Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Liquidmetal Limited Edition
Omega has announced the launch of the Seamaster Planet Ocean Liquidmetal in a limited edition of 1948 pieces, in honor of the year the Seamaster was launched. The watch features a ceramic bezel with the numbers and scale made from Liquidmetal, an alloy created by Swatch Group researchers collaborating with Omega’s product development team. Liquidmetal is an amorphous metal �C a metallic material with a disordered, non-crystalline atomic structure. Its fusion temperature is half that of conventional titanium alloys but when it is cooled, its hardness is three times as great as that of stainless steel. Its amorphous structure allows it to bond seamlessly with the ceramic bezel.The Liquidmetal is a bulk metallic glass alloy consisting of five elements: zirconium, titanium, copper, nickel and beryllium. A bulk metallic glass can, by virtue of its low critical cooling rate, be formed into a structure with a thickness of more than a tenth of a millimeter. Zirconium is an important const

GIVEAWAY: Four LEGO Watches For Adults
We aren't ashamed (in fact, we are proud) to admit that we love LEGO's collection of watches for adults. watches-dealer debuted the LEGO adult watch collection?last October. LEGO watches for kids have been around for a while, but just a few months before the release of the LEGO Movie (which we also feel was for adults who grew up playing with LEGO), the world was able to anticipate the upcoming collection made for grown up men and women. Now available for sale, watches-dealer is proud to celebrate a life-long love of the world's best building bricks with a giveaway for not one, but four LEGO watches for adults.For adults, the LEGO watches are each 42mm wide in a case that is a combination of metal and colored plastic. Inherent in each watch is the ability to swap out parts to change the colors and style. Each LEGO watch comes with both a bracelet as well as a strap or just a bracelet. The bracelet links can be swapped out with other colors, and you can also change the bezel color. That

Swiss National Bank Promises "Unlimited Currency Purchases" To Weaken Franc, Swatch Group Jumps On News
We've talked about the strength of the Swiss Franc and its impact on the watch industry probably more than most of you cared to read. But, today, the Swiss National Bank took a dramatic step towards weakening the CHF when it announced unlimited currency purchases.?The biggest beneficiary of all this? You guessed it, the largest exporter of watches in Switzerland, the Swatch Group.? News of the decision sparked the company's shares to jump immediately, and although the price setlled off a little bit, this is great news for the watch industry (and us trying to purchase things from it).For more details on this, check out Bloomberg's detailed article.PS - Hey watch companies who have raised their US prices three times this year, think we can get one of those back?(Chart via BI)

25721Ti/vs ST
Hi,I am in a limbo between getting the grey titanium or the blue steel offshore(titanium/steelE serial..or maybe a blue steel D serial.Also some D serial steel models has the tropic face are they a better investment?From a collectors perspective or future investment what is the recommended of the two?Thank you.

TRF Member Generosity
I just received the copy of the Breitling Book from Chris (Belk7) which I won in the recent drawing and am overwhelmed by the book and Chris's generosity. This is another example of the wonderful members that we have on TRF. Thanks also to Steve who sponsored the book drawings and to all of you members who make this place a joy to be part of.Best regards,Myron