The Seiko Velatura Collection
At Basel World this year, Seiko announced the Velatura collection of marine watches: eleven watches with four different movements, two of which are brand-new. And they're coming to the US very soon!

Rubber strap - AP vs AP Bands?
I want to buy a rubber strap for my 42mm ROC. I have worn the genuine AP rubber strap on my Rubberclad but would like to hear from people that have tried the AP Bands version. Is it inferior or essentially the same? Comfort is my main priority.

Aqua Terra Chronograph GMT
I am a beginner in watches and lot of things gets me curious and asking question is my last hope when Google doest have answers.I have been studying all the watches on the Omega website, The Aqua Terra Chronograph GMT watch got me curious. What is the use of the chronograph function and how to read it when there is no tachymetre dial on the watch ? Am I missing something here ? Any education is appreciated.

First Boutique Visit...
Today, I had the pleasure of trying on the beautiful, gorgeous, stunning PAM 676. (Won't use any more adjectives) Today made a quick trip to NYC. Left 8:55 got there 10:10am First stop parking garage west 66th street. $25 bucks with coupon. Can't beat it! Then walked through lovely Central Park. By myself ofcoarse being the watch obsessed, investing wiz, warren buffet aspirant I am. Then the Panerai boutique! MY FIRST TIME! Then the very courteous associate allowed me to try on the new model PAM 676 and also the PAM 1312. Then they offered me the most amazing espresso and a bottled water to compliment the fine beverage. Although I didn't end up purchasing anything, which I did state as soon as I walked in the boutique as a courtesy to the associate. It was a fantastic day because my very good friend was selected by Patek Phillipe for an interview as a watchmaker. So now it's round 2 for him! At the end of the meet up, him and another business connection met up and we ate Chick-fil-a.

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere!
Right? Have a good weekend, TRF.