Vacheron Constantin Offers New 1972 Prestige for Opening of Paris Boutique
On June 23, 1972, at Paris’s Ritz Hotel, the Comit�� de France awarded the rare and coveted Prestige de la France award to Swiss watch manufacture Vacheron Constantin. As the first Swiss watch brand to receive this distinction, Vacheron launched a distinctive, asymmetrical timepiece, now referred to as the 1972. Now, to celebrate the opening of its Paris boutique (located at 2 Rue de la Paix, not far from the Ritz), the brand releases a new version of that famous wristwatch. Like the original 1972 model, the new 1972 Prestige has an asymmetrical case, here made of polished white gold, that follows the proportions of the golden section. (For example, the dimension of the longest side of the case, divided by the length of the sapphire crystal on the opposite side, equals 1.618, the same proportion that appears in some of the world’s greatest architectural icons, such as the Greek Parthenon and Le Corbusier’s Modulor.) Also like the original, it contains an ultra-thin mec

Tissot 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 Limited Edition Watches
While Omega has the Olympics, fellow Swatch Group brand Tissot has the Asian Games (aka the Asiad). The 17th Asian Games will take place this year in the South Korean city of Incheon September 19th - October 4th, 2104, and will be sponsored by Tissot as the official timekeeper of the Asian Games. Of course, the occasion calls for a host of limited edition watches.As the official timekeeper of the 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014, Tissot of course will release a slew of limited edition timepieces. In fact, there will be nine different limited edition models for the Asian Games, and each will be limited to 2,014 pieces.The 2014 Asian Games are similar to the Olympics, but I am not an expert on the event. They have a range of sporting events and competitors from all over Asia come to win medals. Rather than the global appeal of the Olympics, the Asian Games appear to only include participants from countries on the Asian continent, and that includes India and the Middle East. Check out more i

Off to the spa
My beloved 15202 is due for service. She's not keeping time over night, so its time. I was hoping to take it to Vegas with me next week, but I guess the ROC will take her place.

And in other news...
Amid the onslaught of Speed Master variants there was another new announcement at Basel World last night! The Globemaster, the worlds first 'Master Chronometer' the first Omega to go through it's new METAS testing.Oh and it's got a pie pan dial!.omegawatches/baselwor...n#!globemaster

Lost/stolen rolex- Virginia Beach
Where is the best place here to put the word out about my SS Daytona white dial missing for a week?