Wake-Up Time: 5 Luxury Watches With Mechanical Alarms
They’re not as sexy as tourbillons or as impressively complicated as perpetual calendars, but mechanical alarm watches may possess one of the more useful complications for a weary traveler or an overworked executive who might need a little reminder about that big board meeting. In a way, it’s curious that more watch brands haven’t embraced them. Here are five worth noting.The Blancpain Villeret R��veil GMT, part of the brand’s classically styled Villeret collection, features a mechanical alarm as well as a second-time-zone indication. A subdial at 3 o'clock, with 12 hour markers and two hands, displays the time programmed for the alarm, which is set via a push-piece at 8 o'clock, which engages a column wheel.? An On/Off indicator at 1 o'clock shows the wearer at a glance whether or not the alarm is activated. The alarm's chime is produced by a hammer striking a gong. The watch's GMT function uses a center-mounted, blued serpentine hand (a Blancpain hallmark) to

Breitling Cockpit B50 Watch With Exclusive New SuperQuartz Movement
In-house quartz watch movements at Breitling? Pretty much, "yes," with the new Breitling Cockpit B50 timepiece in their Professional collection of watches. OK, so let's start by talking about the whole "in-house quartz" part of the conversation, as it is perhaps the most interesting, outside of the design of the watch. For years, Breitling has been sourcing high-end thermocompensated quartz movements from Swiss ETA. These come in a few varieties, but are contained in all the quartz movement-based Breitling watches, from their totally analog dials (three-handers and chronographs) to their various ana-digi (analog-digital) watches that have both traditional hands as well as two LCD screens. Breitling now pushes forward to create their own evolved movements based on the foundation that ETA laid.None of this means that Breilting is going to stop using ETA thermocompensated quartz movements in some of their watches (such as the famed Aerospace), but rather that they are adding a new flavor

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I know I could have posted this in my 44 thread but I thought it deserved its own. As you can tell I really like this watch

AP at heat game
Hello all and merry Christmas! I am watching the Heat vs Cavaliers game and noticed Chris Bosh wearing what looked like a ROC with what dial. Also ESPN analyst Mark Jackson looked to be wearing a ROO, just wanted to share!

Advice Sought
I have a minor dilemma & would love to hear the collective wisdom from this august group... My current roster consists of a '99 5065, Rolex GMT II (ceramic bezel) and a JLC Reverso Duoface Bleu. I am in the process of adding a 'complication' to the mix and had zeroed in on the 5146g with a slate dial image.jpgI went in to the AD with the intention of consummating the purchase, but they had a 5164 that just arrived and I tried it on. I live in tokyo and travel a lot... the dual timezone complication on that piece is wonderful. I am tempted...My head says the 5146 but there is a slight pull to the 5164, which is kind of odd since I have two dual time zone watches already. If I went with the 5164, I would probably unload the Rolex, but see a difficulty in having the 5065 and 5164. (I cannot unload the 5065 for sentimental reasons). The 5146 is a much more complementary piece and will get a lot of use. Any advice - need to make a call quickly. With the great Yen exchange rate, either o