HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 139: The Trouble With Skulls & Seiko Loving
John is in Iceland but we still manage to stay warm with watches. We discuss the innovating yet perhaps futile Urwerk EMC movement, and the easily lovable Seiko Prospex Tuna with the Spring Drive movement. We also cover Montegrappa's new Chaos watch (you'll either hate it or love it), and the nice looking new Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer Auto Chrono.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 139 here »Or, download the mp3 here and now.To follow along at home:See the Montegrappa Chaos in silver - check it out on our Facebook page (along with the comments) here and the GOLD version here.And we wrote about the Seiko Prospex Spring Drive Tuna SBDB008 Watch here.The URWERK tinkering with the movement is here.The Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer Auto Chrono is here. 

Maison Patek Philippe Watches For Shanghai
While I would not tend to be a person who checks off "full pave" or "dragon dial" on the list of things I like in watches for my self, this diamond studded version of the Patek Philippe Nautilus with an engraved enamel dragon dial is really beautiful. They call is the reference 5720/1 "Dragon" in white gold, and it is part of a collection of limited edition and piece unique models Patek Philippe has released for their new place of business in Shanghai. It isn't just a boutique, it is a "house" (maison).Patek Philippe did have an existing boutique in Shanghai but closed it in favor of a new palace which celebrates the brand and is called the Maison Patek Philippe. The brand spent about a year restoring a building originally build in 1849 in Shanghai's Bund district that the government started to rebuild in 2004. It was considered an historic monument, but somehow Patek Philippe acquired it in 2010.The new Maison Patek Philippe (click to see video and pictures via Patek) is huge with 1,2

Panerai trade for 15400?
Now that I'm back in love with AP I have a few things I'm thinking of getting rid of.I have a dealer friend who has a brand new 15400 silver dial and would trade for my Panerai 224 plus a little cash. The 224 was a limited run of 100 pieces sold only through the Florence Boutique.Thoughts?Lindsey

A couple of shots of the new arrival
Got this last night and took a few shots today. Really happy with it. That dial is truly mesmerizing!And taken from Mr. H's idea last October. 6 tics per second.

Can the Navitimer 01 come with a deployant?
I always thought the navitimer 01 (43mm) came with a black calf strap with white stitching and a tang buckle, but I watched a video of an unboxing which has me confused: is there a possibility of the watch coming on deployant (even if for more money)?Here is the video, you can see the deployant at around 1:55 and onwards..youtube/watch?v=uK_HwG3u4A0Thanks