Corum Ambassador Ben Ainslie Sets Sailing Record
On July 11th 2009, Corum ambassador Ben Ainslie set a new elapsed time record for monohulls in the Transpacific Yacht Race. Sailing Alfa Romeo II (Neville Crichton's Reichel Pugh 100), Ainslie and crew made the 2,225-nautical mile crossing in 5 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes and 20 seconds. The crew beat the previous course record set by Hasso Plattner's Morning Glory in 2005 of 6:16:04:11 by over a day.The new record was the result of a very good team led by Neville Crichton. In addition to Ainslie, Crichton's crew included Stan Honey, Michael Coxon, David Endean, Ryan Godfrey, Stan Honey, Andrew Hutchinson, Phil Jameson, Lance Jenkins, Gavin McPherson, Peter Merrington, Murray Spence, Craig Sattherwaite, Joao Signorini, David Rolfe, Tony Mutter and Alfa's shore crew, Ian Goldsworthy. More than half a dozen members of the record-breaking team flew directly from the completion of the 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race, having set 24-hour monohull records on Ericsson 4, a Volvo Open 70.Transpac 2009

The Ferrari Eco-Drive Men's Perpetual Calendar Watch #BL5250-02L
The Ferrari Eco-Drive Men's Perpetual Calendar Watch #BL5250-02L catches the glance due to its powerful design. The timepiece is created as an ideal timekeeping companion for men who would like to own a functional, reliable and distinctively-designed watch.

8500 movement service
The 8500 movement has been out several years now. Has anyone had the movement fail or otherwise needed to send it back for service? Just wondering what the service interval might be.

Need a little Speedy dating help
This is a friend's father's Speedy that has been sat in a safe for a number of years. He has no idea how old it is or any details. If you know the value of this, don't try posting here - pm instead. MTIA!

DJ41 jubilee clasp micro adjustment.
Hi all, new member here but have been lurking for the past few months. I was recently given a DJ41 for my 30th Birthday and just had a couple of questions in regards to the micro clasp adjustments for the jubilee band. I have searched but Haven't managed to find the answer I'm looking for (what's the official name for the 3 set of holes anyway?). Anyway in regards to adjustment how big/smaller does each set of holes make the watch? In comparison to a standard jubilee link, is it 1/4 or 1/2 link?They are currently set on the middle set of holes. Watch is tight but only gets uncomfortable when hot. If I open the easy link then it's a little big and ends up moving up and down on my wrist. Hope that makes sense. Thank you for any input.