8 Things to Know About the Christophe Claret Allegro
At #baselworld 2015, Christophe Claret's headliner was the Allegro, a new minute repeater watch that boasts very fine craftsmanship and an extremely eye-catching movement. Here's what you need to know about the Le Locle brand's latest in order to stay up to date.  1. It comes from a very musical family.Watchmaker Christophe Claret has always been fond of minute repeaters; in fact, the first watch movement Claret designed, in 1989, was a minute repeater. The Allegro follows in this heritage. It is the third musical watch in the brand's Traditional Complications collection, following after the Adagio and Soprano models. However, it has a movement entirely its own. Caliber ALG89 is a manually wound caliber 34 mm in diameter. It has a grand total of 520 components. It beats at 21,600 vph.  2. The Allegro uses a smoked sapphire dial to highlight the workings of the repeater.A darkened, translucent dial offers many advantages for watch designers. In some sense, it's a happy medium

RO DLC coating
Considering adding DLC coating to a Royal Oak 15305ST.Have seen a 15400ST with DLC coating. First thought was a 15305 is the same on the outside so could be done but began wondering if there is there any reason the 15305 would be different. Do they perhaps have to remove the movement which would be harder in a skeleton piece?

Another reason why Omega is great
They are focused on what the customers want. I often wear my Speedmaster on a Bulang & Sons cordovan strap. I was at the boutique at the Short Hills Mall a few weeks ago, and asked about buying an Omega buckle (the one from B&S is nice, but I thought it would be cool to have an Omega one). No problem, they said! Only $45. I love Rolex, but they would never make something like this so easy. Before and after pics...

Don't see a single Deepsea 116660
Funny how there are no Deepsea Black dial available at all on the forums. I have been checking for weeks now and only the JC seems to be for sale. Is there a reason or is the watch just not a flip watch per say?

Odds of replacement
What are the odds of someone placing an insurance claim for a high demand reference and the insurance actually being able to replace the watch? Like a BLNR, Hulk or DaytonaC. Would they opt to pay out versus source a new one?I always wondered that.Thanks.Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk