SIHH Preview: Audemars Piguet Millenary Minute Repeater
Audemars Piguet created minute repeater and grand strike pocket watches from its founding in 1875, and they claim the first minute repeater wristwatch, produced in 1892. The new Millenary Minute Repeater incorporates the manufacture’s newest technical developments: the AP escapement and a double balance-spring, as well as the striking mechanism and its gongs. The result is an auditory and visual delight for the 21st century.The striking mechanism is the oldest of all complications. As early as the 15th century, certain pocket watches sounded the hours in passing, while quarter-repeating mechanisms striking the hours and quarters on demand appeared in the late 17th century. These watches, endowed with a mechanical memory and which initially served to tell the time in the dark, are now one of the greatest demonstrations of horological expertise, and the exclusive preserve of a few movement manufacturers.The Millenary Minute Repeater brings this complication thoroughly up to date wi

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 51
Lots of new stuff for 2011 including a discussion of the MB&F HM2 Final Edition timepieces, as well as a teaser on HD3 new "slide" concept timepiece collection.Listen to HourTime Show watch podcast Episode 51 here.

Hands-On: The Piaget Emperador Coussin XL 700P (Live Pics, Pricing, And A Bit More On Quartz/Mech Hybrids)
There are always a few major surprises at any major watch show, and the Salon this year had a big one. That was the presentation by Piaget of the Emperador Coussin XL 700P, a hybrid quartz-mechanical watch, which we first presented to you as part of our pre-SIHH coverage last December, and which was created, says Piaget, in celebration of its first in-house quartz movement from 1976. Having seen it, at last, “in the metal” at the Salon, we think we can address the questions many of you have, including how it works, and for those of you who are interested in quartz/mechanical hybrids, the question, “is it a Spring Drive?” The answer is both yes – and no. 1 OF 9 The good folks at Piaget must be mighty tired of hearing the words “Spring Drive” by now, although questions about parallel technology are fair. The 700P is indeed very close in most respects to the Seiko Spring Drive.  Although there are some differences in execution,

New 44mm ROO or used RM010...
Hypotheroticial question but if both the same price, which one would you guys go for? Let's assume you had the choice of either the SS/FC or the RM010.

BNIB Omega Seamaster $1500?
At Sams Club last night I noticed an Omega Seamaster for $14xx. I don't know much about them, and am not interested in purchasing it, but was curious as to whether that's a good deal and also thought I'd post it on here in case anyone wants it. It looked like this: