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Oct 22 2009

Shopping for watches movements

So I have entered into an alliance with Sea-Gull of China and Soprod of Switzerland, and will be offering their movements. Unless we offer a special Vintage piece, we will NOT be offering ANY ETA based watches. This is not saying I am limiting the range to these companies; other options are still being investigated.

While movement choice, as both technically and price driven, it is more, an ethical choice.

Great post about making a movements choice by Orange Watch Company (ORANGE). What problems do small watches manufacturers face from the very first steps of watchmaking.

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About Olexandr Prokhorenko

My name is Olexandr Prokhorenko, but you probably also know me as Alexander Prohorenko or "white". I am Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Sun Certified Systems Administrator for Solaris (SCSA) and Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP), and this helps me to be a better IT entrepreneur. I used to write tech articles, but don't have time for this anymore.

My projects are CPGjobs & CPGjoblist, Extracom (acquired in 2002), dt-Source, BossTalks, iTunes' CyrFix, Shotscreen, Strawlink, Atomkeep, Everytalks and Budgetler.

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