Corum Ambassador Ben Ainslie Sets Sailing Record
On July 11th 2009, Corum ambassador Ben Ainslie set a new elapsed time record for monohulls in the Transpacific Yacht Race. Sailing Alfa Romeo II (Neville Crichton's Reichel Pugh 100), Ainslie and crew made the 2,225-nautical mile crossing in 5 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes and 20 seconds. The crew beat the previous course record set by Hasso Plattner's Morning Glory in 2005 of 6:16:04:11 by over a day.The new record was the result of a very good team led by Neville Crichton. In addition to Ainslie, Crichton's crew included Stan Honey, Michael Coxon, David Endean, Ryan Godfrey, Stan Honey, Andrew Hutchinson, Phil Jameson, Lance Jenkins, Gavin McPherson, Peter Merrington, Murray Spence, Craig Sattherwaite, Joao Signorini, David Rolfe, Tony Mutter and Alfa's shore crew, Ian Goldsworthy. More than half a dozen members of the record-breaking team flew directly from the completion of the 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race, having set 24-hour monohull records on Ericsson 4, a Volvo Open 70.Transpac 2009

Auction Watch: Antiquorum's ONLY WATCH 2011 Results
As expected the ONLY Watch 2011 went without a hitch last week. It raised � 4.5 million, about USD $ 6,075,000 as of this writing. Let's take a look at some of the results. [see all of the watches: studio pics & in-the-flesh, hands-on]Antiquorum Auctioneers - The collection of unique 40 timepieces achieves � 4.5 million at the Only Watch Charity Auction: Monaco, September 24, 2011 - The fourth edition of the biennial Only Watch Charity Auction held at the Hotel Hermitage in Monaco on September 23, in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, closed with an outstanding result of EUR 4'563'000. The auction room was full in addition to the strong internet and intense telephone bidding. International participation included Japan, Switzerland, Hong Kong, China, the United States and the Russian Federation. Ronnie Wood from the Rolling Stones was also present in the room to support the auction.Perhaps the most controversial piece was the Patek tourbillon / minute repeater, Ref.

Should I pull the trigger on this 2009 ROO?
I'm on holiday and was offered this new 2009 AP ROO from an AD for $17,000 (15% off retail of $20k) with no tax:.vialuxe/Audemars-Pigu...1/Watch/501428It's the new silvered dial with red accents on SS bracelet. And it has AP's new in-house movement. The watch is stunning but I am new to AP and am just not sure if 15% off is fair in this economy. I could easily get 20% off a Rolex, maybe even 25%. The AD of course told me that like Panerai, authorized dealers can not discount much off AP watches. Opinions on this deal?

Look What FedEx dropped off...
Love it!!!I know its not a rolex but still nice....breitling superocean 44mm

Upgrade Aquanauts? Is it worth it?
Hi guys. I recently bought a pre owned 5167, and has easily become my favorite watch, even more so than the 5711. I like it so much that I'm starting to look at the 5164. My question is to those that have upgraded. Is it really worth it? The price difference is around $13k for the extra complication and wrist presence. I really don't travel that much, so won't be using the complication much. I guess I'm considering it because it's the better version of a watch I'm nuts about. I'd have to move something from my current collection, probably the SubC plus some cash. I'm just not convinced the upgrade is worth it. That's why I'd like to know from people that have done that exact move. Here's a photo of the current collection. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro