This jewel characteristics of Vacheron Constantin watch the most recent officially recognized diamond shape
Flame on! This jewel characteristics of Vacheron Constantin watch the most recent officially recognized diamond shape, the "flame cut." The shape, which resembles a small flame, is highlighted in the dial and the use of 200 diamonds cut of flame around the shows, 20 on the case, in the dial 60 and 120 used on the bracelet.

Introducing: The A. Lange & S?hne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Now In White Gold With G
It seems to be the year of tourbillons for A. Lange & Söhne (and a lot of other brands). They just released the Lange Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon and are continuing to utilize the impressive technique with the Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar, which isn't a new watch, but is new in white gold with a killer grey dial. 1 OF 3 You may remember this watch from 2013, when Lange released the Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Handwerkskunst, a beautifully crafted timepiece with hand-engraved dial, and even earlier when the watch was shown in simple platinum and rose gold. The piece was impressive both in technological terms and craftsmanship, and even charm, keeping the amazing tourbillon hidden on the case back. The watch has always been the quiet sleeper – in fact the most expensive serially produced watch by Lange, so this addition in white gold is welcomed. 2 OF 3 The watch still uses the the hand-finished L082.1 automatic movemen

Blue ROC in person seems quite dark
So got a chance to see the New Blue Dial ROC with silver sub dials...... am i the only one in the whole wide interweb that thinks the colour is a little dark/flat and almost navy in real life. I meant there are some amazing pictures out there of the dial but i didn't really see that translate in real life, maybe it was the lighting in the store but being a jewelry store the lights were plenty bright. Don't get me wrong its a beautiful watch but i just didn't see the pop in the dial color that i was expecting from all the pictures i've seen.

Omega Lume Questions...
I have a couple of questions regarding Omega lume.The lume on my old Seamaster and PO 2500 was of course, green and absolutely superb.The lume on my new Seamaster Ceramic and PO 8500 is blue, with green on the minute hands and lume pips and IMHO, isn't nearly as good as the old green lume.Question one: Why did Omega make this change? I know Rolex is using blue lume on some of their models now, too. Was it to try and keep up with them, or is there some reason blue lume would be better? It just isn't as bright.Question two: I read on a different Omega forum that Omega was using Seiko lume (Lumibrite?) This makes no sense. Lumibrite is Seiko's proprietary lume. I thought Omega would/does use Super Luminova. Please clarify.For comparison sake, below are lume pics of my old PO 2500 followed by my new PO 8500.TIA,-MarcPO 2500PO 8500

16618 help needed!
A buddy of mine recently purchased this watch. We got together to check it out today, and there are a few puzzling things, especially with the bracelet. Serial x745xxx. On the inside of the end links it is stamped 46b. There are no stamps on the back of the bracelet, like on some other watches. I'm fairly certain the links screws have been tack welded in with gold. I'm also confused about the back of the case being stamped 18k. The magnification of the date is magnified, but not prominent either. This is my first hands on with a full 18k watch. Is it right, or do I have to break horrific news to my friend?