Montblanc is the Official Timekeeper of the 2010 Belmont Stakes
Montblanc has announced that it will serve as official timekeeper for the Belmont Stakes thoroughbred race on June 5, 2010 at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY. At 1.5 miles, the Belmont Stakes is the longest and most demanding of the Triple Crown races. During the winner’s circle presentation, Montblanc North America President and CEO Jan-Patrick Schmitz will award a Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec timepiece to the owner of the winning horse. Montblanc shares a historical connection to horse racing through its Rieussec-inspired chronograph. As the dedicated watchmaker for Louis Philippe, the last king of France, Rieussec made history on September 1, 1821 when he succeeded in recording the times of all the horses as they passed the finishing line to an accuracy of a quarter of a second. To capture the running times of the horses, Rieussec used a device in which he wrote time using two rotating discs placed beneath an ink-filled marker. By pushing the button on the device, the tip would com

Hands-On: With The $605,000 Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 2: Further Proof Winston Can Go "Haute"
The Histoire de Tourbillon 2 from Harry Winston costs almost three times the price of the Opus Eleven, and it is far more rare.? This 48.5mm bi-axial flying tourbillon is an extraordinary piece of haute horology, one that further proves this brand has what it takes to compete against the established players in the world of complications.? We got the chance to play the Histoire de Tourbillon 2 in the room above Winston's 5th avenue boutique, a room once occupied by Harry Winston's personal office.? The result were the following photographs of one hell of a cool watch.?The follow-up act to 2009's Histoire de Tourbillon, this flying tourbillon features a titanium cage with an outer rotation of 120 seconds, and inner rotation of 40 seconds.? The tourbillon alone consists of 95 individual parts.? The hour is displayed in a retograde scale at 9 o'clock, while minutes are shown in a disc at 6 o'clock, and seconds on a disc via the tourbillon.? On the front side of the watch are five unique pi

I hate goodbyes...
...but I love hellos :)One watch out, one watch coming in. hopefully before the end of the week! I'll follow up...

Need help to identfy Omega leather band
Quick question how do I identify which Omega replacement band to order?Thx, Mike

Panerai 312 vs 1312
Hi all.Curious if any 312 owners have picked up the 1312. If so, thoughts? like one better than the other?THANKS!