The Most Important Watches At SIAR Madrid 2015
By Santiago TejedorJune 11-14, 2015, saw the Sal��n Internacional de Alta Relojer��a (SIAR) opening its doors once again, this year in Spain, as a sister event to SIAR Mexico City. SIAR Madrid is really a spin-off event (run by most of the same people) from the long-standing salon held in M��xico that watches-dealer founder Ariel covered for its 2014 event here. This was the second edition and, for what I hear from the exhibiting brands, the outcome was pretty decent, which augurs a third edition.The preamble was not very promising, though: after days of scorching heat, Madrid was hit by a monsoon, a freak downpour which flooded the city. It proved two things: Swiss watches are water-resistant, but provisional outdoor tents are not to be trusted in heavy rain. Following the deluge, exhibitors (some of them at least) raced to the scene at 3am to get things ready to fall in - which they did, for the most part.SIAR Madrid 2015 was held in a nineteenth century mansion with a certain opulent

Veni Vidi Vici Spirit Of The Dragon Collection: Watches Perfect For Aquaman
When I first saw the scaly bracelet of this watch, I instantly thought about Aquaman, the orange scale shirted, underwater comic book (hero?) character who "speaks with fishes." He probably sleeps with the fishes too. The pictured watches from from the Spirit of the Dragon collection from watch maker Veni Vidi Vici, whose goal is to recreate the romance of the Roman empire - in watch form. This aesthetic is a bit better represented in some of their other watches.The Spirit of the Dragon collection (because Dragons have scales too), is really based on the idea of incorporating the look of scaled surfaces into a watch. To that end the result is pretty well done. These are bona fide luxury watches available in steel, various shades of 18k gold, and even platinum. A three-hand and chronograph version is available, with black, blue, or white colored dials. Veni Vidi Vici further promises to customize your watch however you like. Need some diamonds sprinkled on the face? No problem. Want a c

Southern California
Heading to SCal for a week. Anything worth visiting watch wise (and not watch wise)? Will be staying in La Jolla and West Hollywood. Thanks.

Happy Thanksgiving to Everybody
Wishing Happy Thanksgiving to everybody.

PAM 48 question
Hello all, I see some Panerai PAM48 models have automatic on the bottom of the face and some don't.Can someone please explain this...Is this watch a winding watch or an automatic watch with movement? I am so new to this topic so any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much in advance!