SIHH 2012 Watch Show Summary: Hello China, Goodbye China
SIHH is a bit like the automobile traffic in Italy. It is crowded and there is only the semblance of organization. Despite a series of reasons why you might thing the entire system should not work, it does. The mania of a trade show convention is ironically melded with the attempt at having a high society event. The contradictions of the show shadow the very industry it serves - and somehow we love it for that. By the way, a shout out to IWC for their incredibly intricate booth design. No detail was spared to make their booth look like a bona-fide Hollywood set on board an aircraft carrier complete with a half jet, fog machines, uniforms, and of course pilot watches.Leaving the 2012 show I have a number of things to report. The most important thing to remember is that 2012 does not represent the plans of 2011. Watch products generally take about three years to plan and develop. For that reason SIHH 2012 is really about what was going on in 2009 and a bit after. At that time the economy

Hands-On: The Girard-Perregaux 1966 In Steel
Girard-Perregaux has been, for the last few years, in the public eye very much for its haute horlogerie pieces, and it deserves the attention it’s gotten. The variations on its classic Three Golden Bridges Tourbillon are a great example of how it’s still possible to create stylistically compelling variations on what has for at least a decade threatened to be a played-out complication (the 2015 tourbillon model with minute repeater, for instance, is breathtaking). It makes some of the most original decorative arts watches as well, including the 2015 Baselworld “Chamber of Wonders” watches with map motifs. And, of course, it is also the company that cracked a centuries-old horological puzzle by releasing the very first wristwatch with a true constant force escapement (not to be confused with a remontoire d’egalite, which, though a constant force device – like the chain-and-fusee – should not be confused with the far rarer constant force escapemen

I've decided to let the cat out of the bag
I figured it might be considered mean and cruel not to tell my fellow TRF community what I was getting especially given the way I teased and taunted you guys the other day.So I figured I would do something totally different this time and not tease you. I figured I would just come right out and tell what it was this time.Are you ready?I'm getting an Audemars Pigue! %^&*$#!Dra% my K$yb&*rd just went o& th$ fritz.I'll fix it and c(me ba%k later.Sorry,Dan

Big Debate
OK Guys. Wondering what you think about this decision I am about to take...I am about to purchase a Breitling at a really low price. Its a Breitling superocean heritage 38mm on a rubber strap. (Got a question about that strap too) I will be purchasing this watch as a daily wearer until the day I get my Rolex - the wife already promised she'll get me a rolex in about 3 years as a masters degree grad gift. I feel a little bit like I am purchasing this Breitling because I am filling the void until I get the rolex. And I already viewed the previous posts/thread about someone buying the rolex so please dont send me to that thread.But now that I know that I can get a great watch (breitling) at a great price and I know my wife is going to get me a rolex in a couple years. Do you think buying the breitling is a good idea? Background - I cant wear my usual daily wearer tag f1 red dial because I am in the military and a red dial is a big NO NO.Also if I am buying the rubber strap and it is size

Fresh baked!! ....
Ok ... This beauty just arrived!! :-(Hate customs delay!!!More pics coming soon!.Thanks for the nice wishing.KhalidUploaded with ImageShack.us