F.P. Journe Octa Sport Watch
F.P. Journe is really pushing aluminum as its sport watch material of course. I've written in the past about not understanding why they would choose aluminum, which is a soft and easily dented metal for a super high-end luxury watch. It is very light, and I guess they like the quirk. Titanium has really usurped most aluminum use, but I think aluminum is still technically a bit lighter (just not stronger). The watch is just 53 grams in weight. According to F.P. Journe they used "high technology aluminum" (which is apparently the same used in Aeronautics).So like fragile race cars F.P. Journe's sport watches are nice to look at with good performance but you don't want to hit things with it. The watch even has bumpers on the sides. This concept started with the first F.P. Journe sport watch which was last year's Centigraphe Sport (seen below, and priced super high). Oh, and they call their sport collection the "lineSport" collection. It does wreak of a certain disdain for English, whereby

The new Glashutte watch combined with its structured dial
The new Glashutte watch, with an elegant profile of the case, combined with its structured dial, featuring a sunburst pattern, hand-applied hour-markers, oversized numerals and asymmetrical small seconds, pays tribute to the rich history of the Glashutte watch company.

RO 15202 Serials
Hi,I'm a new member in here and I have a question for you guys :-)Last week i became a happy owner of the 15202, J serial.Can anyone tell me the differences about the serials on the 15202?On my backcase it stands RoyalOak, but i've seen plenty with a N(number) instead?Thanks happy monday!

how do you test your Omega's accuracy?
so i just got my new SMP bond watch,I understand it is a chronometer, which means it falls in the standard of COSC I am just wondering what would be a easy way for myself to test the accuracy of my watch?and i read somewhere on the forum you can order a COSC certificate or some sort of paper that will tell you information about your watch. How can I get that? does it cost money?Thanks in advance !

Laser welding
Anyone know how much Patek charge for laser welding?