Piaget Creates Rare Beautiful Skeletonized Thin Mechanical Watch In The Altiplano Squelette
Skeletonized watches are popular right now, and named for the view (complete or partial) of the watch movement in the dial. Some skeletonized watches provide glimpses all the way through the watch, while others provide mere hints of the gears and mechanism which together power the watch. The reason skeletonized watches are popular is because they offer mechanical credibility. No one needs a mechanical watch, but its nice to know that your timepiece is a sophisticated piece of machinery, and there is no better way to show that than by actually showing you such machinery.The problem with many skeletonized watches is that they are limited by the actual mechanics of the watch. Meaning that gears, springs, and bridges must often be located in specific places to work. You cannot simply arrange them in an aesthetic manner all the time. Designers would love to arrange things with a sense of symmetry and style, but that requires significant complexity starting with the design of the movement. O

Watches and F1: The TAG Heuer Formula 1
When talking watches and Formula 1, one name comes up again and again- Heuer, or in more recent times TAG Heuer, and this series would be remiss without at least touching on the contributions TAG has made to both fields. TAG, short for Techniques d'Avant-Garde, made its F1 debut in 1980 as a sponsor for Williams GP, but their involvement in the sport grew soon afterward in 1983 when they co-developed the TAG-Porsche V6 power plant for the McLaren team.A deep professional partnership soon grew between the TAG and McLaren, and when TAG purchased Heuer in 1985, the newly created TAG Heuer brand quickly became McLaren's secondary sponsor behind Marlboro. To market this partnership, the first new release for the TAG Heuer brand in 1985 was the Formula 1- a budget-minded quartz that looked to extend the TAG Heuer name to a younger, sportier market. All of this is relatively common knowledge, however, and I never really paid any mind or took a liking to the Formula 1 until I did a little more

See The Harry Winston Opus Eleven Being Assembled
The Opus Eleven from Harry Winston is horological legend in the making.? Right now the $230,000, 566 component wristwatch of "exploding time" is being constructed in MCT's Neuchatel workshop.? Revolution Online has some exclusive pics of the work in progress.? They are most definitely worth your time. 2 OF 2 (via Revo Online)

Pride of Italy
What do you guys think about the watch?Only rubber AP with a thickness I can appreciate (only 11mm).It's a 500 piece limited edition but see a few out there. Trying to find a trusted source with one but curious if anyone has an opinions about the reference.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What are my options I got rubber fever
I currently can't take off my AP diver! I wear the watch daily and love the rubber strap even more than the bracelet on my Royal Oak Chronograph 39mm. It got me thinking can I replace the bracelet on my ROC and put a rubber strap similar to my Diver on it even if its smaller due to the mm difference. What are my options because I love the ROC I just am hooked on the rubber strap from my diver it fits me like a glove. I would prefer to stay with the AP brand rubber band if possible. Thanks