Two Vintage Breguet Pocketwatches Added to the Brand’s Collection of Historic Timepieces
Montres Breguet added to its private collection of historically significant watches, when brand president and CEO Marc A. Hayek acquired two important lots at a Christie’s Geneva auction last year: the Breguet no. 4039, a half-quarter repeating watch with an off-centered hour dial and date indication, and the extremely rare Breguet Tourbillon no. 1176.The first watch, the Breguet no. 4039, was originally sold to the Duke of Berwick on September 30, 1825, and went for a final auction price of? 70,000 Swiss francs at Christie’s. It is a remarkable example of one of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s extra-slim repeating timepieces made “sur les principles des chronom��tres” (on the principles of chronometers). The Breguet No. 4039 has a case made of 18K gold and is outfitted with the “Caliber 21”'” movement, with an additional complication for the date indication (in a window at 6 o’clock). It has an engine-turned silver dial with Roman numerals

Konstantin Chaykin Decalogue Watch Available On James List
St. Petersburg based Russian watch maker Konstantin Chaykin is one of the independents that I watch closely. Their new watch for 2011 was the Lunokhod that I covered here. Though this Decalogue is a piece they released last year as a limited edition of 76 pieces. The watch is actually based on a large clock in Prague that also features Hebrew characters as the hour indicators. Like the clock, the watch tells the time with the hands going counter-clockwise.This seemingly odd feature has to do with the Hebrew language, which is read right to left versus left to right. Therefore, to the left of 12 o'clock on the dial would be 1 o'clock versus 11 o'clock. Each of the Hebrew characters has a numeric property, so they do actually indicate 1-12 on the dial (just in the reverse of how most watches do). The result is a watch that basically indicates the time in the same, but reverse way as standard timepieces.The name Decalogue is actually another term for the Ten Commandments - which obviously

How many regulation does it take?
A watchmaker serviced my Omega SMP and said it was slow by 20sec/day. In order to correct the problem, he replaced the balance wheel, escapement, and 2 jewels. When I got it back, it was running 1min/day slow. I took it back for a regulating and now it is 30sec/day slow. Is there a settling in period when a watch receives new parts and lubrication which requires many regulations in order to get it on time? Thanks.

Time for an upgrade ...
After nearly 5 years of loyal service it was finally time move on one of my most worn pieces ...my trusty 5167 has been given its marching orders to make room for his bigger brother ... the 5164

Need some advice on next Rolex
Hi All,Fairly new member here but have been bitten by the watch bug. I bought my first 116610LN from Takuya last year and have come to really appreciate Rolex and the feeling I get from wearing it. Something I take pride in, as silly as it may sound to some. In any case, I am looking for another Rolex to add to the collection sometime this year. My collection so far includes: IWC Portugieser Chronograph Classic 390404Grand Seiko Snowflake SBGA211Rolex Submariner 116610LNThe watches that I am considering are a little varied: Rolex BLNR - Sporty and beautiful in design in my opinion. The GMT function is also a plus although I only travel 2-3 times a year. Is it too similar to the SubC?Rolex Explorer 214270 - Love that this is a sporty yet classy watch that can have various looks depending on the strap. A great everyday watch.Rolex Datejust 41mm - A bit more dressy but could be the dressy watch in my collection. Intrigued by the rhodium/blue dial. Curious to hear your thoughts. Thanks!