Philippe Bonay Named Lange N.A. President
A. Lange & S?hne has announced the appointment of Philippe Bonay to the position of President of A. Lange & S?hne, North America, effective April 13, 2009. Mr. Bonay has a strong background and knowledge of the luxury watch industry, having previously held the post of President of Panerai North America where he played a key role in the growth and development of the brand. Mr. Bonay also has broad international experience, having worked in France, Asia and most recently the U.S. Philippe Bonay replaces Marcia Mazzocchi, who has assumed a new role as Director, Special Projects for A. Lange & S?hne. Ms. Mazzocchi was instrumental to the growth of the brand and all those at A. Lange & S?hne are thankful for her dedication and look forward to her continuing success in her new position.

Tissot Sculpture Line Skeleton Watch
This rare Tissot watch isn't one that you are likely to find at your local Tissot dealer. In their T-Gold collection, this Sculpture Line Skeleton watch comes in a 45mm wide 18k yellow or rose gold case. As a side note, did you know that Tissot makes 18k gold versions of their T-Touch watches? I had no idea, but they do. Yea, not only that but they also can come on gold bracelets - even in platinum too!Tissot begins with a Swiss ETA Unitas 6497 manually wound mechanical movement. This movement is often chosen when skeletonization is called for as you can really scrape out a lot of its guts to see how it all works. It even helps the basic movement look extremely beautiful when artfully skeletonized and engraved. What Tissot did here is clever. Offer a fully skeletonized watch, but one that is also still legible. The dial of the piece is more or less in tact when it comes to having all of the hour and minute indicators. Coming with a black or silver dial, Tissot uses sporty looking Roman

Crown guards on 2254.50?
Would appreciate feedback from 2254.50.00 owners?Looked at face on or looking at the dial the crown guards on mine look perfectly symmetrical. However, looking at the crown side of the watch the tip of one crown guard look almost 1mm narrower.I have also noticed this on several but not all pictures of other 2254.50.00s on the Internet.Would watches have left the factory like this, as happened with some old sports rolex, or is it the result of over-polishing by a watchmaker?And however it came about, can Swatch at service repolish to perfect symmetry from all angles?Just be interested to know how many others are like this.

Wearing a vintage Seamaster Deville automatic everyday?
What are your opinions on wearing a 1968 Seamaster Deville automatic (mint condition) everyday? Is it possible without encountering problems?

40s vs IIs
Correct me if I am wrong. Were the DJ and DD IIs a 36 dial with a larger case and bezel? Are the 40s larger dials? Thanks!