Hublot Joins Team Alinghi for 2010 America’s Cup Defense
Hublot and Alinghi announced yesterday that Hublot has committed to support Alinghi’s campaign in the 33rd America's Cup. Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver (photo right) joined Alinghi team president Ernesto Bertarelli at Alinghi’s training base in Genoa, Italy for the announcement. Alinghi will defend against the challenger, Larry Ellison’s BMW Oracle yacht, in the waters off Ras al-Khaimah, UAE, beginning on February 8, 2010. Hublot has always had close links with the world of yachting – through its name, which means ‘porthole’ in French, through its partnerships with prestigious sailing clubs such as Yacht Club Monaco and Real Club Nautico de Palma, and through sponsorship deals with numerous races and yachts. Jean-Claude Biver is thrilled with the new partnership: “We had the chance to admire the yacht as it left the yard, and when it first took to the water on Lake Geneva. It is a magnificent boat and it represents the essence of Swiss expertis

HourTime Podcast Episode 3 - The Golden Hand
Episode three of the quickly evolving podcast how HourTime (starring myself and John Biggs) is now online.We discuss some winners of the watch industry version of the Oscars, the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve 2009. Winners included Richard Mille, Greubal Forsey, the Hublot Black Caviar $1 million watch, Audemars Piguet and A. Lange & Sohne.We also discuss the watch business - what groups own what brands, how well they are doing, and like that. Then, we say a few words about Panerai, and more about how accurate watch making was so protected and why - more fascinating military and historic talk, including how Swiss watches used to be junk, while the American watches were the best. More on that topic in the next show. We end by reminiscing about our first watches.This time we invite you to comment on HourTimeShowwatches-dealer, so listen to the show and then respond.Listen to HourTime episode 3 here.Download or stream directly here.

Could you provide an email contact for the AP Service Center in FL?
Could you guys provide me with an email contact for the AP service center in Florida? I tried searching on the forum because I have seen it posted in the past.I am thinking about getting my AP Diver serviced and the case re-finished.If you know, could you confirm whether AP would do a case re-finish without servicing the movement?Thanks!

A Question On Crystal Service Replacements
Hello learned Rolex colleagues,Crystal replacement in a Rolex service is usually a routine procedure. I was wondering if the replacement crystal now has AR coating over the cyclops lens like the modern configuration?Thanks in advance.

116660 vs 16600
I was told by someone that the 16600 is actually more top heavy and floppy on the wrist then the Deep Sea...???Any one who has owned both please enlighten me...