Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Deadbeat Watch
It is funny how trends develop in the watch world, especially for relatively high-end, obscure complications. Once strange and relatively unique, the dead beat seconds complication is having a veritable renaissance perpetuated first by the more hip independent watch makers and now entering the mainstream of high luxury timepiece creations. For 2015,?Jaquet Droz gets on the dead beat seconds hand wagon with a new version of the Grande Seconde called the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Deadbeat.What is a deadbeat seconds complication? For those who don't already know, it is simply explained by saying that it is a ticking seconds hand in a mechanical watch. Ticking seconds hands are normally reserved for quartz watches �C at least that is how they are known in more modern watches. Historically, however, ticking seconds hands existed on certain high precision clocks sometimes known as regulator clocks. These clocks were used in scientific labs or to help regulate the time of other clocks. Tickin

ROO Diver Inbound!!
Pulled the trigger on a ROO Diver this week form a well known forum seller.Tried it on at AD last week and could not hold out!Wife made me clear a couple of pieces due to also inbound new baby but hey I think it is worth it.Will post pics as soon as it arrives.

Trademark and Copyright Challenge
Interesting ruling regarding copyright pertaining to Costco and sale of Omega watches...blogs.forbes/danielfisher...ght-challenge/

over polished speedmaster mkII? with pics
only got this today as realy fancied one but looking at pictures of others i can find i think someone has polished the heck out of the case as it looks too smooth and rounded? the pics i can find all look like they have crisper sharper edges or is this just how some are supposed to look?

White Metals
garner interesting opinions. Some think them to be too cold, while others think they are very cool.I think it would be very cool to obtain a platinum chrono piece (perhaps a pre-owned ALS Datograph or PP 5960P/Blk dial) to join the other two white metals I have. Then I could have a trilogy of metals. But in the meantime, I shall enjoy the other two white metals - steel and white gold & appreciate them for what they offer.