Audemars Piquet-Sponsored Hydrofoil Trimaran Sets World Speed Record
The trimaran l'Hydropt��re has established itself as the fastest sailing craft on the planet, setting a new world speed record with an average speed of 50.17 knots (57.73 mph) over one nautical mile. Fifty knots per hour is a magical threshold for sailing, similar to the sound barrier for aviation. Alain Th��bault and his ten-man crew achieved this feat at their speed base in Hy��res, France on November 8th, in a 28-knot northwesterly wind. L'Hydropt��re capped off a fantastic series of records posted in the Mediterranean and set a new benchmark in the world of sailing.The 60-ft Hydropt��re (from the Greek hydros, water, and ptera, wing), is a hydrofoil trimaran (the foils are actually underwater wings). It is a sleek and elegant craft with a central hull and a mast more then 90 feet high, stabilized by two side floats separated from the hull by huge 79- foot carbon crossbeams built at the Airbus plant in Nantes. The innovative design of the boat, which flies on submerged wings, cleverly co

Opinion needed on AP 15202 finish vs scratch
I slightly loathe myself for asking this question, but here goes anyway. I have been enjoying the 15202 that I bought about a month ago immensely. I absolutely am head over heels in love with it. Because I am super OCD about QC issues (been burned in the past), I inspected the heck out of the watch before I actually paid for it at the boutique. Looked at the dial and movement under a high powered loupe. Everything is perfect. The other day I noticed that one of the teeth between the non-removable links had a scratch on it. I put scratch in quotes because I literally don't know how the heck it could have gotten there. It's only on the tooth - and not on the actual link - and I can still see the vertical finishing. But, I'm also aware of AP's stellar QC and how the bracelets are finished - by dragging it across the diamond sandpaper. Neither the link above or below it have this on it. In fact, it's not even the whole link... just the middle left portion of it. I'm 99.9% sure this is some

Self regulation by case position?
Can Omega movements be Self-regulated like Rolex movements?for example, leaving the watch flat with the dial up gains seconds, leaving the watch on it's side crown up, looses seconds.my 1120 Omega is loosing 6-10 seconds per day (going in for service), but the flat, dial up position overnight didn't seem to help much.any experience with this?

Aquanaut 5164 Durability Advice
Aquanaut owners (and even 5164 specifically). What cautions would you have for wearing this watch for everyday use? I wear my SS sub doing just about anything. Swimming in the pool, mowing the grass, running, etc. I'm not concerned with scratches, just movement damage. I understand they are different watches, just how different.Thanks in advance!

Another poll..
You guys know about my dilemma on my previous thread (5270G + 5711P or 5131G or 5070P)Now I've pretty much made my mind that I'll get the 5131G if I can't find the 5711P.The thing is, I have found the 6102P Celestial in my dealer here. I'll go check it out this week. I'm pretty sure I'll like it in person too since I've been admiring to it on photos for a very long time.So, my question is, the combination of the first possibility (5270G + one of the other references I mentioned on my previous post) vs the 6102P costs about the same to me.One thing about 5270G is I have been wanting it since I first started collecting, another thing is now it's being discontinued while 6102P is still in production.Please tell me your opinions,Salih