Philippe Dufour Interview: Why He Is Disappointed With Today's Watchmakers
For a guy who is generally revered by some of the most well-funded watch collectors in the world, Mr. Philippe Dufour is a pretty humble and approachable guy. It isn't that he doesn't have an ego �C everyone with the ability to admire the fruits of their own work clearly has an understanding of exactly how good they are �C but rather that Mr. Dufour is an advocate of hard work and dedication above all else (including how people perceive him). In fact, I would suggest that having a waiting list of orders a few years long and being able to politely say "no" to new requests makes having an ego totally unnecessary. Should Philippe have one of those days where he is questioning himself, no doubt all he needs to do is be reminded that if he lived another 100 years, his work schedule could be easily booked.What I've always personally liked about Philippe Dufour as a man is his straight-forward way of approaching watchmaking. None of the glitz or smoke and mirrors of today's watch industry even

Hands-On: The Montblanc Collection Villeret Tourbillon Cylindrique Geospheres Vasco da Gama
The Montblanc Collection Villeret Tourbillon Cylindrique Geosphères Vasco da Gama was originally announced in January, at the SIHH, and it was pretty much the center of attention at Montblanc’s exhibition – with good reason. It’s a major showcase for everything that represents how Montblanc sees itself as an haute horlogerie watchmaker – a complicated, very high-touch, painstakingly well-made exercise in concept-car horology, but one that reaches far back into the history of watchmaking in order to keep itself grounded in tradition. It also reaches far back into history, period – it’s part of a group of watches in the Heritage Chronométrie Collection that are named for the Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, who was the first European explorer to successfully round the southern tip of Africa and make his way to India and back. In doing so, he established that a viable trade route by sea with the Indian sub-continent was possible (there

PO strap change help
Hello allI am new the this forum, I just found and its awesome to see so many people that share my passion for watches, you rock!!!:)I have a PO 45.5mm and recently order the rubber strap, I have it in metal at the moment, and also bought the Bergeon Spring Bar Tool- 6767-F, since I read that this is the right tool for the job, and I'm determined to do it my self, but before I have a whack at it, I turn to the experts, can anyone offer some sound advice o share their experience with this task, any tips would be greatly appreciated.Thanks

I really love my first Patek
It wears so comfortably and a great summer watch

Help needed to send an Oyster to MY for refurb.
I have never sent anything out of the US so can one of you guys that have sent a bracelet to Michael Young tell me exactly what to do so this doesn't get screwed up PLEASE! Thanks,Clark.