COMCO: Swatch Group Can Stop Mechanical Movement Sales in 2020
Switzerland's Competition Commission (COMCO) has approved a plan allowing the Swatch Group to reduce gradually sales of mechanical movements to companies outside the group over the next six years, and to halt sales completely in 2020. Click here for details on the ruling.The mechanical movement ruling settles a controversial issue that has bedeviled the Swiss watch industry for the past four years. On the related �C and even more controversial �C issue of sales of escapements, the regulating organ in a mechanical watch, COMCO left in place its July 12 ruling that it is premature to allow any reductions in Swatch Group sales of those key components.The Swatch Group issued no formal reaction to the decision on mechanical movements. But it is a clear victory for the company, which declared its intention to stop selling mechanical movements and parts in late 2009. In June 2011, the Swatch Group officially informed COMCO of its decision and asked COMCO to rule on the matter.The Swatch Group

De Bethune DB25 Moon Phase With Silicon Balance Wheel
This latest addition to De Bethune’s DB25 family is fitted with a new hand-wound mechanical caliber with a six-day power reserve, based on the DB2105 movement. The silicon balance wheel, used for the first time in a production movement, is the product of research undertaken since 2002 focused on improving the oscillator. Together with the balance spring with the De Bethune flat terminal curve, the two form an oscillating assembly that marks a new step forward in the quest for isochronism, a precisely uniform rate. The 44.6mm drum case in rose or gray gold houses a silvered gold dial with hand-applied guilloch��. The famous De Bethune spherical moon appears through the dial against a sky that is flame-blued by hand and dotted with gold stars. The moon consists of two hemispheres, one in flame-blued steel and one in platinum, and it rotates on its own axis, reproducing exactly what you would see in the sky. The moon-phase display is accurate to within 1 day in 122 years.The technica

AP white dial
Not many white dials out there look this good in my opinion. Have a great one to all here

AP 15202 owners question
Hello,Since a few days I have a 15202 (from 2014).I know the waterresistance specs, 50m.What do you do with the watch in terms of waterresistance (washing hands, swimming, etc.), and how far can you go without trouble?Any reaction/advice is welcome!OS.

Would you flip an Omega Moonwatch for Tudor BB?
Hi guys,I used to have a dozen of watches but last year I have consolidated my collections to just 3.Right now, I have 116610, 116710 and an Omega Moonwatch - The first Watch Worn on the Moon.Recently, my Omega has not been getting sunshine and thinking of flipping it and get a Tudor BB Chrome or soon to be released BB fifty eight (if available).In terms of value in the long run (not referring to $$), which one would be more 'coveted', Moonwatch or BB58? Thanks for the inputs.