Pre-Baselworld 2014: Introducing The Hublot Big Bang Unico Bi-Retrograde Chrono, The Official Watch
In the 1970s there were special chronographs called "Soccer Timers" with markings on the registers for counting the 45 minute halves of a match. Hublot has taken things much further here with the Big Bang Unico Bi-Retrograde Chrono, building a mechanism from the ground up that is optimized for this function. The two retrograde hands clock the seconds and minutes on a specially designed scale and a window at the center of the dial shows which half is being timed. The main timekeeping is separated in a smaller dial at 6 o'clock, so you can wear the watch off the pitch.??The foundation of the?Big Bang Unico Bi-Retrograde Chrono is the new in-house movement. The caliber HUB1260 was built using the same dual-coupling column-wheel technology as the UNICO caliber, but with the marked difference of having two center-mounted retrograde hands for the chronograph mechanism. This 385-part movement is the first bi-retrograde caliber from Hublot and is patent-pending. 2 OF 3 You're pro

RO or Sub for a college kid? :)
So, I work as a professor at a small private university abroad. The institution is well-known locally to be elite in nature to the degree that it seems every third 19 year old is sporting a stainless sub they probably got for HS graduation. The other day I am giving an exam and I look down to see a kid furiously writing with a basic 41mm Royal Oak on his wrist. I'll admit I was a bit disgusted at first....but then gave it some thought. The kid probably chose this watch knowing that VERY few of his sub-wearing buddies would know what the thing is. He didn't buy it for flash but rather precisely because it was, to some degree more under the radar in his peer group. When the exam was finished, the kid walked by, turned in his exam, and wanted to know when the grades would be posted. I told him and then complimented him on his watch saying, That's a nice change from all the subs around this place. The kids eyes literally lit up.....FINALLY...someone who doesn't think Rolex is the

Trade a ROO Panda for a RO Jumbo? Talk me out of it
So I made the recent decision to flip two of my PAMs for a Lange 1 MP.. And while that deal isn't even complete yet I'm already thinking of other ways to freshen up the collection, namely to trade my ROO Panda for a 15202 extra thin..I have a small wrist and instinctively the 15202 should thus fit better, but I have tried a different RO before and it was difficult with the stiff bracelet which doesn't bend at th lugs..Since I can't find a piece to try on at the moment, any thoughts on the trade? Would you do it?Cheers and hagwe!

Opinions on Speedmaster Date 3210.50
Hi AllAt some point in the first half of 2011 I am thinking of buying an Omega Speedmaster Date (model 3210.50) which has caught my eye of late. Can members give me honest opinions on this watch as to its quality, reliability and value for money etc.TIAM

Hulk renamed the "Wicked Witch" in Upstate NY
Good afternoon all - just something minor to share, but very interesting. I'm up in the Syracuse are for two days. I popped into Henry Wilson Jewelers in the East Syracuse area, inside a smaller mall. Authorized retailer. Began to talk watches (I had my 116610 on). I said, I would love to add the 'Hulk' in the future. Salesman said, Oh, the Wicked Witch, a wonderful piece. Not easy to source right now. I couldn't fathom what he was talking about when he explained that several people have called the Hulk the Wicked Witch, due to the all-green dial and bezel, similar in color to the Wicked Witch of the West i the Wizard of Oz. Personally, I think Hulk is more fitting, but this was so interesting to hear. At least to a watch dork like me....