Grand Opening Of The Hublot 2 Manufacture In Nyon, Switzerland
Tuesday, September 29th 2015, saw the official opening of Hublot 2, Hublot's new workspace that adds a massive 8,000 m2 to their operational space. Located in Nyon, a literal stone's throw from Hublot 1 (built in 2009), Hublot 2 will enable the brand?to delve deeper into the manufacturing process, conduct more essential research and development, and increase their assembly and after-sales production �C a pressing necessity given the explosion of popularity the brand has enjoyed over the past decade.The new Hublot 2 Manufacture...Standing next to, but most certainly not in the shadow of, Hublot 1, Hublot 2 is larger than its predecessor and perhaps even more ambitious. It would be too clean cut to suggest Hublot 2 will be "superior" to Hublot 1, rather this new build is a site expansion that will enable Hublot to split the responsibilities of their buildings as they see fit....and the "original", Hublot 1 manufacture.A good deal of Hublot 1 has been migrated to Hublot 2, which currently

Vacheron Constantin heritage 40 MM automatic.
Vacheron Constantin heritage 40 MM automatic. 18 K White Gold / Cal.2450 automatic winding movement / display time, minute, seconds / Pierre 27 / Geneva seal / watch diameter 40 mm / mirror 28 800 Crystal / Sapphire earthquake frequency / water 30 metres / crocodile leather strap / test reference price: NT $575,000

Who has the newer AP 42mm ROOs?
Keen to see some pics as they've caught my attention and a possible next purchase. Can't post links yet but saw some coverage by CRM Jewellers on YouTube on the updates stainless steel 42mm ROOs

Incoming First Patek
Ok, so after much thought and deliberation. Much see-saw. many mind change. (many thanks to Takuya for dealing with my flip flopping and also to HL65 and Tom for their input)My first Patek is on its way and will arrive tomorrow. I pulled the trigger on a BNIB 5726/1a from trusted seller, great guy and friend Takuya aka Thanh Do. If you are looking to buy a watch you would be crazy not to check with him I will post pics tomorrow upon arrival. Some of you may know I was all over the place with watches. I was looking at 5164,5712,5780,AP Diver,Platona,etc etc. Finally I decided on these four watches for now:BLNR (classic rolex GMT beater), 5726/1a (iconic nautilus Patek annual calendar on bracelet), AP RG ROO Ceramic (precious metal, only RG I like,chrono,black watch) and the AP Jumbo 15202 (iconic RO time/date only with amazing RO bracelet and awesome movement and tapisserie dial). That 4some covers all the bases i wanted to hit after considering a hundred different combinations. The 5t

Incoming tomorrow from David SW
Can't wait...243 on the way