Hands-On: The Piaget Emperador Coussin XL 700P (Live Pics, Pricing, And A Bit More On Quartz/Mech Hy
There are always a few major surprises at any major watch show, and the Salon this year had a big one. That was the presentation by Piaget of the Emperador Coussin XL 700P, a hybrid quartz-mechanical watch, which we first presented to you as part of our pre-SIHH coverage last December, and which was created, says Piaget, in celebration of its first in-house quartz movement from 1976. Having seen it, at last, “in the metal” at the Salon, we think we can address the questions many of you have, including how it works, and for those of you who are interested in quartz/mechanical hybrids, the question, “is it a Spring Drive?” The answer is both yes – and no. 1 OF 9 The good folks at Piaget must be mighty tired of hearing the words “Spring Drive” by now, although questions about parallel technology are fair. The 700P is indeed very close in most respects to the Seiko Spring Drive.  Although there are some differences in execution,

How blessed we are...
I wanted to do a thread on how we consider our Patek collection and how we feel about it.I consider myself extremely blessed and fortunate to be the owner of these 2 magnificent, in my opinion of course, Pateks which for many is the Rolls Royce of watches and I tend to agree.I never thought that I would have a watch which would cost more than 15K, and now I have these 2 great Pateks which are clearly my 2 favorite Pateks, all collection included, I prefer my 5712 to a 5970 for example, also I am lucky in the sense that I don't have to compromise on anything when I got my 2 Pateks as they are really the Pateks I prefer, the design, quality and finish is just perfect, you really feel that you have a superior quality time piece on your wrist.Every time I look at my Pateks, it just puts a smile on my face and I think to myself that life is good and I am a very lucky man, I own the 2 watches I prefer and will probably get the 3rd in RG, hence the 5167R which is also a beauty.Some of us are

Was 43mm SD red updated in 2018? And compares to updated 44mm DSSD ..
Question, I found myself looking at 43mm SD red vs the updated 44mm DSSD.I tried on the DSSD before but bracelet was my complain.But I have not tried on the 43mm red SD yet.I do wonder if the 43mm red SD was updated this year? And the new 44mm DSSD looks like it resolved my complain about the bracelet.I guess I would have to wait until the new 44mm DSSD is out to confirm. What do you guys think about the 43mm red SD vs the new 44mm DSSD as in portion on the wrist, wear comfort?

when my GMT arrives I will baptize it
it will be called Spiderman

Value of Dial
I am considering an older DJ with the Tiffany dial. Does anyone know what kind of premium this would add to the watch vs the standard dial all other things being the same? I was browsing at some DDs with the stella dial and those are over the moon in price. Thanks!!