Alpina and Cessna Hold Collaboration Event
To celebrate their collaboration, Alpina and Cessna recently held an event at Cessna Aircraft's headquarters in Wichita, Kansas. Selected VIP customers attended a presentation and viewed over 30 airplanes in different stages of production. Following the presentation, several Cessna planes were inspected in the main showroom, including a brand new Cessna Citation Mustang. Alpina joined forces with Cessna Aircraft and PrivatAir to support the introduction of Alpina’s Startimer Pilot collection. Featured at the event was the Alpina Startimer Automatic with in-house developed and produced automatic caliber AL-710 with minute and hour indication and off-center date hand, combining historic pilot watch design features with a modern layout.“We both rely on precision, hand-crafted products to please our customers,” said Alpina Managing Director Peter Stas. “Since Cessna and Alpina are essentially talking to the same people, cooperating through events like this benefit b

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Lionel Ladoire launched his eponymous company in 2007 and his first timepiece is an audacious effort. He refers to it as the UFO of watchmaking, and the company’s press materials acknowledge that this piece leaves no one indifferent. It may not come as a surprise that Ladoire is a surfer and a rock drummer as well as a talented young watchmaker. If you saw him on the street, you would not think “I bet he’s a horologist.” Others claim to be nonconformists; Ladoire walks the walk. Ladoire’s creation is called the Roller Guardian Time, or RGT, and at 56 x 45 x 16.3mm, this uniquely-shaped timepiece makes a striking statement on the wrist. The shape has been likened to that of a pebble, and the analogy is apt. The asymmetric shape is soft, organic, and surprisingly balanced. The automatic movement with micro-rotors is an in-house design realized with the help of skilled outside partners. Though it may not be obvious at first glance, the watch has only one trad

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Does anyone have an idea when AP will release their limited edition 42mm ROO for 2014?

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The AP bracelet is a work of art but over time gunk builds up in between the links. How do you guys to clean it without damaging the finish?

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This totally flew under my radar - Breitling has apparently revamped their Avenger line, making the cases slimmer, among other things - which I think is great!This new GMT looks gorgeous to me, a perfect tool watch, and a very capable diver (minus bezel), at 300m water resistance!What do you think?!