Ablogtoread.com Blogging Break Until February 27
Everyone, I will be away until Wednesday February 27, 2008 due to my being out of town. Most likely I will have some stimulating watches news, experiences, and stories upon my return. Stay tuned until then, and keep your eyes on your wrists!

Interview: Jean-Claude Biver Provides (Some) Details On TAG Heuer's Smart Watch Collaboration With Google And Intel (Before We Are Interrupted By F.P. Journe And Half Of KISS)
Warning: Serious name-dropping ahead. Don't judge.Baselworld is one of those places where stuff just happens. I was passing by the TAG Heuer booth when I was summoned into the back by Mr. Jean-Claude Biver, for an impromptu chat about TAG's recently-announced partnership with Google and Intel to make a smartwatch. We didn't have the chance to get too in-depth before Mr. F.P. Journe popped his head into the room to say hello, accompanied by mega-collector Claude Sfeir. Oh, and then half of the band KISS showed up and our conversation quickly derailed. Essentially it was like every great HODINKEE video* merging into one whacky 30-minute pow-wow. So while our chat was brief, it was somewhat illuminating, particularly regarding this master marketer's strategy with TAG's looming Google/Intel collab. And yes, that was me completely name-dropping in a not-so-shameless way. I hope you'll allow it just this once because it was one of those moments where I looked around t

Bring a Loupe: Five Reasons Why Spending $5,000 On This Tudor 'Monte Carlo' Would Be A Terri
The Tudor "Monte Carlo" is undoubtedly a very cool looking chronograph, with a funky color scheme that you would not have expected from Manufacture Rolex – also the owner of Tudor. The successive iterations of the Oysterdate Chronograph – its less poetic technical name – are therefore highly sought after, but you should run away from one example that you can currently find for quite cheap on ebay. It is conspicuously wrong, in many ways. Let’s now play Spot The Differences between this Monte Carlo and some correct examples. An Incorrect Red Hand 1 OF 132 OF 13 A quick and easy thing to spot first is that the chronograph seconds hand seen on the ebay example – on the left here – simply does not fit aesthetically. Part of the charm of the Monte Carlo line comes from the many touches of orange, including this hand, which in the one offered on ebay is too short and too red. It is of course orange for the Monte Carlo seen at

Elephant Incoming
Should be here in a few days from DaivdSW, thanks for the transaction!

Suggestions?
Hello Friends,My current AP collection consists of the following:1) ROO Panda2) 15300 Black3) 26300 WhiteI'm looking to add another to the collection and I'm considering the following:1) Diver2) 26300 Panda or other dial3) Volcano4) SafariWhich one do you think would most compliment my current collection and why? Thanks in advance.