TIME TEST: It��s Automatic
How much do you know about self-winding watches, past and present? Sharpen your pencil and set that cerebral rotor a'spinning. Answers, as usual, appear at the end. 1. Which of the following automatic watches was launched first?A. Zenith El PrimeroB. Eterna EternaMaticC. Rolex PerpetualD. Omega Centenary 2. Which watchmaker is widely believed to be the inventor of the automatic winding system in use today?A. George GrahamB. John HarrisonC. Louis CotterD. Abraham-Louis Perrelet 3. Which company makes what are often called clones, i.e., near copies, of ETA's most popular automatic movements?A. SellitaB. APRPC. Dubois D��prazD. Ronda4. Which watch has a self-winding system with a linear oscillating weight rather than a rotor?A. TAG Heuer Monaco V4B. TAG Heuer PendulumC. DeWitt AcademiaD. Parmigiani Bugatti 5. Which of the following Rolex watches is NOT an automatic?A. Air KingB. DatejustC. Cellini PrinceD. None of the above. They are all automatics. 6. Which two compa

BASELWORLD 2011 - New Model - Patek Philippe 5496 P
(Info and images - Patek Philippe SA)5496P-001Men's Grand Complications DescriptionPerpetual calendars with retrograde date displays are a Patek Philippe specialty. With its satinated silvery dial, the new Reference 5496 comes in a timelessly sleek platinum case inspired by the famous 1930s Calatrava Reference 96. It is powered by the mechanically elaborate self-winding caliber 324 S QR.Technical dataWatch: * Mechanical self-winding movement * Caliber 324 S QR * Retrograde perpetual calendar * Retrograde date hand * Day, month, leap year in apertures * Moon phases * Sweep seconds hand * Satinated silvery dial, gold applied hour markers * Strap: alligator with square scales, hand-stitched, shiny black * Fold-over clasp * Interchangeable full back and sapphire-crystal case back * Water resistant to 30 m * Platinum * Case diameter: 39.5 mmCaliber: * Perpetual calendar with retrograde date hand * Caliber 324 S QR * Day, month, leap year in

New Diver Pro III
.... Anyone else tried it yet?

CK2998 - in
Hi all,Thought I'd share the new purchase. Ck2998 to go with the speedy pro and couple of Rolex that I have. Really like it. For now, strap only as don't have a bracelet but that's no prob as both of the Rolex and my speedy pro live on theirs so it's a nice change and a dress up for the suit.I know this watch doesn't get much love, but as a value proposition I think it's just about fine compared to the speedy with the sapphire and the ceramic. I did pay slightly over list, but that's the way of the world in the U.K. As we stand and I'm actually pretty pleased I got it for where I did. Wears slightly smaller than the pro, and achieves the vintage/dressy look pretty well imo.I will get a couple of new straps. I love the blue, but to avoid a blue overload may get a brown and a nylon/cordura. I will also invest eventually in a bracelet although they are tough to find. It's amazing. I started off with Rolex and thought I'd want nothing else. A speedy pro and now this has me thinking. Some d

Rolex to Panerai
Has anyone made the swap from Rolex to Panerai.What did you find and did you have any regrets?I cannot afford both unfortunately, looking for opinions on people who literally swapped one for another, not added one to their collection.Currently have. Sub C which I do love but I have become pretty obsessed with Panerai as of late and really like the look of them.