IWC is Official Timekeeper for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012
The Volvo Ocean Race is undeniably the world's premier ocean race and one of the most demanding team sporting events in the world. Over the course of nine months, the teams will sail 39,270 nautical miles, crossing the globe’s most treacherous seas. IWC Schaffhausen will be the official timekeeper for the 2011-2012 edition. The 2011-12 race will start in the Spanish port of Alicante in October 2011 and finish in Galway, Ireland, in July 2012. The course will include stopovers in Cape Town (South Africa), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itajai (Brazil), Miami (USA), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France). It is a unique blend of onshore glamor, offshore drama and physical endurance as teams battle the sea in a race where individual legs can stretch over 6000 nautical miles. The first race, known as the as the Whitbread Round the World Race, took place over 37 years ago and covered 31,250 nautical miles.IWC will present the 24-hour record prize per race leg,

WATCH GIVEAWAY: Squale 2002 Collection 1000 Meter Automatic Dive Watch
A regular crowd pleaser, Squale produces Italian-designed Swiss-Made diving watches that hearken back to popular sport watch designs - often from the 1970s. The Squale 2002 Collection is an excellent example, offering a range of good looking, durable, and extremely functional 1000-meter water-resistant divers in a range of dial colors. This month on watches-dealer, one lucky person will win one.The Squale 2002 Collection 1000 Meter Automatic Dive watch comes in a 43mm-wide steel case that contains a Swiss ETA 2824-2 automatic movement. The design is a modern interpretation of the classic 101ATMOS timepiece produced in the 1970s, but with modern materials designed to keep the 2002 looking good in or out of the water. A serious diver's tool, the Squale 2002 Collection 1000 Meter Automatic Dive watch comes on a textured rubber strap as well as a mesh metal bracelet option. The lucky winner of this particular Squale diver on watches-dealer will received both the black rubber strap and the

What will happen to prices on the 5980r?
What will happen to the second hand market for a 5980R RG? I bought one new about 6 months ago for a pretty good price.Are prices going to shoot up now or in the not so distant future? Alternatively, will prices drop? Opinions are much appreciated.If pricing goes my way I will likely upgrade and get the 5980/1R-001.

How my TRF paneristi friends feel about this one?
Thank you fro your opinions.

My 1999 Rolex Submariner date
About three months ago, I purchased a 1999 Submariner date from an estate sale. The owner was an older gentleman who had quite a watch collection. He was selling a few other watches and I noticed that they all come with services records. Come to find out that the sub was never serviced. It keeps pretty good time but gains around six minutes a month. The watch also looks great save for a tiny crack in the pearl on the bezel. I don't go diving with it and visually the tiny water proofing bands on the crown look ok. Should I be worried and run out to service it or just enjoy it since it seams to be doing fine. Soon it will be 20 years old without a service or a polish.