Bell & Ross Airborne II Limited Edition
The original Bell & Ross Airborne, launched in 2009, paid tribute to the military paratroopers and especially the US Airborne divisions that played such a distinguished role in the Second World War. The limited series hit with collectors and sold out quickly. Now in 2011, a new Airborne II is offered in an edition of 999 pieces worldwide. Find pricing inside. During World War II, soldiers adopted the skull and crossbones as a symbol of their courage, and of the danger they faced daily. The single color “phantom black” photoluminescent dial symbolize the color of death. The Airborne II’s 46mm case is aged steel with the appearance of a watch which has acquired a patina over time. This “rifle barrel” finish is achieved by repeated random rubbings. The technique does not affect the steel and makes each piece unique. Sword and dagger-shaped hands complete the military symbolism. The crystal is anti-reflective, and water resistance is 100 meters.The Airborn

Cabestan Trapezium Watch
Trapezium is a word that sounds both geometric and acrobatic. Does that mean it is both difficult to compute and perform? Yes. Those adjectives more than likely define this new watch by Cabestan well. The new Trapezium is an evolved version of their famous Winch Tourbillon Vertical watch and is the brainchild of Cabestan's own (and very talented) Eric Coudray.Among other things Coudray is the guy behind the Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon. He thrives in producing highly complex, highly accurate tiny machines that few other people can make. Using the same principles as the Winch Tourbillon Vertical, the Trapezium offers a drum and fusee & chain system (with tourbillon) for telling the time and making the watch operate. Compared to the original, I believe that the overall system actually works better here, and the name of the Trapezium comes form the case itself. What is that all about? In Cabestan's own words:"In Euclidian geometry, a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides is

Watches and F1: The Heuer Jacky Ickx Easy-Rider
editor's note: I'm excited today to bring you the first article by a new contributor to worn&wound, Sean Lorentzen. Sean's a young writer with a love of watches and all things car related, whose work has been featured on the prominent car enthusiasts blog, Petrolicious. This article is actually the first in a series that combines his passions, looking at lesser known F1 inspired watches and the people that inspired them. Enjoy!I am a man of two great passions. In the past several years, I've been captivated by the watch world, especially the vintage side. Within a few short years of my life, I've gone from a complete watch illiterate whose only experience with horology was a Timex Ironman I had when I was nine, to the type of guy who spends hours each day trolling forums and drooling over everything from mid-60s Breitling Navitimers to Wittnauer super compressors to funky old Squale designs (It can change on a day-to-day basis, something I'm sure many of you are familiar with).I go

Hi ho hi ho
Its off to Switzerland we go Me and the wife on our way to Zurich in a few hours time then onto Basel on Sunday

352 or 312
Hi guys Looking to swap the omegas for a panerai in the morning Which would you pick? And why?Any photos would be appreciated especially the 352 no good photos of that watch online Thanks