What Is SIHH? A Major Watch Industry Show & What It Means
With all of the timepiece coverage flooding in from our trip to Geneva, Switzerland in January, I thought it might be a good idea to slow down for a moment and give you all some context pertaining to the whos, whats, whys, hows, and wheres of SIHH. Who puts on this show, why is it put on, how is it executed, and where are the attendees coming from? In short, what is SIHH?As a first-time attendee, I am going to give you my overall impressions and analysis of the event, while I attempt to explain the goings-on of this annual affair from an insider's perspective. There is much more to this showcase of luxury timepieces than just the watches, and while my opinions and experiences are mine alone, I hope they will shed some light on the inner workings of the luxury timepiece industry.SIHH stands for the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, and can briefly be summarized as an invite-only trade show put on by The Richemont Group in collaboration with a few independent luxury brands, whi

Giveaway: Prometheus JellyFish Automatic Tritium Diver Watch
A reasonably priced diver with tritium gas tube illumination isn't the easiest watch to find. Especially if you want a nice clean design. A good option is the newer Prometheus JellyFish Automatic Tritium Diver, and this month you can enter for a chance to win one right here on aBlogtoReadwatches-dealer. This giveaway is the the model with the blue dial, but the pieces also come with white, black, or yellow dials. The steel case is 43mm wide and contains a Japanese Seiko 6R15 automatic movement. The watch has a sapphire crystal and is water resistant to 300 meters. Price is extremely reasonable at $360 - $436 (depending on whether the watch is being shipped in our outside of Europe), and you can buy them online. Enter to win one of these beauties below.To Enter You Must: 1. Comment on this post below before the giveaway is over with your valid e-mail address where required. In the body of your comment mention a whether you like clean, classic looking dive watches or modern wildly design

It's about the details..
The 39mm ROC is sweet perfection!

Omega boutiques know nothing
Went to the Omega boutique in westfield stratford to see the 007 display that ended today, the display was great with some of the watches from the films and other bond props. Got talking with a sales rep and said wouldn't be buying another Omega as they don't give discounts and all the AD's are going, he said Breitling was going the same way as they had a boutique and you can't discounts from them or from the Tag Heuer boutique thats there. Funny when I went into the Breitling boutique and Tag Heuer boutique I was offered discounts in both. Looks like it is only Omega boutiques that can't offer any discounts.

Undecided.... Grail Hunt
Hi guys. Ok, as alway I need your advice in what would be a better decision. I like movements and PP drive me nuts in a good way in that area. Currently my focus has been set solely on the 5712 in either ss or Rose Gold. Lately , I came across the Patek 5205 (either grey of black) which has a similar dial to the PP 5626. So, what do you guys think? What is the model to go for? Is the 5712 out shined by the 5205? Or, is the 5726 the way to go between those 4? Movement wise, are the 5205 and the 5726 the same? I know the 5712 movement is a beauty with the micro rotor but the 5626 is also great. All that said, thoughts? Knowledge? Words of wisdom? Here are some pics of the models from the Internet. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1369075221.030157.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1369075254.679413.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1369075273.662697.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1369075367.179245.jpg