Grand Opening Of The Hublot 2 Manufacture In Nyon, Switzerland
Tuesday, September 29th 2015, saw the official opening of Hublot 2, Hublot's new workspace that adds a massive 8,000 m2 to their operational space. Located in Nyon, a literal stone's throw from Hublot 1 (built in 2009), Hublot 2 will enable the brand?to delve deeper into the manufacturing process, conduct more essential research and development, and increase their assembly and after-sales production �C a pressing necessity given the explosion of popularity the brand has enjoyed over the past decade.The new Hublot 2 Manufacture...Standing next to, but most certainly not in the shadow of, Hublot 1, Hublot 2 is larger than its predecessor and perhaps even more ambitious. It would be too clean cut to suggest Hublot 2 will be "superior" to Hublot 1, rather this new build is a site expansion that will enable Hublot to split the responsibilities of their buildings as they see fit....and the "original", Hublot 1 manufacture.A good deal of Hublot 1 has been migrated to Hublot 2, which currently

Omega Watches Will Be "Officially Certified" By New Swiss METAS Certification, COSC Abandoned
Today, Omega has announced some very exciting news in regard to how it will certify the performance and accuracy of their timepieces with in-house produced movements. In short, Swiss Omega watches will abandon COSC Chronometer certification in favor of a new and more comprehensive certification by the Swiss government controlled METAS agency. One major reason for this is that moving forward more and more Omega watches will contain the company's Master Co-Axial technology which includes both a unique type of escapement as well as anti-magnetic properties. According to parent company the Swatch Group, Omega is about to offer what possibly is the most comprehensive and extensive way of certifying a mechanical watch. Let's see what?all this means in practice.Watches, and especially higher-end ones are sometimes sold with certain certificate issued by third parties �C the most common being the COSC chronometer certificate (Rolex is COSC's biggest customer).? COSC Chronometer certification is

Good price for an Orange PO 42mm on bracelet?
Hey guys, I've been looking at purchasing an orange PO 42mm on bracelet. I've seen used ones going for 1700-2000, are those all good prices on used POs? What are the going prices for new ones at an AD? I don't know if I should pull the trigger on an used one or go for a new one if there are real good deals at an AD.It would be awesome to hear what you guys think since I'm new to Omegas.

First Panera
I am about to purchase my first panerai. My question is around size...42 vs 44 vs 47...I now wear a 39.5 IWC Portuguese that wears big but wars perfectly on me...But the panerai 44 and 47 mm sizes concern me as bring too overpowering. Average size wrist, etc. Thoughts?

When I point the spotlight
in the right position this dial will really shine in a great way.