Jaeger-LeCoultre Climbers Scale Himalayan Peak
They made it! On October 28, the climbers reached the top. St��phane Schaffter, a Swiss alpinist, Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa (known as Apa Sherpa) who has a record 19 Everest ascents under his belt, and Little Karim Balti, who has accompanied many sportsmen on expeditions above 8,000 meters, scaled the virgin peak, and as the first to the top, they named it Antoine LeCoultre's Peak. The mountain raises 6589 meters, or 21,617 feet above sea level. They were each wearing a Jaeger-LeCoultre timepiece: a 1958 Geophysic Chronometer, a Master Compressor Extreme Lab, and a new and as yet undisclosed extreme creation prepared by the Manufacture workshops in the Vall��e de Joux. Their watches performed admirably in the challenging conditions.You can read more about the expedition at the Jaeger-LeCoultre website.Here are some images from the expedition:

New ROC Silver Dial
Does anyone have pictures of this? We barely have seen pictures of this one, and they been bad pictures at that. My dealer just bumped me to the top of the list for the new 15202. I'm debating between that and the new ROC silver dial with black sub dials. Not sure which way to go. I can pretty much get them both at a good discount (20+% I won't say the exact %). I'm attracted to the 15202 for the thinness and the 2121 movement. Also it will probably hold value way better. But I like the way the ROC looks more, at least based off pictures on the AP website. What do you all think?

Ceramic whuaat from OMEGA; move over ROLEX !
And if they do the lume like the Ploprof, this maybe a DSSD killer !The He valve is still gimicky, wishd theyd lose that knob twisty thingy !

swedish beauty
Sweden has produced some beauties .. including this one..but you cant buy victoria off flea bay.. so bought this beauty, an omega suveran produced for the swedish market in 1945 by omega. I am really pleased with the condition of thios one and cant wait to give it a new home. Have been after one for a while but to find a good condition 60 year old watch is no so easy...:

For those of you Patek lovers, opinion on GS?
So I've put my name down on the list for a 5711. Who knows how long that will take. Anyways, in the meantime I think ill buy either the 44 Ti ROO or the 44 RG. Not totally decided on which yet. Anyways my question is, one of my other loves in the watch world is Grand Seiko. I have owned 7 of them at various stages and currently have 3. How do you all compare Grand Seiko to PP? I know they are pretty different, just wondering what that translates to in the flesh. Also, side note, spring drive is incredible and has spoiled me completely on mechanical movements from an accuracy perspective. A few pics of my faves.