TechnoMarine Appoints Jacques-Philippe Auriol CEO
The Board of TechnoMarine SA has announced the appointment of Jacques-Philippe Auriol as Chief Executive Officer of TechnoMarine SA with immediate effect. Since 2007, Mr. Auriol has been developing consulting business specializing in luxury goods strategy and distribution. Jacques-Philippe Auriol joined Cartier in 1981. During the following years, he took on diverse marketing and commercial positions in France, Italy and Canada. In 1993, he became International Marketing Director of Baume & Mercier in Switzerland, and thereafter CEO of the company. In 2002, Jacques-Philippe became COO of the Watchmaking division of the Richemont Group. In 2003, he joined the Gucci Group as CEO of Gucci Group Watches.Cobepa and Credit Agricole Suisse, co-owners of TechnoMarine SA, said: We are delighted that Jacques-Philippe accepted to join TechnoMarine SA and expect his experience and know-how to highly contribute to the future success of the brand. Jacques-Philippe comes with a substantial expe

Magrette Leoncino Watch
When it comes to watches from Magrette, you know precisely what you're getting from their lineup. Sure, there are various stylistic differences to the pieces, and movements changed around, but you knew if you dug through their catalog, you'd see cushion-cased divers, plain and simple. Or at least, that's the way things used to be�Ca new challenger has appeared!With the introduction of the Leoncino (aka Little Lion), they've looked to the 1960s for inspiration, and have come up with a new case design for the line. From the images we've seen so far, this looks to be a fairly bold design, with rounded edges on the rectangular (42mm x 49mm) case. With the introduction of the new case, Magrette also took the opportunity to introduce a new design for both the crown and the buckle. While the crown isn't anything earth-shattering, I do rather like the details showing up in the buckle, which is a smaller component that's often overlooked.Once you get past all the new details and have another loo

Watch Alert: Rare Temption CGK203 With Valjoux 7751 Available
This is going to be a relatively short explanation because I've dedicated an entire article to this watch already, but I wanted to mention that a Temption CGK203 watch is available on eBay right now. How amazed I get when this occurs! This occurs maybe once or twice a year, if that. Only 1100 Temption CGK203 watches were ever made. Temption as a watch manufacturer produces only 700-800 watches total.You might recognize the Temption CGK203 because I own one and reviewed it here. Check out the review for everything you wanted to know about this watch along with additional pictures. Part of me does want to purchase another one honestly. But considering I am trying to expand my collection rather than create too much redundancy, I will leave the opportunity open for you. Because the auction has an undisclosed reserve price, it is hard to say what it will go for. I'd say a reasonable price is about $1,500.The specific watch available on eBay now comes with all the papers and the box. You'll

New black shoes for my 44mm...
Picked up a black gator strap from Clearwater Friday. It came pretty matte black, I polished it up just a touch (hey, I'm a Vet, we shine leather) to get JUST a lil gloss on it... Came out great, though the pix sux. I REALLY need to upgrade my 6 yr old iPhone!!! Thoughts on strap????

Switzerland stock ?
I will be travelling to Switzerland within the next month and was wondering what the stock is like regarding the BLNR. I've been on a few UK lists for 1 year and I don't expect a call anytime soon.