My First Grail Watch: Bruno Grande Of JeanRichard
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch". In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're speaking with a gentleman who got his start managing the official timekeepers at all manner of sporting events, and today finds himself the COO at JEANRICHARD, living in the heart of Swiss watch country. Please welcome Bruno Grande. ?You'll find that his first grail is a watch we're all quite familiar with - and one you may even have in your own collection.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Bruno Grande (BG): I am a Swiss and Italian citizen. I love sports, I am married with two kids and live in a small village between Geneva and Lausanne. I started my relationship with the watch industry while as a student. I wanted to discover the world and I did so by managing the official timekeepers for many sports events (F1, T&F, ski,Motogp..

Master Watch Maker Vianney Halter 'Tells It Like It Is' In Interview
Most watch lovers have a fondness and strict appreciation for watch maker Vianney Halter - who is the man behind Janvier Manufacture, a number of interesting timepieces (including the iconic Antiqua), has set the bar for luxury steampunk timepieces, and is a respected personality in the world of horology. Haute Horlogerie Magazine recently interviews him (link below), and I suggest the short read due to Vianney's actually straight forward and sober responses.Any watch industry journalist knows that while you need to interview the CEO's of major brands in the hope that you might get some advertising income out of them down the line, said brand executives mostly make for pointless discussions. They speak in vagaries, are overly positive, and often only speak in "brand mantra." Independents are?? often much better to speak with, and Mr. Halter makes for a good opinion.Here is probably his best quote from the interview:"[T]his year I've seen some totally out-there products that take buyers

Kobold Polar Surveyor Duo On eBay ending Nov-21-07 09:41:48 PST: Two Gold Watches To Lust For
You don't often see watches like this in pairs, but up on eBay for sale are a couple of 18k gold Kobold Polar Surveyor watches. One is all gold with the lovely metallic blue Kobold face, and other other is gold with a alligator strap and a black face. The bands are obviously interchangeable. Kobold watches are rare in the watch world for being an American company. Based out of Philadelphia, they use mostly swiss components are designed to be very rugged and functional. Knowing their upmarket appeal, Kobold does offer some of its pieces in gold as these two are.A Kobold watch is meant to be fully functional and reliable and deep depths, and very cold temperatures. Their base Valjoux 7750 movements have been modified to include a AM/PM indication. The reason for this is that when you are exploring the arctic poles, the day and nights can be very long (months on end). When this occurs, you do not have the luxury of the day/night phase to know what time it is. Thus the AM/PM indicator prov

15400 vs 5711
Hello all- I am considering getting an 15400 with a silver dial. How does the RO compare in quality to the PP 5711? How does the RO wear compared to the 5711? It looks like it wears bigger but I'm not sure. I had an AP diver which wore a lot bigger than the 5711. I got rid of my 5711 because I found it too subdued for my taste, so if the 15400 has more presence, it will be mine! Edit: I know this has been discussed before, but I didn't realize it had been until I already posted this. Please forgive me, and contribute to your liking

Pam 537
I have owned this watch for 6 weeks now and it has not come off my wrist since. That means that there are several watches in my safe that are being neglected! I'm new to Panerai. I always thought they were just too big for my 7 in wrist until I saw their 42mm models. My first choice was a 682 submersibleI was in Boston and went to Tourneau. The 682 42mm was not available. Instead they showed me the 537 and the deal was sealed in 2 minutes. Now I have my sights set on either a 510 or 560. Help me decide !!IMG_1390.JPGThanks, The strap hunt begins!