BEST FROM: watches-dealer & Friends January 31, 2014
SIHH 2014 has just concluded and in this round-up we will cover all the highlights from the show - including Panerai's new vintage looking chronographs, A. Lange & S?hne's mega Terraluna watch and Van Cleef & Arpels' romantic Complication Poetique Midnight Planetarium. We also examine why we should rethink Chinese made watches and find out why our Editor-in-Chief Ariel does not have a favorite watch.1. Panerai Radiomir 1940 Limited Edition ChronographsEvery year at SIHH, Panerai releases a couple of limited edition watches and this year was no different. For 2014, Panerai introduced three new Radiomir chronograph watches using the 1940 Radiomir case. The highlight, however, is its retro-style dial and underneath it, the Panerai OP XXV caliber which is in fact based on Minerva 13-22 movement. I must admit that I was slightly taken aback when I first saw these watches, but I'm gradually warming up to them now.Source: watches-dealer2. Why There Is No Best Watch And How I Don't H

Pre-SIHH 2014: Introducing The Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire (Live Pics & Pricing)
On Monday we showed you the new Calibre de Cartier Diver, the first in-house tool watch from the maison. Today we have something for you from the opposite end of the spectrum. Here is the Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire, a perpetual calendar with a flying tourbillon that uses a multi-tier circular display for the perpetual calendar and a mechanism that is almost entirely free from the typical levers and springs. This is a seriously complicated watch that introduces a number of important new technologies, plus it just looks like it means business. 2 OF 15 Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Last year's SIHH saw the introduction of the Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, adding the benchmark pairing of complications to the Cartier stable. The perpetual calendar indicators are a bit nontraditional on this watch, with retrograde days at 6 o'clock and date around the perimeter of the dial. But the Astrocalendaire takes nontraditiona

15707CE Discontinue?
Anyone heard of the Black Ceramic 15707 being discontinued?

Help with an Omega
Hey everyone! I am not all too familiar with Omega's so with that said is this a fake? The auction is for the watch itself, he said he will include a leather band, but what band would make it original, can one be bought?Any opinions are appreciated.cgi.ebay/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...link:middle:usDoes this look like a good deal? I really love the look of this particular model, what was/is retail on this model?cgi.ebay/8-885-OMEGA-Spee...QQcmdZViewItemJust a few more I saw...cgi.ebay/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=008cgi.ebay/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=005cgi.ebay/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=007cgi.ebay/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=012Thanks again for all of your help, I am really a Rolex lover but I want to add an Omega to the collection.

Autmatatic Movements
I've owned a couple of self wind watches from a number of different brands such as Rolex,JLC, Panerai, IWC, and Brietling.Granted some of these didn't have in house movements but they had solid ETA movements.Regardless it appears that when I let my Nautilus and Royal Oak run down it really takes very little to get the watch running again. Basically picking it up and slight movement is all it takes and the watch will start running.I generally do give them 40 winds if I'm going to wear them, I just thought it was pretty cool how it took very little before they would start running.