Breitling At The Reno Air Races
One of the major timepiece archetypes is the pilot (or aviation) watch. There are numerous brands with products that fit this category, a segment which is attractive to anyone with a fetish for flight or planes. Some brands have an actual history with aviation, some try to produce the best possible pilot watch for today, and many others simply try to emulate the concept of a stylish pilot watch. Anyone interested in aviation watches will have a range of models to choose from.For a lot of people that choice is very easy. Actual pilots (both civilian and military) choose or aspire to own a Breitling watch. Those aren't words from Breitling themselves. The Swiss brand does indeed have an historic connection to aviation going back a few generations, but that isn't really important to me. Why? Well because a lot of brands can accurately state that. The last hundred years of aviation didn't have just a few watch makers producing instruments and wristwatches for pilots. It was the combined ef

Introducing: The Grand Seiko Spring Drive 8 Day Power Reserve, A Rare Example Of Japanese Haute Horo
I think every hardcore watch nerd dreams of owning a piece hand-crafted by Seiko's Micro Artist Studio in Shiojiri, located in Japan's central Nagano region. The Micro Artist Studio is a tiny subset of the Seiko manufacture that is the absolute elite unit, responsible for hand-crafting not only the incredible Eichi II, but also the Credor Minute Repeater and Sonnerie. Today, for the first time, we saw a Grand Seiko that was given the Micro Artist treatment, and it did not disappoint. 1 OF 3 First, one must understand that the craftsman in the Micro Artist Studio are top, top tier. They are the group that visits no one short of Mr. Philippe Dufour with some regularity, and the group that Mr. Dufour to this day holds in extremely high regard. This is true high-end finishing of the highest order, an until now, this has been reserved for Credor product. I'd always wondered why we never saw an insanely high-end Grand Seiko, and now we have. 2 OF 3 Eve

Undecided!
Hi allI'm really contemplating on purchasing my first AP piece But I'm undecided whether to go for the 26300st or 15400st!I know main difference is of course one being a chrono and 39mm, and the other 41mm with a exhibition case back and just plain standard dial.Which would you fellow members on here go for? Many thanks Ken Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Seamaster Banana Dial
Hello everyone,I would like to know if anyone has info regarding this version of the seamaster- the banana seamaster from the 60's. I haven't seen this come up in the forums and it seems to be highly collectible... Anyone have this is in their personal collection? Thanks

Does Rolex still make blue lapis dials ?
Does anyone know if Rolex still offers the blue lapis dials? The Mrs. was admiring a Datejust 31 with a beautiful lapis dial.They seem very hard to find.