IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph ��Ocean Racer��
Boat races and watches �C a weird and yet?seemingly ever-green combination. A few years ago, IWC joined the craze and has?chosen to sponsor the Volvo Ocean Race, a remarkably challenging, round-the-world race that starts this October in Alicante, Spain, and terminates in Gothenburg, Sweden, in June 2015. With regards to?IWC's role more specifically, the brand is?the event's Official Timekeeper, partner of?the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team, and sponsor of the 24-hour speed record.And while that does seem like a total overkill for someone not that?into the world of competitive sailing, this web of collaborations?does result in a surprisingly?restrained, yet sporty-looking chronograph that arguably makes a lot more sense than the sponsorship-frenzy behind it. The watch dedicated to?the event is the?IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph Ocean Racer, a limited edition of just 1,000 pieces.It was almost three years ago that we discussed its predecessor (article here),?the 2011-2012 limited ed

New Victorinox Swiss Army INOX Watches Tortured To Illustrate Durability
Sponsored PostIn New York City, Victorinox Swiss Army held an event in collaboration with the New York Fire Department (FDNY) designed to subject its I.N.O.X. (INOX) collection timepieces to a battery of stress tests. Victorinox Swiss Army's goal was to assert its slogan of "Made To Last" for the new for 2014 collection of durable sport watches. See the I.N.O.X. movie here.In celebration of Victorinox's 130th anniversary, the company devised 130 tests meant to ensure lasting quality and reliability for its new?Victorinox Swiss Army INOX watch collection. 30 of those tests were specifically designed to demonstrate the "exceptional resistance" and the "made to last" values of the new?Victorinox Swiss Army INOX watch collection, putting them in torture situations. The watches all survived.During the New York City event, firefighters tested?Victorinox Swiss Army INOX timepieces as the watches were boiled in water, frozen in ice, tumbled in washing machines, blasted with sand, and run over

New models Baselworld
Just came from a tripAnyone have the list of new models presented by Omega at BaselWorld ?Thanks guys..

X-33 with Naval Aviator Connection
This is my Friends X-33 that he purchased while flying F-18's for the Sunliners squadron out of NAS Oceana...Omega did all the work in house and the cost to the pilots was $600 when the retail was $3000..Sorry for the quick and dirty Pics...

Outdoor shots of the slate 5146J Annual Calendar
By special request I promised to share a few photos of this beautiful and practical reference. I hope you enjoy it.Aloha!