SIHH Preview: Audemars Piguet Millenary Minute Repeater
Audemars Piguet created minute repeater and grand strike pocket watches from its founding in 1875, and they claim the first minute repeater wristwatch, produced in 1892. The new Millenary Minute Repeater incorporates the manufacture’s newest technical developments: the AP escapement and a double balance-spring, as well as the striking mechanism and its gongs. The result is an auditory and visual delight for the 21st century.The striking mechanism is the oldest of all complications. As early as the 15th century, certain pocket watches sounded the hours in passing, while quarter-repeating mechanisms striking the hours and quarters on demand appeared in the late 17th century. These watches, endowed with a mechanical memory and which initially served to tell the time in the dark, are now one of the greatest demonstrations of horological expertise, and the exclusive preserve of a few movement manufacturers.The Millenary Minute Repeater brings this complication thoroughly up to date wi

AP segment on Bloomberg TV
Quite an interesting segment on Bloomberg from the CEO of APhttps://.bloomberg/news/video...-younger-video

30yr Service Award
Last month I achieved 30 years with the company. They give a decent expense allowance for this milestone and, of course, I started looking for a new watch. The Expl II I received at my 25 year anniversary was the start of my collection. For the next several watches, I tried to choose an eclectic mix of function, dial colors, case materials and bracelet/straps. As a diver, I figured an all black dive watch with rubber or canvas strap would be right addition. I looked at several brands from Blancpain to Tag Heuer. It was difficult to find a watch that was in my price range and really appealed to me.Finally stumbled on the Breitling SuperOcean II Special. With the brush finished DLC coated case, ceramic bezel, 24 hours dial numbers, large luminescent hands and hour markers, and deep depth rating, it has the look and solid feel of a serious tool watch.The 44mm dia case fits well on my large wrists. The Ocean racer II strap is very comfortable even though the buckle ends up offset

Some recent acquisitions...
Was lucky enough to find a LM PO that I had been looking for almost two years, kept missing them... Also, got the Omega bug again and picked up a few other items!Enjoy...The Omega Book - A Journey through time!A special 50th anniversary book on the speedmasters...The 40th Anniversary Apollo 11th SpeedmasterThe 50th Anniversary Speedmaster Patch watchAnd of course, my Liquid Metal PO Limited Edition! (On an Omega Mesh)

White Nautilus price
With Chronext, a big Euro dealer, price of white 5711 is now above a WG 5711, altho it is preowned. Prices are rising weekly, for eg the 5164 moved up ?2K in the last week, was under ?26K then. 5167 has hit ?20K, retail is ?14K I believe.