SIHH 2014 Preview: 3 Tourbillon Watches from Vacheron Constantin, Greubel Forsey, & Ralph Lauren
With less than two weeks before the 2014 SIHH watch fair kicks off in Geneva, the luxury watch brands exhibiting there continue to send sneak peeks of several new watches set to debut at the show this year. This week, we take a look at three new watches from three very different brands but with one thing in common: all of them have tourbillons.Vacheron Constantin adds another exclusive timepiece to its Collection Excellence Platine, which it launched in 2006. The venerable Swiss brand introduced its Malte Tourbillon in rose gold in 2012, and this year’s version is in a case of 950 platinum. Like other watches in the collection, the Vacheron Constantin Malte Tourbillon Collection Excellence also uses platinum for the dial (which has a sandblasted finish), the folding clasp (which is in the style of Vacheron’s Maltese Cross emblem), and even for the threads in the saddle-stitched, dark blue Mississippi alligator leather strap.The dial has the inscription “Pt 950,”

Cartier Crash Watch Returns
This is one of those irresistible stories to discuss no matter how many times it has been told or how morbid the details. It involves Cartier, one of the most mysterious and popular watch and jewelry brands on the planet, and stories like this make watch collecting worth the money.A few years ago I noticed a vintage Cartier watch that looked as though it had been melted. I barely believed it was real. It didn't have a name or details, but I realized something must have been special about it. I later learned that it was a Cartier Crash. Originally produced in 1967 and later in the early 1990s as a limited edition, this extremely rare watch is a testament to emotion influencing design and the oddity that is the luxury world. Cartier will release a new limited edition collection of the Crash watch for 2013 as a high-end?jewelry?piece on a bracelet. While this new edition is a vast departure from the theme of the original, it is interesting to see Cartier continue the legend of the Crash.A

AC February Adjustment
I recently added my first PP, a 5726. This is also my first AC watch. First question: For AC PPs like the 5726, when do you adjust your date for February? On March 1st or on the 28th / 29th of February? The manual says not to advance the date when it's either the 30th or the 31st because the month change mechanism is in motion. To me it would make since to adjust on the last day of February and before the date change mech is in motion.Second question: Does the movement think February has 30 or 31 days? That is, would you set the date to the 30th or 31st on the last day of February? Reading through the manual I did not see where it specified this. I realize I have a while before I need to worry about this, but I was just wondering.

Panerai 359, now what - 005 or 380 ?
Now I have the superb PAM00359 I want a base model to complement it. I had Radiomir 210 ( sold a year ago and regretted it ever since ).Thinking 380 or 005. The manual wind, sausage & logo dial and solid case back make them very much the opposite to what I have now and a great option piece to mix it up on occasions. Price is very much in mind, so leaning towards the 380.Thoughts ?

Both SS BLROs together
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