TAG Heuer Goes Green with Solar Power
November 29 marked the beginning of construction at the TAG Heuer factories in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, the Swiss Avant-Garde brand signed agreements with Swiss energy distributor Viteos, and with Planair, a Swiss consulting firm specialized in environmental issues, to equip the rooftops of its four buildings with solar panels. The decision to undertake the project came at the direction of President and CEO Jean-Christophe Babin following Leonardo DiCaprio's visit to the TAG Heuer factory in March this year. Leonardo visited the factory with an eye on everything that could be done to reduce our energy consumption said Babin. His factory visit in La Chaux-de-Fonds turned into an inspiring and creative environmental audit. Leonardo combined his environmental mind with a highly respectful approach toward our staff, making his visit an impactful highlight of TAG Heuer's 150th anniversary celebration. In reaching this decision, many aspe

Why no Love for the new Constellation?
Hi All,The other day i was at the Omega boutique, where I handled the new 8500 constellation in two-tone, what a watch!!It looked quite good on the wrist, similar to the AP Royal Oak, IWC Ingeniur and the Vacheron Constantin Overseas, as I believe they were all designed by the same person, Gerald Genta.I have noticed on these boards and other WIS forums that no one speaks about the newer Constellations, except the older pie-pans.Here in the Middle-East the Constellation is the most popular Omega model.

Navigating with 372
Went swimming and had to be able to navigate one end of the pool to the other so a compass was essential! It was surprisingly comfortable and badass looking.

Drawn to the Daytona 116523
i have found myself lately being drawn back tie and time again to the daytona tt 116523,,,, Now bearing in mind i have never lusted after a daytona before but always thought the platona was a beautiful piece,,,, i am aware the 116523 does not seem to be the most loved of the daytonas but with a champagne dial and batons it just looks lovely imho,,, Are there any particular reasons why this model is not loved like other daytonas? apart from being tt,,,,,,

the rolex lume
is not good enough I am afraid for a multi thousand k watch,I know this is probably the millionth thread on it, but I have never discussed it before,Why does my Seiko pepsi dive watch at ��200, have a better, brighter lume. than my gmt year 2017?Surely this part of the watch is about the easiest to perfect, compared to the mechanics and cosmetics.its disappointing I am afraid, I expected more.