Omega Supports Solar Powered Flight
Solar Impulse is a prototype aircraft powered by the Sun, and on a clear April day over the Swiss town of Payerne, it took its first serious test flight. Seven years in the making, the goal of the venture is to demonstrate that it is possible to fly around the world using only solar power. The top of the craft’s wings are covered with 12,000 solar cells, occupying a wingspan of 206 feet – just a few feet shorter than a 747, yet the plane weighs only about 3750 pounds. The nearly $100 million project is headed up by Bertrand Piccard, the Swiss adventurer who completed the first non-stop around the world balloon flight in 1999. His partner is Andr�� Borschberg, an engineer and fighter pilot. On Wednesday, the Solar Impulse team took the first major step toward their goal with a test flight that lasted about 2 hours, during which they achieved an altitude of about 4000 feet. Later this year, the crew will test the plane’s ability to fly at night using lithium batteries.Om

SIHH 2010: Ralph Lauren Slim Classique Collection
White gold, rose gold and platinum cases just 5.35mm thick enclose an ultra-thin Piaget caliber RL430 that is only 2.1mm thick. The thin, round case offers a polished case back that is ideal for personalized engraving. Two rows of diamonds around the bezel surround an elegant silvered opaline dial featuring a delicate barleycorn guilloch�� pattern. The roman numerals sit atop a second guilloch�� pattern, and these, along with the Breguet hands, give this Slim Classique a decidedly formal attitude. The bezel carries over the barleycorn guilloch�� along with two rows of 96 round, brilliant-cut stones totaling about 1.11 carats. Each gem is grain set. The case measures 42mm in diameter and is water resistant to 30 meters. The mechanical manual winding movement, made by Piaget for Ralph Lauren, has a power reserve of 40 hours.You can read more about Ralph Lauren’s use of guilloch�� in the February issue of WatchTime.

Introducing The Bremont Supermarine 2000, An Even Deeper Diver
Bremont has released the latest version of its diver, theSupermarine 2000. This one, as the name suggests, is rated for a whopping 2,000meters of water pressure. Given the British brand's claim that the Supermarine'sprior iteration was tested well beyond its 500 meter rating, and their almost obsessive focus on ruggedness, we're pretty sure this one couldgo even deeper than advertised. Beyond the water resistance ensured by its patented Trip-Ticksteel case, this Supermarine also boasts Bremont's usual arsenal of movementprotection features, like a soft iron Faraday cage for repelling magnetism to a shockabsorbing movement holder that protects the chronometer-certified calibre fromvibration and impacts. The luminescent sapphire bezel, unique crown protector, dial, and oddly elegant hand design are all carried over from the Supermarine 500. 2 OF 3 Helium Release Valve on the S2000 Also inherited from the Supermarine 500 is the heliumrelease valve on the 9 o'clock side

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Since November I've went from 9th to next which surely indicates demand is being met for SS sports models.Hopefully next month I'll have my very first Incoming Thread!Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk