Basel Releases on Breitling's New Website
Checking out the new Breitling website and you can find some of the new models to be released at Basel. Some of the highlights include a new Navitimer Chronograph in 41mm with a non in house movement and a three handed Navitimer in 38mm with non in house movement, a new sized Super Ocean Heritage II at 44mm with an in house (Tudor based) movement and a new Chronomat with a new bezel. True to his Georges Kern word all of the new model chronographs with in house movements have contrasting sundials while the non in house models do not. The new models can be found here https://.breitling/us-en/find-yo ... w-watches/ Enjoy and let the debates begin!

Emergency "toughness"?
I'm seriously considering an Emergency but I'm concerned about the robustness of it for use in the field.I'm not a fan of the is it safe to wear my watch threads but I have some genuine concerns and wonder what you guys think.I know that the Emergency was designed as a pilots/aircrew watch to transmit a distress signal on the civil aviation frequency. As such I guess it was designed to be tough enough to survive a crash which it's owner could survive but my worry is that I would use it primarily for mountaineering and, as such, would subject it to much more constant, sustained abuse.Do you think it could take the constant knocks? I mean that both in respect of it functioning as a watch and as a transmitter.I know the vast majority of these things are bought by people who would never conceivably need the transmitter but it is the ONLY reason I'm considering one. I know I could buy a better stand-alone transmitter and carry it with me (and that may be the option I end up going for) but I

5970P Strap code
Just curious if any of you guys who own 5970Ps on here have the original strap on your watch? I'm curious to see if the C73 strap code they give in the 2014 strap catalog is actually the original alpha numeric code for the strap they were delivered with. Incidentally, C73 is also the strap code for the 5270G as well.Cheers all!

Online Videos in the new Christies "Watch Shop"
I read the two articles about Patek in Financial Times, 09/09/2014, page 6 of the Watches & Jewelry section. A small article announcing the opening of a new online used watch store at Christie's got my attention so I spent about an hour on it. The site offers great videos discussing various Pateks. Very informative. Go to .christies/watchshop. Enjoy!

Green Sub pic.
Had a play with the camera today, normally do wildlife photography so thought id give table top a go, not in Jocke league but a start