Ball Fireman Classic 40mm Watch
These days Ball watches are an easy buy. Well-made mechanical Swiss watches that tend to fit the bill nicely and their prices are more fair than inflated. Ubiquitous tritium gas tube illumination ain't bad either. Ball's core design ethos is split between original designs, al la Engineer Hydrocarbon creations, as well as faithful homages. This new Fireman Classic 40mm is among the latter. It isn't the first time anyone has given a nod to Patek Philippe, and this latest Ball watch is their interpretation of the the Patek Philippe 5107 from a dial design perspective.While the Patek will be only about 37mm wide on your wrist, the Fireman Classic is 40mm wide making for a nicely-sized dress watch. Hour indicators and dauphine hands are as close as Ball can get to the Patek look while incorporating tritium gas tubes on the face. You'll find the tubes neatly placed in the hands, as well as oriented vertically as the lume points on the periphery of the dial. The case is rather durable as well

The Limes Endurance Leviathan Dive Watch
German watchmaker Limes has announced a new addition to their Endurance sport watch range. Featuring a 44.5 mm stainless steel case, the Leviathan offers a chance for buyers to up size their order compared to the 41mm Limes Neptune 2 diver. The Leviathan's Ickler-made case is 13.5mm thick and features a sapphire crystal and a unidirectional dive PVD-plated black bezel. The dial design is simple, legible and one that I really like.Limes is part of the Ickler family of brands which is also home to Archimedes, Autran & Viala, and Defacto. Ickler is a case manufacturer that is based in Germany and makes some very nice cases in a wide range of styles. Not only does the Endurance Leviathan offer a larger alternative for the Limes brand, the Leviathan is also larger than what Archimedes features in their lovely 41.5mm SportTaucher 300m diver. So if you really wanted a big diver with an Ickler case, the Leviathan looks like a good choiceThe Leviathan is powered by a Sellita SW 200 automati

Duesenberg Circular & Rectangular Art Deco Watches
Good thing it is a German speaker (Swiss German) who revived the Duesenberg name! The brand with the same name as the classic car that almost epitomized F. Scott Fitzgerald era art deco cars has two new models that will come out in 2011. The watches are the Duesenberg Rectangular and Duesenberg Circular. Can you guess which is one is each!? The design really does feel as though it hails from the roaring 1920's. Why is it that the past always seem to be have been better than it actually was? I am really fascinated by the "grass is greener in that other era syndrome." Anyhow, let's focus on these upcoming watches from Frenkendorf, Switzerland (they also have a Austrian location).Silly little things like prices aren't known yet, but we do know that the cases will have materials such as 18k red gold, DLC black coated steel, polished steel, and titanium. See those "grill" like sections on the top and bottoms of the case? Those sections are partially removable if you want to change-it-up in

Hublot Congratulates Miami Heat For NBA Championship By Giving The Entire Organization White Hot Big Bangs
The Miami Heat won the NBA Championship last week - quickly silencing all the critics of LeBron James' decision to take his talents to South Beach.? It was LeBron's first championship, and the second title for the Heat since 2006.? To celebrate this, team sponsor Hublot decided to give the entire organization watches.? But not just any watches - big, white watches.? Called the White Hot Big Bang, these Hublots are engraved on the back with the Heat logo and date of the championship.? They were presented to not only players, but the coaching staff of the team.??Conspicuously absent from the festivities was, well, the man everyone really wanted to see, series MVP LeBron James.? James is, of course, an ambassador for chief Hublot competitor Audemars Piguet (read an interview with James conducted by Ben Clymer about his collaboration witih AP here).?No official word on how many watches in total were given out, but the official retail price of this model is $14,800.? Curious why the White H

Have heard more than once today the 116610lv is being discontinued!
Has anyone heard the Green submariner 116610lv will be discontinued?I have only heard this from dealers who are selling them so I'm a bit apprehensive to believe it.