SIHH Preview: Parmigiani Tonda 1950
Simple is easy, if you don’t mind wearing the equivalent of a stick figure on your wrist. Simple with elegance and style is decidedly more difficult. Proportions and details must be perfect. With the Tonda 1950, the designers at Parmigiani Fleurier capture the brand’s essence with a few brushstrokes. Parmigiani’s newest movement – the twelfth in-house caliber from the manufacture – is the PF 700, an extra-thin automatic that powers the Tonda 1950. The movement is 30mm or 13 ? lignes in diameter and just 2.6 mm thick, with an off-center micro-oscillating weight in platinum 950. A single barrel provides 42 hours of autonomy.The nickel silver main plate is sand-blasted, circular-grained and then rhodium-plated. The bridges are sand-blasted, rubbed-down or “C?te de Gen��ve” decorated, then beveled by hand and, finally, rhodium-plated. Also note the attractive finish of each wheel, beveled, sunk, circular-grained on both faces, then gilded before cut

Introducing the Breitling Transocean Chronograph 1915, A Mono-Pusher Column Wheel Chrono With New In-House Caliber
While we're die-hard vintage Breitling fans, we can recognize good development when we see it. A couple of months ago we reported on the Breitling Transocean Chronograph. That model hankered for its roots and introduced a vintage theme and a simpler two-register layout. The new Transocean Chronograph?1915 takes that development?a step further by introducing a new dial design, new case and, most importantly, a new manufacture caliber.?The Transocean 1915 starts with a 43 mm by?14.6 mm case in polished stainless steel. Instead of applied indexes like its predecessor, the Transocean 1915 has printed Arabic numerals. Two registers, arabic numerals and a push piece at 2 o'clock-many?HODINKEE readers should be thinking "montbrillant" (hence 1915, before Breitling introduced the second pusher in the '30s). 2 OF 3 Naturally, we could do without the date, but the narrow window doesn't seem to distract from the dial as much as date windows can. Moreover, maybe you're a pilot or som

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Hi Guys,I recently purchased my first AP. Its a titanium ROO. Watch was purchased new from AP retailer in 2010. I purchased it from original owner ( my business partner). Watch was working great then began to notice that it had about 5-6 hours of power reserve. Now, no matter how many times I wind the watch it will not run.There is an independent watch service center (Universal watch repair in birmingham MI) which is very well known. They service high end, high complication watches from all around the US. They say they are very comfortable working on AP watches. Clearwater says I will be without my watch for 3-4 months. I know they do great work but really dont want to be without my watch for that long. Universal says they can do the service and check out watch in 2 weeks and for half the price.What do you guys thinks?Thanks for the help

Help needed asap
As you guys know im in search for a planet ocean chrono and am not very familiar with what to look for authenticity. I very much appreciate the input on my previous post. I am here again asking for help on this one. Your input is very much appreciated and welcomed. So what do u think about this one:Thank you all so very much....

Speedmaster Pro Sapphire Vs Hesalite / 3573.50 Vs 3570.50
Guys,Thinking about buying a speedmaster pro, looking for something as faithful to the moon watch ideal as possible but concerned about the frustration of constantly polishing hesalite, so I am leening towards the 3573.50 (also because of the lovely exhibition back).HOWEVER, one thing troubles me, the thing that really sold the 3570.50 to me was its beautiful domed hesalite, does the sapphire version have the same profile? Any one want to share some profile pics? Thanks,Chris