Carnival of Venice: Ulysse Nardin’s New Minute Repeater
Ulysse Nardin’s San Marco minute repeater, introduced in the late 1980s, was a bold rebuke to the so-called “quartz crisis,” which at the time seemed to herald the obsolescence of the complicated mechanical wristwatch. This year, in advance of this spring’s Baselworld watch fair, Ulysse Nardin again struts its stuff as a producer of ornately designed chiming watches with the release of the new Carnival of Venice.Like the San Marco, the Minute Repeater Carnival of Venice takes its inspiration from Italy’s legendary “City of Canals.” It also uses minuscule automatons, called “Jaquemarts,” which are set into the dial and move in sync with the chiming of the activated minute repeater. On this watch, the Jaquemarts are two masked figures in the dial’s center (masks are a longstanding tradition of the Carnival of Venice, the historic festival from which the watch derives its name), who lift their masks as the repeater chimes the hou

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 134 - Here Comes Basel
We just can't stop talking about Cholex. In this episode we talk about what a "robot turd" watch really is, and how ambitious modern-designs mix with luxury well (and not so well).Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 134 here. Download the mp3.

Trade ROC 26300 for 15300or
Would you trade a white 26300st plus 4k usd for a Rose gold 15300or ?Just wondering if this is a reasonable amount to add... Both are full set.Thanks!

Significant price difference between 5167 and 5711
With the 20% price increase in March on the 5711, the price differential with the 5167 widens significantly. I wonder how this will effect demand on the 5167, presuming there is no price increase at Baselworld? Considering these pieces share the same 324 SC caliber, the difference in price post March makes the 5167 potentially better value than it has been historically relative to the 5711 (setting aside desirability/Gerald Genta designed/resale etc). As a previous owner of the 5167 who regrets selling as I really miss it, I am hoping to buy another soon (waiting for the call from my AD - hoping this will be before any price increase on the 5167). It will be interesting to see what happens after the effect of the price increase on the 5711 takes effect and whether there are any changes at Basel this year to the Aquanaut. If nothing changes, I would imagine the 5167 will become more desirable, although not quite at the level of the iconic 5711. It seems to me the 5167 will be extremely

What watch is John Mayer wearing?
I can't seem to tell what model is that?