Breitling Exospace B55: The New Connected Chronograph for Pilots (with Video)
Rounding out a year in which we’ve seen several traditional Swiss watch brands release decidedly nontraditional “connected” watches �� most recently TAG Heuer and Movado �� Breitling enters the arena this week with the launch of the Breitling Exospace B55. As fans of the brand have come to expect, its range of functions is eminently suitable for aviators and aviation enthusiasts.The mission statement of the Breitling Exospace B55 �� an electronic chronograph watch that was teased but not officially launched at Baselworld 2015 earlier this year �� is distinctive among the burgeoning crop of Swiss smartwatches and connected watches in that Breitling did not want to create a watch that was “dependent on a smartphone yet less efficient than the latter.” In other words, whereas the timepiece is built to pair up with a smartphone, it is also equipped for two-way communication between the devices, so both phone and watch form a complementary pair in which each does w

Poll: Your Hand-Orientation & What Wrist You Wear Your Watch On?
I'm left-handed and I also prefer to wear a watch on my left wrist. That makes me somewhat unusual because the traditional "rule" when it comes to your wrist watch is that it goes on your non-dominant hand's wrist. So if I were like more people and followed the "rule," I would wear my watch on my right wrist because I am left-handed.So why don't I conform to the more typical orientation of wearing my watch on my non-dominant wrist? I don't actually know. I am pretty sure that I started wearing a watch from an extremely early age (perhaps 3 or 4years old) and no one was there to explain to me what wrist I should wear my watch on. What I probably did (as any young child does) is observe where most adults were wearing their watches �C and I followed suit.A recent e-mail from an watches-dealer reader (thanks Jonno) in Australia asked me if I knew anything about the history of wrist watches for lefties. I realized that I wasn't aware of any such "lefty watch" history, and assumed that for th

Neo-vintage charm from another era
Posted this on the main forum but wanted to share here as well Just realized both birds are from 1985.

Two new straps from Bangkok
Landed in Bangkok yesterday for my honeymoon. Who better to be greated by at our hotel other than Peter from Watchacc to hand deliver some straps. Picked up these two beauties from him. My buddy who is here on his anniversary with his wife also picked up a black nubuck. Peter's straps are really well made and the texture of the skins are beautiful! I got myself a black/blue nubuck and Hermes orange alligator strap. Thanks again Peter! And the man himself! I'm on the left, Peter in the middle, and my buddy, Charlie, on the right.

Contemplating my first flip...
So last year I bought my first Rolex, a Sub LVc. I love it, its an awesome watch and I love the green. I am sort of a bigger guy (wrists are 7.25) and usually like a slightly larger watch. Been thinking about the DSSD D-Blue, worried they may discontinue it and I love the dial and blue is a color I love. Will I regret flipping my first Rolex? I'd just save to buy another, but Im also saving for a house downpayment so its hard to justify a second Rolex in a year, considering that goal, but them discontinuing it has me thinking it may be now or never.