Introducing the Breitling Transocean Chronograph 1915, A Mono-Pusher Column Wheel Chrono With New In-House Caliber
While we're die-hard vintage Breitling fans, we can recognize good development when we see it. A couple of months ago we reported on the Breitling Transocean Chronograph. That model hankered for its roots and introduced a vintage theme and a simpler two-register layout. The new Transocean Chronograph?1915 takes that development?a step further by introducing a new dial design, new case and, most importantly, a new manufacture caliber.?The Transocean 1915 starts with a 43 mm by?14.6 mm case in polished stainless steel. Instead of applied indexes like its predecessor, the Transocean 1915 has printed Arabic numerals. Two registers, arabic numerals and a push piece at 2 o'clock-many?HODINKEE readers should be thinking "montbrillant" (hence 1915, before Breitling introduced the second pusher in the '30s). 2 OF 3 Naturally, we could do without the date, but the narrow window doesn't seem to distract from the dial as much as date windows can. Moreover, maybe you're a pilot or som

15300 vs Dual time
I tried on both the 15400 and 15450 RO today and the 41mm seemed too big and the 37mm too small. Considering trying to source a 39mm 15300. Curious to see what thoughts are on 15300 blue vs. Dual Time blue. Assuming ballpark they are in same range price wise what do people prefer and what would hold value better? I know the dual time is a little thicker and I may prefer the simplicity of the 15300. Thoughts?

5524G Thoughts
I'm relatively new to the world of Patek and I think I'm not a typical Patek client... rarely wear suits or shirts with cuffs, more t shirts or sleeves rolled up..I'm normally comfortable in everything diver-like from Rolex..Recently bought a 5167R on a bit of a whim (it sang to me where the steel had not)Am waiting to try on a 5711 but I have a feeling it wont do much for me...The 5524 on the other hand I think is stunning... love the size, dial colour and design and the travel time features.Reminds me of my Pam only 100 times nicer...I was lucky to have had one in my hands on a couple of visits to my AD recently...The one I've seen was reserved and so I couldn't buy it if I'd wanted.. been told. I can have one in about 12-18 months...But it's way above my previous watch purchase costs and I'm not getting VAT back etc.. so I'm cautious to say the least at spending out on about the value of 6 ceramic subs for 1 PM watch..But I love how it looks and think it would suit my day to day st

FINALLY! Incoming!
As some of you might know, I posted on this forum here, asking for help, trying to choose between a 111 and 000. Thanks for the suggestions guys, you certainly helped me make up my mind! But first, a little background...Four years ago, I'd been looking at possibly getting a Panerai. I registered myself and was an ardent lurker on the Paneristi forums. Lurk, lurk, lurk, lurk... save, save, save, save... finally, I had the resources to pull the trigger on a Panerai. I had decided then to go for the Pam176 - I liked the titanium build, and its clean dial appealed to me. So I started the hunt for a used 176, but just my luck... nothing came up in my searches on Paneristi. So I moved on to other forums, TRF being one of them. Naturally (and especially since this is a Rolex forum), I deviated and started getting interested in the Submariner instead. All of a sudden, my interest had suddenly taken a massive turn. Two years of careful research seemed to have been flushed down the drain! I spen

Just had to share this pic....
I was in my car little earlier and snapped this pic. I don't think I will ever be able to sell/flip this watch! Stunned these don't get more love here.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk