Controlled Chaos: Harry Winston’s Opus XI
For a couple of seconds every hour, the dial looks like a mess, but then all is made clear. Meet the Harry Winston Opus XI. Click here to read WatchTime writer Martina Richter’s in-depth report on the watch for our July-August issue, along with a video of how its ultra-complicated movement works.The circles, spins and flips of carnival rides were what inspired Denis Giguet in his design of the Opus XI, unveiled last year as part of Harry Winston's Opus series featuring offbeat watches conceived by various independent watchmakers. Every hour, on the hour, in the span of 2 or 3 seconds, the hour display �C a system comprised of a multitude of wheels, pinions, arbors, bearings and tiles �C disintegrates into utter chaos and then returns to order for the remainder of the hour.This chaos originates from a completely normal watch movement with manual winding, a 48-hour power reserve, and a frequency of 21,600 vph. The movement has a very large balance, which is visible in a cylindrical

Blancier Grand Cru Watch With Nespresso Capsule Dial
Eat your heart out Omega, there is a new George Clooney watch out there! Clooney might be a face for Omega timepieces, but Europeans are more likely to associate his visage with quick espressos as the man is always drinking Nespresso in their advertising. Watch maker Blancier has a new collection of watches called the Grand Cru which have dials made of used Nespresso capsules. Yea, that is about as appealing as it sounds.While most people in the United States love their coffee, Europe is all about the espresso shot - and everyone loves their Nespresso machine. It uses colorful aluminum capsules (different colors are different types of ground coffee beans or flavors) for each shot of liquid energy. Once they are used, the capsules needs to be thrown away - even though you can technically recycle them. That wasn't enough for Blancier though, they wanted to "upcycle them."Upcycling is a newer term for me, and I think some marketing douchebag probably invented it. It refers to when you mak

9/3/11 Omega OTW
Morning Omega fans What's ya wearin' 2dayOmega on new kevlar shoes for me

5164A vs 5712A
Hi guys I'm looking to add my first PP into my line-up but having trouble deciding between the two: Aquanaut Traveltime 5164 and Nautilus 5712A. While I've had the chance to see the 5164 in the metal, I've so far only seen the 5711 in real.My thoughts until now are that the aquanaut is much sportier and might suit my age better. Also my classy sportswatch spot is already kinda taken by my AP15202 jumbo. However I also already have the gmt batman thus the traveltime function seems redundant, altho I very much like the overall look of the 5164. Then again the Nautilus is legendary and the more I look at the 5712 the more I like it (won't be able to get the 5711 here from an AD anyways). The micro-rotor movement is stunning too. But I feel like I would be too scared to wear the 5712 much, similar to the 15202, considering the delicate finish. The Aquanaut seems more everyday friendly, although my gmt is already my daily beater.For the 5164 I'm on the list in Zurich and was told it should

Idenified my grail, would like some advice...
I want a 5146G....looks like a preloved one will run about 30K - 35K. I have about 10-15k of watches to be traded in...My question is what are the pros and cons of buying now vs waiting a few years to acquire one as far as pricing and availability.If i did acquire now it would likely be a safe queen for a few years before i established myself in my career enough to feel comfortable wearing it on a semiregular basis. (Whether or not this makes sense is a conversation for another thread).Is this a model that may become tough to aquire in the future or appreciate in value to the point where it would make more sense to buy it now? (Im NOT asking if its a good investment).thanks