Antoine Martin Tourbillon Astronomique Watch Is $565,000
Antoine Martin has rightfully earned itself a special place in the heart of hardcore watch enthusiasts with their Slow Runner piece and its huge, gracefully oscillating balance wheel exposed at the caseback. But there is another side to the brand, one that offers more traditional complications, re-interpreted to fit into the rather well-defined styling cues of the brand. In 2012, Ariel went hands-on with their perpetual calendar and tourbillon model, and today we are debuting the Tourbillon Astronomique, a watch they also refer to as their "Masterpiece No. 1". Now, that is a name that we find rather fitting for what is an incredibly complicated piece that fuses more traditional features with a number of unique astronomical indications.Looking at the list of features and the actual dial of the Tourbillon Astronomique, it gives the impression of a watch that was intended to be complicated in the first place, but then somehow morphed into a watch maker's wet dream, comprising an array of

totally stoked! just pulled the trigger on my new ploprof!!!
just sent kringkilly the $.....seems like a great guy.....ive wanted this watch for 2 years.....it just looks like a fricken toolbox/dive computer on a wrist.....the video review did me in.....im a dyed in the wool rolex guy with 5 on board but the sea dweller is like a pair of orthopaedic shoes compared to this visually....and i think omega is making a play for the lead.....that coaxial arrangement is hot....anyway....ive got my mil gauss to protect me from magnetic induction and now my ploprof will protect me from shark attacks (mesh)....itll be a conversation starter when i talk to lawyers and real estate agents!....rofl....hasta

Four year warranty on Omega watches - Must View Thread!
This new silicon balance spring, along with the 8500, and four year warranty is freakin' awesome. Omega is definitely making a statement. Should Rolex be worried? Enjoy the video. .omegawatches/spirit/w...balance-springOmega link for descriptions and video in SD.youtube/watch?v=j_upljQGGdsYouTube link for video in HD

Help choosing
Like many of you, there are more Pateks that I want than I can afford, but I have decided to go ahead and get my first one. I have a Rolex Submariner and a very nice 1967 Speedmaster (cal 321) that both have a great deal of sentimental value - I don't see myself parting with either. Steel sport watches suit the way that I mostly dress, including to work, where I don't need to wear a suit.I feel like I should get a precious metal dress watch because it's what my collection is lacking, and I am seriously considering a 5227R. (I do not like 5196's, I'm partial to 5119R but it seems even more dressy to me than the 5227. The 5153R is beautiful, but I feel like the 5227 is more modern and may be better suited to lasting the test of time. I do not like the 5146). I'm also considering a 5205R because I feel that a Patek ought to have a complication, but at 40 mm, it's getting a bit big for my wrist, and with it's thickness and bling-factor, I might wear it even less than a 5227R.On the other h

shopping list change after Baselworld 2018?
for me here's the change:before: Daytona 500 white, sd43after: Daytona, Pepsi No plan to sell my BLNR, Hulk or D-Blue, they are all long long term keepers, meanwhile find no place for the Sd 43