Corum Acquires Technical Expertise; Launches Admiral’s Cup Seafender 46 Dive and Chrono Dive
In a move reminiscent of Hublot’s acquisition of BNB Concept, Corum has acquired key members of Les Artisans Horlogers, a movement specialist that filed for bankruptcy in January 2011. Corum is also launching two new Admiral’s Cup models: the Seafender 46 Dive and Seafender 46 Chrono Dive. Find pricing inside. Like BNB Concept, Les Artisans Horlogers worked quietly with brands to develop highly innovative and complicated movements, including recently the H-shaped movement in MB&F’s HM4 Thunderbolt. Les Artisans Horlogers co-founder Laurent Besse, along with two engineers, one movement designer and one technician, will soon begin work at Corum's facility in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Besse was previously head of research and development at Progress Watch SA. Corum CEO Antonio Calce’s plans for the brand include developing the resources to design and manufacture calibers in-house. This acquisition is a major step in that direction.Corum is also announcing two new addi

Morgenwerk Satellite Precision Watch Is More Accurate Than Your Mobile Phone
I met the chaps behind new watch brand Morgenwerk in Hong Kong of all places, though this is not an Asian watch brand. Morgenwerk comes from the people responsible for a small brand called Neolog out of Germany. What they showed me was damn impressive, and is officially THE watch my inner gadget lover craves this year - it is also affordable. There is a lot to say about the simply named Satellite Precision (SP) collection of watches, I will begin by mentioning a very cool feature which will make these timepieces more accurate than your mobile phones or computers. In fact, the SP collection as a whole is full of redundant features to promote accuracy - in a refreshingly obsessive style.What do you get when you combine a thermo-compensated quartz movement with GPS satellite synching and a newly developed "self learning" movement that compensates for its own errors? Probably the most accurate timepiece in the world. You see, mobile phones have basic internal clocks that use inexpensive el

Introducing: The TAG Heuer Connected Smartwatch
We all knew it was coming, we just didn't know in what form. Today in New York City, TAG Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver introduced the brand's very first connected wristwatch. The TAG Heuer Connected is a 46 mm watch that looks very much like the new mechanical Carrera with Caliber 01 inside, but instead of a self-winding, Swiss-made movement, we have a Google-powered operating system. 1 OF 6 The watch takes the shape of a modern TAG Carrera, with a 46 mm case made of grade 2 titanium, complete with titanium deployant buckle. The stock black rubber strap may be swapped to a host of different colors, and the watch looks and feels very much like any TAG. However, there are no chronograph pushers here, just one crown that acts as the control center for the connected timepiece. 2 OF 6 The watch features three different TAG Heuer faces – a true chronograph, a three hander, and a GMT – and the chronograph works by tapping the screen once to start

Doing the Math - to Fund my Grail
Patek 5270R-001 - approximately 130kSell 5980 - get approximately 40k - 90k shortfallSell a couple of APs - get approximately 30k - now only a 60k shortfallSell my extra car- get 25k - now only a 35k shortfallSell my kidney - get 15k - now only a 20k shortfallDeliver pizzas on the weekend for 6 months- get 5k - no only a 15k shortfallTell wife to do bake sales- get 1500 bucks - now only a 13.5k shortfallPut the kids on a street corner to sell lemonade- get 500 bucks - now only a 13k shortfallDont eat out for 2 months- save 5k - now only an 8k shortfallRecycle toilet paper for 6 months - save 250 bucks - 7750 shortfallSkip next vacation - save 5k $2250 shortfallWalk to work- no gas for 6 months - save $2000. now only $250 shortfallCan I borrow $250 bucks from anyone?

Help Needed w this Patek
Need some info from my fellow TRF'ers. Anyone have an idea of reference and year of this piece. Also, approximate value....