WatchTime’s August iPad App is Now Available
In this issue we take an in-depth look at one of the most important watches of the year, Patek Philippe’s new reference 5270 perpetual calendar chronograph with in-house movement. We test Zenith's Captain Grande Date Moonphase and the Cartier Calibre de Cartier with the brand’s first in-house automatic movement. Our Baselworld review presents 40 new watches and Joe Thompson’s Baselworld business analysis. Our profile of watchmaking genius Ludwig Oechslin includes an exclusive audio excerpt in which he discusses meeting Rolf Schnyder and creating Ulysse Nardin’s Trilogy of Time. As always, the iPad edition contains exclusive content, including 45 image galleries, 28 web links and 3 videos.Beyond enhanced content, WatchTime’s iPad app lets you search, navigate between pages quickly, display all pages as thumbnails, bookmark pages, read in landscape or portrait mode, zoom text and images, view pages as text only, and read online or off. Each issue is stored i

New strap for my B1
Hello!!I just got this strap. Hirsch Grand Duke blue. Really nice strap for my blue B1. uploadfromtaptalk1397730519046.jpg

Let's Tear The Back Off A Speedy !!!
Tired of looking at the insides of Rolexes...Let's take a look at what makes the Speedy tick..First, of course, we need some tools:....And, of course, a Speedy...And, something for the Case-back. I like L-G tools...Made in the USA. This L-G CWR-600, Waterproof Case Wrench should do the job.. The Speedy back has 6 slots, so I have it set to just use the two opposing positions with the notch sockets. If it had an odd number of slots or holes I would use all three sockets:First step is to remove the bracelet to make it easier to work with:The watch head needs to be secure to avoid slipping etc., so we clamp it up:Carefully using the LG Case Tool, we crack it a bit, ensure no crud is under the case lip, clean things a bit, then voila, we pop off the cover:The Speedy also has an inner cover that sits over the movement:Inside we find one of my favorite movements, the Lemania 1861... Very close to the early 60's 321 MoonWatch movements but with more modern upgrades...Have to keep up with te

Patek launches new business
Patek is taking an ownership share in the Swisspost. To commemorate the fact they have officially launched the cheapest official limited edition Patek Philippe product to compete with Swatch and Casio.

My first Panerai and removing the crown guard.
Just got my PAM-112 today and I'm pretty much extatic.Just wanted to ask if it would be sensible to remove the two screws holding the crown guard in place to dettach it. The crown guard is full of gunk (because I bought a used one) and I would like to run it in my ultrasound cleaner (basically suspend it into water that's vibrating really fast). Do you see any reason not to?