Introducing: The Longines Railroad
The Longines Heritage collection is a veritable treasure trove of wonderful (and, usually, eminently affordable) watches based on Longine's historical production, and for 2016 the family has a new member. Say hello to the Longines Railroad, a watch based on "railroad grade" watches made for the rail service in the 1960s. 1 OF 4 Above, you can see the original Longines railroad pocket watch from the 1960s. The number 280 on the dial refers to the Longines hand-wound caliber 280, an in-house, high grade movement suitable for the demands of usage in the rail service. The term "railroad grade" refers to watches approved for use by train crews and while most of us are used to seeing the term applied to rail service watches pocket watches from brands like Elgin, Waltham, Howard, and yes, Longines (which made railroad service watches including the USA, Canada, and China among others) in fact wristwatches could be approved by time inspection bureaus as well. According to an inter

AP New Line in 2019-2020 and Pre-Owned Inventory Offered in AD in 2020
Anyone got any more info about CEO Fran?ois-Henry Bennahmias announcing a completely new line in 2019 and down the road in 2020 AP selling pre-owned along side new inventory. New in-house movements in this new line too. Anyone talk to AD's or boutiques about this? See for yourself, scroll to 9:30 for him saying it

Omega's answer to the Yachtmaster II
Omega Seamaster NZL-32 ChronographThe official Emirates Team New Zealand watchduring the America's CupParticular attention was paid to the key needs of the skipper and his crew during a regatta. The start of the regatta function clearly indicates the ten minutes preceding the starting signal by means of a special five-dot indicator. The dots gradually fill with a different colour ? first blue, then red ? as each successive five-minute period elapses. The OMEGA calibre 3602 self-winding movement is chronometer-certified and has a 40-hour power reserve

Current Speedmaster Professional MSRP
Quick question for the Omega experts....What is the current MSRP for a Speedy Pro (3750.50.00)? I saw $4,050 recently on a google search but then heard that Omega just had a price increase. I'm thinking of adding this iconic watch to my collection. Would appreciate this info if you have itThanks guys

A birthday toast...
To me! Belatedly enjoying a nice dram of Lagavulin 16 to celebrate another year of living (and loving watches )!Here's to all of you!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk