Breguet re-upped recently their relationship with the New York Philharmoni
Breguet 5157 being auctioned off the coast of support the NY PhilharmonicBreguet re-upped recently their relationship with the New York Philharmonic. To celebrate, they donated their classic watches (5157 gold) for the benefit of the NYP school partnership program. The watch will be auctioning via eBay with all profits going to the program.

A Week On The Wrist: The Hermes Dressage L��Heure Masquee
Some of the most original watch designs in recent years have come from a company that’s not, for the general luxury loving public, especially associated with watches: Hermès. However the company actually has a quite long history of offering timepieces under its name; the first Hermès labeled watches were actually sold at 24 Faubourg St.-Honoré in 1928, and the company had, for instance, relationships with companies as varied as Universal Geneve and Jaeger LeCoultre (in fact as recently as 2013, Hermès collaborated with Jaeger LeCoultre in the creation of an Atmos clock) of many years’ duration. Perhaps, therefore, it is more logical as well as more reasonable to view their relatively recent foray into creating their own timepiece collections, and unusual complications, as an extension of a decades-long tradition, rather than as a new effort per se. Hermès is a company that historically has placed high value on retaining its indepen

Do you swim with your speedy 3570?
Thinking of this as my next purchase (as soon as we close on our new home later this month)! Wanted to see if people swim with theirs or not. Thanks in advance!

Protective Sticker: How long
Heya TRFers,How long did your protective sticker last before you noticed that there were still a few unpeeled ones? I thought I had all of it removed when I bought mine a year ago. I noticed this when I was lightly brushing and rinsing my watch.Even their stickers are quality water resistant!cheers,

Explorer 2's Future
Seems like model changes are coming more frequently across the Rolex lineup of late. The current model Explorer 2 has been around since 2011. Based on that, what changes do you think might be in store for the Explorer 2? The most popular on TRF seems to be a move back to 40mm. Any outside the box thoughts? Precious metal version? Two-tone? New dial color?