The Autavia Cup: Round One Results, Early Conclusions, And A Quick Look At Round Two
The first round of the Autavia Cup is over, and already we can draw some conclusions about the public's preferences. The online competition �C which relies on the public's vote �C will determine the look of a future Autavia model, to be presented in 2017 by TAG Heuer. So far, the contests have been pretty one-sided, the closest match-up coming from two versions of the Reference 2446. But already we can draw some conclusions from the results of the first round: 1 OF 6 1) People Like A Panda No surprise there. Everybody loves a "panda." So-called because their face looks like that of Giant Panda, these black and white dials are popular at Rolex, Omega, Heuer �C and really any brand that has them. Heuer actually only made one panda version of the Autavia during the 1960s, but the current popularity of such watches is probably the reason why TAG Heuer decided to introduce three more "fantasy" options in this year's competition. And as expected most have gone through to

Watch Spotting: Stan Wawrinka Wearing An Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph WHILE Winnin
While the big news in the watch/tennis world over the past 10 days has been Nadal's newest ultra-light-weight, $800,000 Richard Mille Tourbillon, it wasn't this mega watch, or even Djokovic's Seiko Astron, that was seen as the championship trophy was hoisted yesterday at Roland Garros. Nay, it was an Audemars Piguet, and it was the wrist of Swiss-born Stan Wawrinka. 1 OF 3 What is even more is that Stan didn't just put his AP – A Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph in Steel (reference 26470ST) – on after he won, but he actually wore the watch while playing! This AP is a big watch, not a featherweight like the Nadal tourbillon, which makes it even cooler. You can read more about this watch here. Serena Williams Also Wearing An AP After Winning The French Open 2 OF 3 Stan Wawrinka wasn't the only friend of AP to emerge victorious at the French Open – Serena Williams won the women's title and when accepting the trophy

Hands-On: With The Blancpain Villeret Tourbillon Squelette 8-Day In Platinum (PLUS: You're Invit
While perusing the wares of the brand new Blancpain boutique on Fifth Avenue a few weeks back, I stumbled across this guy here. It's called the VIlleret Tourbillon Squelette 8-Day, and while it was announced at BaselWorld 2014, there wasn't a lot of attention given to it �C most was offered to the awesome new in-house chronograph movement seen in the Bathyscaphe Chronograph. But this new tourbillon has a lot going for it. 2 OF 3 First, it employs Blancpain's excellent in-house 8-day self-winding tourbillon caliber 25, which is quite thin at 4.85mm in thickness. That's not only thin for a tourbillon, it's also very thin for a tourbillon with an 8-day power reserve. Second, the case is an absolutely perfect 37.5mm in diameter. Yes, that's 37.5mm and nobody is calling it a lady's watch. This is the size a watch like this should be. Second, this tourbillon offers a date function, and power reserve on the semi-skeletonized dial. 3 OF 3 It is indeed the dial here t

New arrival!
My first AP. No regrets! Big thanks to ChrisInCharlotte for taking care of everything!

A rather tasty Nautilus
A great surprise from my lovely wife to celebrate my new Nautilus. Ties in well with the nautilus 40th Anniversary too! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk