TAG Heuer Wins 2010 Red Dot Awards For Product Design
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Historical Perspectives: The IWC Ceramic Fliegerchronograph Reference 3705, A Look Back At A Rare Modern IWC
One of the rarest and most interesting IWC watches of the last few decades is one that a lot of newer IWC clients and fans might not even have heard of: the long out-of-production reference 3705, ceramic cased “Fliegerchronograph” or Pilot’s Chronograph. The Fliegerchronograph was first introduced by IWC in 1994 (a follow-on from an almost completely forgotten hybrid quartz-mechanical watch, the 36 mm “Pilot’s Watch Chronograph,” which debuted at the Dübendorf Airfield, near Zurich, all the way back in 1988). The ceramic cased "Fliegerchronograph Keramik" 3705 was introduced in the same year as the standard stainless steel version, reference 3706. We covered 3705 in a comparison with a modern ceramic IWC pilot's chrono almost four years ago, so we thought it might be time to take another look. 1 OF 7 3705 was not the first ceramic cased watch made by IWC. The company had experimented with zirconium oxide ceramic as ea

Incoming- back in the Omega club!
I can't believe I forgot to post this incoming bc I bought it a month ago. I was doing some car shopping so I guess that's why I forgot. Anyhow, here he is! Love the vintage look and really like the change of pace with the thick case. Surprisingly it's pretty comfy. Really enjoying it! LOVE the polished outer links!!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Rainy in Chicago
I visited Razny Jewelers in Chicago this past week. The store is Patek and Rolex only, and only new pieces. The young lady helping me couldn't have been any nicer and more helpful. They had a very nice selection and everything was displayed beautifully. I tried on a 5227R. It was beautiful, but the 39mm diameter was a little big for my taste. It's a worthwhile stop if you're in the area. Cheers,LS.

Rolex Accuracy Revisited
There have been countless OP/threads pertaining to the everyday accuracy of a COSC certified Rolex and those concerns are often justified (to some extent) given that one is paying a premium price for a premium mechanically engineered timepiece.That said, perhaps it is time to draw the line on unreasonable expectations and any potential disappointments. Case in point. My 16610 is currently keeping time to within +1.5 seconds per day and that amounts to roughly +45 seconds per 30 days. On the other hand, my Seiko 6T63 chronograph is running within an amazing +1 second per month. While we are comparing apples with oranges, two additional factors need to be taken into consideration.The COSC rating for a mechanical watch is -4/+6 seconds per day and for a COSC quartz model it's +/- .07 seconds per day. Anything above or beyond those figures is an added bonus. In the case of ordinary quartz watches, most non-COSC models are rated at about +/- 10-15 seconds per month and as far as non-COSC me