Youth Movement: Girard-Perregaux Brings Young Watchmakers to New York
Recently, I learned firsthand to never again take for granted the faithful functionality of my mechanical watches. Given the opportunity to sit down at a watchmaker’s bench and use the tiny tools to painstakingly and precisely? attach wheels and jewels to a stripped-down baseplate, it became extremely clear just how much concentration, dexterity, and patience �� not to mention plain old horological knowledge �� was required to put together a caliber from scratch and to make it hum. Of course, I had a knowledgeable watchmaker named Ines looking over my shoulder, and my workbench was not in some sterile atelier in Switzerland but on a balcony at New York’s Cipriani Dolci restauarant, overlooking the rush-hour bustle of Grand Central Terminal’s main concourse.The unusual event, in which members of the press were invited to get up close and personal with several of Girard-Perregaux’s talented �� and youngest �� watchmakers in one-on-one workshops, was held to launch the

Red stripe NATO on my Blackbird
Decided to swap the pilot for a red stripe NATO and I think it looks rather cool.I've got a black and white stripe which I think will be better but I like the red.What does everyone think ?

Vintage? Anyone seen this one?
Any ideas of age?

1st incoming for 2018
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Rehaute ROLEXROLEXROLEX Printing improvement?
Has Rolex increased the boldness/clarity of the rehaute printing recently.I just noticed that it is very distinctive on this late 2017 LVCLVC-Rehaute.jpg