Pocket Full of Complications: Today’s Haute Horlogerie Pocketwatches
Even though the wristwatch long ago supplanted it in popularity, the classical pocketwatch continues to soldier on as a novelty in the world of timepieces, beloved by some collectors for their old-school appeal and large, decorative movements, and many of today’s watch brands have used the style to express not only their historical cachet but also their horological expertise. Here we shine the spotlight on some recently released modern pocketwatches from popular wristwatch brands.One of the year’s most complicated pocketwatches comes from Cartier, a brand that in recent years has dedicated itself to strengthening its haute horlogerie cred. The Cartier Grand Complication Skeleton is in a white-gold case, 59.2 mm in diameter, with openworked Roman numerals elegantly carved from the white gold surface of the case. It contains a manual-winding manufacture movement, Caliber 9436 MC, which is visible from both the front and back, and is made up of 457 total parts. The watch has a

Nixie Wrist Wearable Flying Drone
As if the world needed more items to put on our wrists, a startup company called Nixie (yes, another Nixie) is developing a wearable flying drone. This is all part of Intel's "Make It Wearable" challenge, where the chip producer has challenged teams to produce a new wave of wearable technology. Nixie's idea is to produce a small drone that can be wrapped on your wrist and taken with you.The company is developing a few prototypes, and it is unclear what their future will be, though they do have a site up and are promising e-mail subscribers that they will be notified about future developments. I think there is a good chance that wearable Nixie drones will see actual production at some point in the future.It is interesting from a watch lover's perspective to see the wrist becoming a hot piece of real estate (once again) for gadget creators, and this is not even including the quickly emerging smartwatch world. The Nixie drone isn't a watch, and as of now, it doesn't tell the time (though

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SuperOcean off the Non Rolex Forums on its way...I had sold a B1 awhile back and it had one of my favorite bracelets.

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Good read and GREAT photos:.ablogtowatch/panerai-...00-watch/?ct=tEnjoy!

Would you rather..?
Hi All! Question..If you have both the GMT II Ceramic black and Submariner No-Date Ceramic, which would you keep on the bracelet and which would you play with on different NATO and leather straps?Thanks!!