SIHH: IWC Portuguese Hand-Wound
For IWC, 2010 is the Year of the Portuguese and fans of the brand will be happy to read that the manufacture is offering two beautifully simple 44mm models in stainless steel cases, each with an original pocket watch movement of the type that the first pocket watch-style wristwatch appeared with seventy years ago. Two models are available. The first is stainless steel with a black dial, rhodium-plated Arabic numerals and the characteristic feuille hands with a silver-plated seconds subdial featuring a distinctive 60 in signal red. Its sibling model with a silver-plated dial and rose gold-plated indices and hands stands out with its seconds subdial in light gray, also with a small red 60 . Features common to both are the typical chapter ring in the traditional railwaytrack style and, as the drive mechanism, the IWC-manufactured 98295 caliber with stylistic echoes of the first Jones movements, such as the nickel-silver three-quarter bridge and the elongated index to facilitate preci

Montbrillant Datora Inner Red Ring
Does anyone know how to use/read the inner red ring on the Montbrillant Datora? The Breitling website describes it as a 1/100th of an hour ring...so which hand am I supposed to use to reference the ring?Also, is the military time seperately settable? For example, can I set the main hands to local time and the 24hr hands (small hands on the left) to GMT time?Just curious.

AD margins slashed
As of January 2012, Omega has lowered AD margins by 5% on regular production goods. This will trickle down to the used market within 3-6 months, so if you have a used one you're eyeing, do not take too long to close the deal, as they will be more expensive going forward..

Sapphire retrofit
If a person had a Speedmaster Pro with a hesalite lens and solid case back, could he retrofit a sapphire crystal front and back?Has anyone here done so?

What would you guys do?!?
well this is an interesting way for me end the year..... I'm on a wait list for a Sub C which is awesome, they told me it should be here with in 3-4 months this was a month ago.but I have a problem now, a mint box and papers Day Date 18238 yellow gold/champagne dial came up for sale from a friend of a friend. He wants 15k Canadian.... If I buy the DD I won't be able to get the Sub... I'm really stuck the DayDate is a grail watch of mine, I always said when I retire I'll get one. I've only tried on a DD40 and it fit me perfect I've never tried on the 36MM DD, my next step is to go meet up, try it on and see how I like it. little info on me:I'm turning 30 this yearGetting marriedjust bought a houseI work as a school counsellor not a very high paying job lolI'll add it took me months to pick the Sub over a TT DJ41 champagne dial, anything yellow gold sings to me. I went with the Sub just because I feel it will age better then the DJ, its a tank, I can wear it 24/7 and not be scared to ta