Finalists For The 2014 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve Announced, Public Vote Now Open (Where You Can Win A Girard-Perregaux!)
It's that time of year! Yup, the finalists of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) have been announced. For those who don't remember, the GPHG is the watch industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards, wherein a group of distinguished judges comprised of collectors (think John Goldberger and John Mayer), retailers (think Laurent Picciotto), watchmakers (think Philippe Dufour) and journalists (think our own Ben Clymer) decide on who has done the most to advance watchmaking this year. Today, the finalists for each category have been announced. The winners will be announced on Friday, October 31st, 2014, in Geneva. The entire ceremony will be streamed live right here on HODINKEE.Click here to see the finalists for the 2014 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG). BONUS: The public prize, decided by YOU, is also now open for voting, and once you register, you can win a Girard-Perregaux worth over $10,000 right here.

Is it possible?
Hello!I was thinking, did you see anyone who have changed the bezel or dial on his Ploprof? For example, someone who have the black Ploprof (like me) change the bezel, from black to white. Or just the dial. I guess the bezel is more easy.Any of you have some skills with photoshop? Maybe we can first try like thisMaybe is a stupid idea (I have fever, that's why this is not a idea, is just a delirium)Regards from Saint Petersburg

Daylight lume
Briefly stepped out to get my coffee mug from my car, its a rainy day, came back inside the house and the lume on the watch was quite bright.I love Omega's lume!

Beloved Seamaster Stopped, PO Replacement?
We have a midsize auto Bond Seamaster 300 that suddenly stopped after 18 months with no advance warning. It will have to be sent to one of the dreaded service centers under warranty.I have an opportunity to get a mid-sized Planet Ocean Orange as a replacement for $2,100.00 from Jareds. But the catch is that its pre-owned and you do not get a box or cards, but you do get a one year store warranty.Any thoughts as to this arrangement?

Updates on the Panerai Website?
I went on to the Panerai official website and failed to find the following modelsPAM 000 ---> Replaced by the PAM 1000PAM 005 ---> Replaced by the PAM 1005PAM 111 ---> I guess Panerai is moving in-house with their p.5000 movements with the PAM 510PAM 112 ---> Same case for this model being replaced by the PAM 560.Maybe different collections are shown under different websites, but I tried the international website along with some other ones like the US and not able to find these models. Any expert care to chime in?