Corum Chronograph Tourbillon 47 Seafender: How The Admiral's Cup Lost Its Rank
My favorite family of watches in the current collection of Corum products is the Admirals' Cup. Based on a now defunct boat race, the original Admiral's Cup watch began in the 1980s and was the original yachting watch to wear on or off deck with your boating shoes and skipper cap. What has marked the Admiral's Cup collection for so long is the 12-sided case and the use of colorful boat pennant flags on the hour markers. The latter has been mostly depreciated as the colors no longer exist on most new Admiral's Cup watches. Many new Admiral's Cup watches are still rather cool. However, with watches like the Chronograph Tourbillon 47 Seafender (that in its own way is interesting) I feel like the original theme and personality of the Admiral's Cup collection has officially been thrown overboard.We actually debuted the Seafender versions of the Admiral's Cup watches when the Seafender 47 Tourbillon GMT was released in 2011. At 47mm wide, Corum decided it was fitting in the yacht watch colle

Bring a Loupe: Two Vintage Omega Speedmasters, A Larger Patek Calatrava, A Great Futurematic From Jaeger-LeCoultre, And More
This week, Bring A Loupe covers some of the most emblematic wristwatches ever made – watches that have become symbols of the companies that made them. We're starting with a couple of vintage Speedmasters, and you will also see a Futurematic from Jaeger-LeCoultre as well as a Cricket from Vulcain, both technically advanced watches for their time. Finally, Bidder Beware returns with two watches that you should absolutely not buy on eBay today (or ever). This is your Bring A Loupe for January 15, 2016. An Omega Speedmaster Reference 2915-3, AKA The Transitional 1 OF 12 The Reference 2915 was the first Speedmaster ever produced, over a three-year span from 1957 onwards. As it often happens with vintage watches, it is also the most coveted and valuable of the Speedmasters; think for instance of the first GMT from Rolex or the first waterproof chronograph from Patek – both enjoy greater success with collectors than later models. The Speedmaster Reference

SIHH Interview with FHB
Great interview with Fran?ois-Henry Bennahmias..https://.youtube/watch?v=wdOYN69FOX8Confirms 40k watches per year until 2020...which ties in with the anecdotal increase in higher end pieces, driving increased value for AP.Interesting thoughts on taking a slice of the pre-owned market in future...maybe thats the E-commerce angle they will go in with.Brand new line coming in next 12 months - should be an interesting year !

AP accuracy
I have my eye on the offshore series APs these days, and am contemplating jump into the deep end here with finding a mint second hand one. How do these compare to my DSSD? My DSSD is literary keeping +5 seconds time after about 3 months, which is the best time I have seen from the last 7 high end watch I have owned. I am fearing buyers remorse, not from a quality perspective as the APs are one of the most elite, however from a time keeping perspective. I like. My watches to keep very accurate and reliable time, and not just a Picasso on the wrist.Help me here y'all!Stay or go?

Buying pateks (no box no papers) good idea?
Hi all,So I have narrowed it down to either a 5726 white dial orThe 5712. The 5712 is from a very trustworthy dealer but it doesn't have box and papers. How important is it to have box and papers when purchasing a Patek?