Hublot Big Bang Watch For Architect Oscar Niemeyer
In case you've ever wondered what an Hublot watch would look like on a 104 year old man, this is it. This chap is famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and he has been fortunate to not only live a very long time, but also have a very accomplished career behind him. For us Americans, he most notably architected the United Nations building in New York City.Hublot now honors him with a watch. See a video that Hublot made presenting the watch to him here. Actually, Hublot has a dual reason for making this watch. The piece is also in honor of Brazil - a country Hublot has been keen to keep popularity high with. And why Brazil now? Well the FIFA World Cup for 2014 is coming to Brasilia, Brazil and Hublot also happens to have a relationship the kings of soccer.My interest is more with Niemeyer however. I still think it is very interesting to see him wearing a futuristic Big Bang Aero Bang watch in tantalum with a dial in black accented with the yellow and green colors of the Brazilian fla

Seiko Izul, The Coolest Watch You've Never Heard Of (And Can't Get)
I write this as I am here in Japan spending time with Seiko (though I will post it after my return to the States). So much to talk about, I don't even know where to begin. Well this article is about the Seiko Izul. A watch that I learned about today that I should have heard about a long time ago. This is a damn cool watch. So I was at Seiko's headquarters today and one of the people we met was the nice gentleman who designed the dial of the Seiko Spring Drive Spacewalk, a watch many of you are deeply desiring. The good news is that the Spacewalk will be released as a 100 piece limited edition set. The bad news is that it will be $28,000. I digress. Everyone at Seiko was wearing an awesome Seiko watch that I'd not seen before, and he was wearing something that I'd never even seen images of. It had the style of the Spacewalk, but a totally different dial look and case. From a distance I could tell that it was derivative of the Spring Drive Spacewalk, but I thought maybe it was some speci

the first breath of beings only human means of diving, JAEGER-LECOULTRE
Patrick Musimu have in June 2011, a world record in free diving at 210 metres deep sea, to redefine the boundaries of human beings human. Patrick continued to try new challenges and obstacles to break the will of mankind, has become the first breath of beings only human means of diving in the underwater world 200 metres.

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 1931 For The Opening Of Their London Flagship Boutiqu
To mark the opening of their new boutique on Old Bond Street in London, Jaeger-LeCoultre has released the special edition Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 1931. With a limited run of 26 pieces, the new special edition watch is the most exclusive in the Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 1931 collection. 1 OF 32 OF 3 Following in the steps of the Rouge and Chocolat models from the Tribute Collection, this particular watch features a deep green dial, "reminiscent of the rolling British countryside with a nod to the legendary sporting colour." Additionally, the solid case back features an engraving of the great British landmarks Westminster Palace and Big Ben. Drawn by Jaeger's own design and artistic director, Janek Deleskiewicz, Big Ben and Westminster Palace favorite icons of Jaeger, who featured the full chime melody of Big Ben in the Duome?tre a Grande Sonnerie. The mechanical movement is a Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 822 with a 45-hour power reserve. 3 OF 3 T

Patek Updates
Just picked up the 5711 and thought I should probe a bit about sales and how much softening they were seeing:a). Production will reduce to about 50000;B). They have been asked to provide purchasers names on most preorders. C). Attempt to clamp down on grey market and certain models will have the warranty cars produced by PP with the buyers name in itD). Possibly holding warranty cards for 5 years on certain models - not sure how that will work??E). Nautilus 40th will be underwhelming. PP just had 175 and 40 not that important. They trying to do nothing but consumers expect a lot so will be 2 models but expect to be underwhelmed. A request for a 5711P as an anniversary piece declined by Geneva already. F). PP is reducing dealers (guess on lower production cake slices need to be maintained) therefore AD will be reluctant to offer discounts that could cause them to lose favor or their franchise. Mentioned they rather lose a deal if someone can getter better elsewhere!