Olio Model 1 Smartwatch From New Company With Top Talent
Olio was first introduced to me in a conversation with a venture capitalist who said, "there is someone I want you to meet who is working on a high-end smartwatch up in San Francisco." As soon as I learned that said individual was near Silicon Valley and not in Switzerland, I was immediately intrigued. The definition of "high-end smartwatch" in California certainly differs from what it means in Geneva. I'd venture a guess that the former implies some proficient level of functionality and engineering, whereas the latter all to frequently implies a chic design with gold, and sometimes diamonds. So my mind was open and all I knew was that someone would eventually be reaching out to me from a company call Olio.Some brief research on Olio resulted in extra excitement merely based on the members of the Olio development team. Steven Jacobs - Olio's founder - heralds from Apple and Hewlett Packard in their hardware development groups, and other members of the Olio team come from places such as

Omega Aqua Terra Annual Calander
Recently noticed that the Aqua Terra Annual Calender retails in the UK for about ?6000 yet the standard 8500 Aqua Terra retails for only ?3500. I know the Annual Calender displays the month as well as the date but is there any reason for the extra ?2500?I'd be interested to hear people's thoughts on the Annual Calender as it is a watch that does not appear to be commented on very often.

Speedmaster Triple Date on Brown Leather Straps
Wanted to try on a new look with my Speedmaster, what do you guys think?Straps are from a Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic.Click on Thumbs for full view

5711p vs 5711a
For those that have or have owned both, is the 5711p that much better than the 5711a? Is it worth the 4x price? Would you do it again?

RG YM OF with Easylink
My AD is awesome! I asked my AD about getting an Easylink for my RG YM on OF. Initially it seemed like it would be too hard. Three weeks later..... I have an Easylink on my RG YM!!! I couldn't be happier!! For those of us with this watch, this IS the way Rolex should have delivered this reference!