Anstead OCEANIS
The abundance of watch projects on Kickstarter is old news. The internet's most popular crowd funding website is jam packed with a vast array of watch and watch related projects, most notable of which is the Pebble digital "watch" with its E-Ink display and ability to pair with the Apple iPhone. But there has been a noticeable absence of traditional watch projects on Kickstarter – mechanical watches, watches that are free from gimmicks, and watches by companies with a sustainable vision. Or more aptly put, watch projects that actual watch geeks can get behind. That's why we are really excited to see the Anstead Watches OCEANIS project thriving on the Kickstarter platform.Anstead Watches was founded by Tom Anstead, a Navy Veteran and a man with a clear passion for watches that are to be owned, worn and enjoyed by everyone. He makes it very clear on his Kickstarter page that his company was bred out of this passion and a desire to bring a well designed yet affordable watch to the m

BASELWORLD 2011 - New Model - Patek Philippe 5496 P
(Info and images - Patek Philippe SA)5496P-001Men's Grand Complications DescriptionPerpetual calendars with retrograde date displays are a Patek Philippe specialty. With its satinated silvery dial, the new Reference 5496 comes in a timelessly sleek platinum case inspired by the famous 1930s Calatrava Reference 96. It is powered by the mechanically elaborate self-winding caliber 324 S QR.Technical dataWatch: * Mechanical self-winding movement * Caliber 324 S QR * Retrograde perpetual calendar * Retrograde date hand * Day, month, leap year in apertures * Moon phases * Sweep seconds hand * Satinated silvery dial, gold applied hour markers * Strap: alligator with square scales, hand-stitched, shiny black * Fold-over clasp * Interchangeable full back and sapphire-crystal case back * Water resistant to 30 m * Platinum * Case diameter: 39.5 mmCaliber: * Perpetual calendar with retrograde date hand * Caliber 324 S QR * Day, month, leap year in

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Anybody here owns 15300 and replaced it with 15400? Do you regret the decision?Just want to hear some opinion before I take the plunge :) I enjoy the 15300 very much but have a chance to get the blue 15400.

Just for fun
If you had the possibility, financial and relation wise, as Patek does it but in very rare occasions, and only for serious PP collectors who have invested quite a lot on the brand already, to have a unique Patek made out for you, either changes in an existing model or something totally new, what would you ask for?For me very simple, a 5712P obviously, and with the kind of blue dial as in the 5711P, that would be a stunning watch...

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