Is Breitling About To Go Bust
Anyone else heard this, I was in Omega Boutique today and they was really pushing to sell me something. When I made it clear I was not interested as they don't discount, and showed them my Breitling I got 20% off they told me Breitling was in trouble and had too much stock and were on verge of going bust. A case of salesperson pi**ed off not getting or going to get a sale, or is this rumour true and Breitling are in serious trouble.

My New Omega NATO Strap....
Well I went into my local Omega boutique last night to look into adding a bracelet to my Speedmaster 9300 and ended up taking this one home. It is still a little stiff due to the leather bottom, but it should break in with time.It is a nice switch up from the leather strap and a new bracelet is still in my future. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Send to Omega or Indepenent?
My Seamaster GMT fell off my bedside table and is now running approx. + 5 mins per day. My question is...should I send it in to The Swatch Group or use an independent? It is coaxial but only 6 years old so not due for service for another 4 years.What should I do?

The Application Process
How does the application process work? Is there an essay you write describing why you believe you are worthy of keeping it for the next generation? Do you recount your watch-buying history? Describe the first time you saw a Nautilus and got weak in the knees?Or is it more general? Do you attach your engagement announcement as posted in the New York Times? Attach your school transcripts starting from prep school?I really don't know, although I am not sure if I will like the answer.

Baselworld 2018: Electric Boogaloo
a resounding meh from the rolex and tudor fronts.1) new ss pepsi with jubilee - would have preferred coke, at least it wouldn't have encroached on the wg pepsi crowd2) new root beer gmt - no brown dial, full brown bezel, or brown/gold bezel? no thanks.3) new cameron deepsea - changes so minor that it's essentially the exact same watch4) the black bay - more endless variations of the black bay?! so this year it's a new size, and a gmt? maybe play with the pelagos, ranger, or black shields sometimes! so many black baysfinal thoughts:the way rolex is releasing variations of the ceramic bezel makes it feel like they are having a hard time figuring out how to do certain colour combinations, but they feel the need to show SOMETHING newish for the sake of showing something. maybe they should take the time, maybe skip a basel announcement or two, and perfect a new colour combination instead of releasing the black n tan. having one half black just makes it seem like a stop-gap.the ss pepsi is a