The Nivrel Shark Sea Tourbillon Is A Rare Tourbillon In A Sea Of Glamour
We know that tourbillon watches are expensive. The complex little movements are at a premium based on the difficultly of manufacture and the prestige of owning one. The bar has been set pretty high with all variations of multi axis tourbillons and flying tourbillons that give a great view of the action. What ever happened to just the basic tourbillon? Because more tourbillon watches go for $50k and up, the proprietors of such luxuries feel the need to spruce them up with lots of gilding and fancy appointments to justify the prices. That is typically the case with most tourbillon watches that feel more a like novelty than like something worth wearing on a daily basis. But it doesn't need to be that way.The Nivrel "Sea" series has always been a diver's watch line that I have admired. I know of Nivrel's reputation for high quality construction and meticulous attention to detail (what else would you expect from a serious German watch maker?), and now I know that they have gently entered in

Basel 2014 makes me thankful for the good old days (watches)
Nothing in the Omega lineup has the appeal of this 95 year old cal. 26.5 beauty:Or this 64 year old cal. 332 bumper automatic:More recently, we have the predecessor of the co-axial AT, the Seamaster 120m from 1998:with its reliable pre-coaxial Omega 1120 (ETA 2892-A2) movement and a case only 8mm thick. After 16 years and one servicing, it remains the most accurate watch in my collection. (Yes, the dial is misprinted with Speedmaster - one of five known examples.)

My new to me Patek 5035 Annual Calendar
My last purchase for 2016 thank God. It's been a hard year on the bank account. On a serious note I hope everybody can at least try one of these absolutely beautiful and elegant pieces in the collection at least one point in time in their life. I am blessed to have found this excellent example of the Patek 5035 Annual Calendar. It came complete with box and papers and all original books. This thing looks brand-new. I hope you guys like it.

5940g
Just sharing. Change the strap to a less dressy one. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1416932424.127713.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1416932439.050774.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1416932455.675972.jpg

Is the Daytona Perfect? or could it be improved.Look at this
My weekly gladiatorial horological contest took place last night ... ohhh lucky to get out. 4 Daytonas and me with my Speedy TINTIN..Being into it's 18TH year now, could the Daytona get any better? most of the group said they could see how, and why change ?Then , I threw a little petrol on the fire to liven things up ..... just a little.... As usual when I do these little Conversation OH YEAH.... WELL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS! I sit next to the door so I can just the bricks at top speed if needed.Here is what I showed them....the next Generation Daytona!! the best yetSo you all know. 100% of us agreed both models looked better!opinions please.. SteveSent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk