Hands-On: With The Gr?nefeld Parallax Tourbillon (Live Pics + Official Pricing)
Basel World is always a lot of fun for us. Not only do we get to see all of the newest releases from the big boys like Omega, Rolex, TAG Heuer, Blancpain, Patek, and Breguet, but we also get to see some friends that we only get to hang with a few times per year. It's even more fun when some of those friends happen to be some really talented watchmakers doing things in a completely different way than those guys mentioned above. The Gr?nefeld Brothers are truly talented watchmakers (both trained at Renaud et Papi), and two honestly good guys. Which is why it's so great to see them pushing things past their time-only, mega-bad ass One Hertz with oversized dead-seconds and show us a brand new in-house tourbillon: The Parallax. 2 OF 5 Blake was nice enough to give us a run-down on this piece when it was announced (read full details here) so I'll just point out a few things that struck me about this watch. First, it really is a direct extension of the One Hertz, aesthetically.

Omega Planet Ocean 232.30.46.21.01.001
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Need help identifying a Patek!! Square face, white gold bracelet!
Hi Guys,My Dad recently gifted this to me from his collection. He says he has no papers, but I am not sure what model it is?Any ideas guys?? The best I can find is a 3494, looks pretty much identical, but i cant seem to find one with a blue face like thishttps://.google.co.uk/search?q=pa...h=1077&dpr=0.9Thanks in advanced!!