Jaquet Droz The Bird Repeater Watch + Video
I sat here pondering possible "bird" puns and idioms that might apply to an opening statement for discussing this extremely high-end and limited minute repeater automaton - and they all just felt really silly. No jokes need apply because this is a rather cool and serious timepiece by Jaquet Droz that allows you to use your imagination in making up your own nicknames for the Swiss brand's new "The Bird Repeater" timepiece.A couple of days ago we shared with you a?sneak, first-look at The Bird Repeater here. Finally ready for debut, the watch has been the subject of several years of development and a dream for the brand which painstakingly searches for novel ways to connect the modern Jaquet Droz with that of the past. The result is a limited edition of just 16 watches that Jaquet Droz coins as being a "true automaton" with technology dating back to the "age of enlightenment."[youtube youtubewatches-dealer/watch?v=TV-SZQcS23Q&version=3&hl=en_US]Inside The Bird Repeater watch is

Skyfall vs. Master Skyfall - Aesthetics Side by Side Photo Comparison
Due to a bunch of inquiries, I took the time to shoot the two next to each other and figured I'd post up a side by side comparison.We know the differences and/or similarities between them from a mechanical and conceptual stand point... so this is just a study in aesthetic comparison. Movement aside, the biggest differences are the date box window & polished center links vs. all brushed bracelet.These are of the 41.5mm variation.

Need advice. Potential trade
I'm thinking of trading my Rolex yellow all gold yachtmaster ii for a Patek 5960 1a? Any advice?

Alternative straps for Daytona C
Love the bracelet, but since my SDc is best with it's bracelet, i want to -maybe only sometimes- be able to put the Daytona on a strap.Could you please let me have your input and inspiration?Something that works for me: (snatched from instagram)My watch currently:-via iPhone

Truth in Rolex advertising
Here's a little something to steam Ed's tail (and also the rest of you GMT lovers). The following is a 1973 Rolex ad for the Red Sub 1680, supposedly featuring Thor Heyerdahl and his Ra II expedition. However, the guy in the photo with the sextant is not Thor, it's Capt. Norman Baker, Thor's navigator, and Norman wasn't given a Sub, he was given an engraved GMT 1675 (which he showed to me in March). What gives? Did they have Photoshop back in 1973?