Apple Hires Marc Newson, iWatch Smartwatch Watches Likely To Be Designed With His Help
Big news today as Apple has announced its official hiring of Australian designer Marc Newson, who will work directly with Apple's head of design (Sir) Jonathan Ive. My understanding is that Newson will retain his ability to work with third party clients, but don't expect him to be designing watches for anyone else. Apple hasn't specified what Marc Newson will be working on specifically, but I believe it is safe to say that his first major projects will be on the iWatch (or iTime, or whatever Apple decides to call its upcoming smartwatch device).Of course, the big question everyone has is whether or not Apple will announce a smartwatch device next week during their annual new product announcement conference. Many people seem very confident that Apple will release a smartwatch this year or in early 2015, but I am not so convinced. Not only do I think the battery technology doesn't exist to have the type of time between charges that Apple expects, but a slew of recent new hires over the l

New patek magazine
Arrived today. From a quick look through, looks to be one of their best. Highlights include article on 6 iconic pateks, coverage of 175th collection, interviews with previous star watchmakers, and patek history. Need to find a couple of hours to enjoy reading cover to cover.

What Happened to Panerai Local Dealers??
Good Morning all....Years ago when I was fist got into wearing Panerai around 2006-2007 there were a bunch of local Panerai Authorized Retailers. Went back to Rolex in 2012 and took a break. Recently I have rekindled my love for Panerai and noticed all of the local dealers have vanished? What happened? Were the dealers pulled from Panerai or did they give up on selling them??Thanks in Advance...Steve S.

Summer/Casual watch decision
So I am looking to add another watch to the (very small) collection and am going back and forth on options and would welcome any opinions from the community!This will be to add to a GMT Master (worn in the office during the week) and a Royal Oak Chronograph stainless steel (worn for occasions/evening wear. The aim will be to upgrade this to a Rose Gold version in future but that's one for another day).I really want something to wear with jeans and a t-shirt on weekends, or around the swimming pool. I have a holiday coming up and fancy something new!Budget circa ��12k GBP, and the options I am looking at are as follows;Patek Aquanaut 5167; + = it's a Patek! I've started to really hanker after a Patek and I like the 5167 over the 5711. Understated elegance. Value retention. Will go with anything. Rubber strap, ideal for it's purpose.- = I don't want to pay overs and if I wait around for one from an AD it'll be summer 2025 by the time it lands Royal Oak Offshore Diver;+ = I love the AP br

Jubilee 63600
Peeps, just got this delivered at the office (thanks tony). I got it for my 16710. Super excited to see how it looks and feels. I have researched to see what it will fit and won't, haven't really gotten a straight forward answer. Before I try and put it on all my pieces, I thought I would check with everyone. My question to all of you. Is there a list of current and past models that this bracelet will fit? Do you know what models, current and past, this will fit? Thanks in advance. AshSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk