Review: Archimede Outdoor Automatic Sport
For those of you familiar with the Archimede watch brand, you very well may think immediately of their beautiful line of traditional pilot watches, for which they are best known. But today we're bringing you a review of an Archimede that breaks that mold. The Outdoor Automatic Sport is a nimble, sporty offering that maintains simple yet attractive styling and transitions well from the outdoors to the office. And while the Outdoor isn’t new to the Archimde lineup, it proves that the Archimede brand is committed to releasing quality pieces at very competitive prices.While the Archimede brand may be young, having been founded in 2003, the watch manufacturer behind it – Ickler – has been producing quality timepieces since 1924 in Pforzheim, Germany. As stated, the brand is best known for their pilot watches, which come in both three hand and chrono versions, ranging in size 36 to 45 mm and feature quality Swiss movements. Most importantly, the price point on these pieces

First AP--How to wash/clean--44mm ROO Titanium
I just purchased my first AP BNIB from an AD. I got the new 44mm ROO with the titanium case on a grey rubber strap. Just wondering what the best way to clean/wash it after going in a pool or the ocean. Thank you.

Changing up the ROO
Paid a visit to the boutique, welcomed by an attendant who was all smiles After a little tour, on goes the GP..Before & after

1st OMEGA - PO 8500 XL ON RUBBER - W/ PICS
I got my Planet Ocean 8500 XL about a week ago and its been pretty hard to take it off. I spent a lot of time debating between the XL and the 42mm. Up close, I really couldn't see too much difference. But when standing back about 6-10 feet, I could really appreciate the difference and knew the XL was the right choice. The next debate was between the bracelet and the rubber strap. I don't see too much of the strap around on the forums and to me that is a shame. It is easily the nicest rubber strap I have ever tried on. The only one I'd say is close to it is the one on the UN divers. The deployant on the rubber strap is also superb. I cannot really describe what it is about the rubber strap but for some reason I can just appreciate the details of the face of the watch more on the strap versus the bracelet.For those who have said the watch wears smaller on the rubber - I wholeheartedly agree. It also takes a lot of weight out of the watch and I like how it really doesn't look like rubber.

Another new Cal. 8500 PO
Just some quick shots of my new Omega PO Ceramic, 42mm, with the Cal. 8500 movement. An exceptional piece, although running on the edge of COSC at +6 (off the wrist, crown up), which seems disappointing to me, we'll see if it 'settles in.' Otherwise, timed out at a superb 64 hour power reserve.Cheers,-Marc