Dubey & Schaldenbrand Returns to America with New Collection
Dubey & Schaldenbrand, the boutique Swiss watch brand founded by Georges Dubey and Rene Schaldenbrand in 1946 and known for its art deco design, has announced its return to North America in 2012. Owner Jonatan Gil, who bought the company in 2009, has established Dubey & Schaldenbrand Americas, which will distribute the brand in the U.S. and Canada.The Dubey & Schaldenbrand Americas team is made up of members of the Daaboul family; father Maurice, son Christopher and daughter L��a. Maurice Daaboul is a 30-year veteran of the watch and jewelry industry and has been an international overseas distributor for brands such as Universal Gen��ve, Breitling, Favre Leuba, Fortis, and Eterna. Christopher Daaboul, director of sales and marketing, explained how the collaboration came about: Dubey & Schaldenbrand Americas, Inc. began when a mutual Swiss family friend put us in touch with the Gil family, who had been looking for a knowledgeable, ambitious, and long-term oriented team to

In-Depth: Hands-On With The Henry Graves Jr. Patek Philippe Supercomplication
Today is a very big day for us Patek Philippe lovers �C it is the day that this great Genevan company will unveil its celebratory timepieces for its 175th birthday. I am in Geneva to cover this at length when the curtain lifts later tonight, but before we get to that, I thought today was as good a day as any to show you a little something special. Since starting HODINKEE over six years ago, I've gotten to see some incredibly important, and rare, timepieces. Pieces like split-seconds chronographs from Rolex, an Hermes-signed Paul Newman Daytona, a unique chronometer grade Patek owned by a disgraced Texas attorney (and NOT by the guy from Fight Club, ever), and even a platinum 2499 owned by Eric Clapton. I've seen the first Grand Complication ever made by Patek Philippe, and more than a few mega-timepieces owned by the most important timepiece collector in history, New York banker Henry Graves Jr. But the one dream watch that I hadn't been able to touch in the metal was in fact the dreami

Bracelet tight
on AP hornback strap either too tight (hole 4) or too loose (hole 5)i prefer too tight because no slip on wristis this bad for springbars ? if tight, is there tension on the springbars ? will it break after some years or not ?dont want it coming off wrist then it will be very loose thank you ...

Wife surprised...
Special anniversary needed a special gift.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Daytona or day date president?
Firstly I would like to take the time to introduce myself as a new member. My name is Jay and I am in the UK. I am 28 and a passionate rolex lover/collector. I would like to Eventually get into the trade of buying / selling rolex's, building a good name for myself whilst I do so. My brother is a horologist and the passion for timepieces runs through our genes. So Hi everyone and nice to meet you all :)Here is my question.I have ��10,000 to spend on my next rolex purchase, not significant to most of you but its enough to me. With that being said I want to make sure I do the right thing. All of your opinions are crucial to me so please don't hold back. I am looking at either a 1998 Daytona bi metal 116523, or a classic day-date president. The president also has a factory champagne & diamond dial with an aftermarket diamond bezel (I know about aftermarket :-( ). There is just one problem with the president... the serial number is slightly worn and I can't quite make out if the first di