Zenith Pilot Montre d'Aeronef Type 20 GMT 1903 Watch Celebrates The Wright Brothers
110 years ago today Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved the first self-powered flight of an aircraft with their plane named "Flyer." That was on December 17th, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In honor of this occasion, Swiss watchmaker Zenith has released a new limited edition aviator watch as part of their Pilot collection know as the Pilot Montre d'Aeronef Type 20 GMT 1903, and I never thought I'd be writing about the Wright Brothers twice in less than a week. Just a few days ago US-based Shinola released The Wright Brothers limited edition watches.While Shinola watches made in Detroit are technically more closely related to the Wright Brothers being made in relatively nearby Ohio where the Wright Brothers were from and also being made in the USA, I'd personally prefer this Zenith. Well, neither brand have an actual connection to what the Wright Brothers did, but Zenith does have an actual history of making pilot watches and I just happen to think that the Pilot Montre d'Aeronef c

The World Of Independent Watch Makers
After I (Meehna) posted an article on Roger Smith, I got several requests for an article on "independents." By popular demand, here it is:An independent watchmaker brand is not an easy concept to define because there are so many shades of gray when trying to define it. There are lots of brands that are considered independent, but for the purposes of this article, I am referring to brands that have been established by actual watchmakers, who themselves more or less make the watches.Moreover, the watchmakers under discussion have the skills to not only work on the most complicated of movements, such as tourbillons and minute repeaters, they are the creative force behind their companies. They have the ability to design and build a watch from the ground up, in most cases manufacturing their own movements or the majority of the parts contained therein.All watch brands that make their own timepieces have watchmakers, but are often not run by watchmakers, and are much of the time part of larg

Got My Royal Oak Book Today!
Just got my AP Royal Oak 40 years book today. Just amazing!!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. Watches are the new currency!

Which Omega would you pick out of these two??
If you had to pick from the Omega's below, which one would you pick and why?Speedmaster.JPGSeamaster.JPG

dilemma: PATEK 5170/5960 or RM011 ?
ok I know this is a Patek forum so opinion might be biased but I still want to hear you all comment on this.. Patek or RM?this is a tough choice for me since they are about the same price and they all look stunning in person, unfortunately I can only take one of them.any inputs are welcome