Alpina 12 Hours Of Sebring GMT Chrono Watch
2010 is the second year of Alpina being the official timekeeper for the storied 12 Hours of Sebring race in Florida. The manufacturer celebrated this partnership with the production of a limited edition, two-timezone chronograph creatively called the 12 Hours of Sebring Automatic Chrono GMT. The watch is strongly influenced by style elements of race cars. This concept, unless overdone like in several AP Offshores, works fantastically. The sporty, yet subtle style and quality specs of this watch appealed to me when I first received the press release but playing with the actual timepiece at Baselworld 2010 was when I really got to appreciate it.Perhaps the most distinctive element of Alpina watches is the Extreme Avalanche cases. The big, rubber-clad crown and thick, flat bezel make are adept for a larger size case. This explains why most Alpinas today are between 45 and 48mm in diameter, and why the 42mm models are eyed mostly by women. The 12 Hours of Sebring Chronograph spans 47mm on

Recent-ish Breguet watches UTS
The above shows is the most recent-ish watches UTS adventure power reserve. UTS is a hardcore tool watch in Germany, with a very dedicated team shop and a small volume of watches every year. It is rare that they release a completely new product, and for the world of Basel, it is all that they have done. Adventure power reserve does not really seem like any other thing in their line.

Picked up this Breitling off Ebay...
I think it was a deal and cant believe I didnt get out bid. Basically its NOS, still has the sticker on the caseback, everything but the box. Its 1xx out of 500 made, USAF 1947-1997

A Life Question to the Patek Philippe Owner's of the World
I often gaze upon this discussion board with extreme longing in my heart and promise in my eyes. I like most watch lovers view Patek Philippe as the pinnacle of the watch world and ask myself what I must do in life to attain a financial position to achieve my ownership goal. I often catch myself in the, want it now category, with dreams of winning the lottery and becoming rich over night. This is funny because I have never played the lottery and hate gambling. I know in my heart this is the wrong mentality. I often say, Anything truly worth having in life takes hard work, determination, and perseverance. If it didn't everyone would have it. My question to this board of truly successful people would be, after all your life experiences, whats the one piece of advice you would give someone that truly wants to achieve greatness in life?To proved you with some context about myself, I am a recent MBA graduate working at an entry level position in the largest financial management firm in the

AD Relationships
Often read of them here, and today realized I had a trio sitting on a winder reminding me of one of the benefits of a relationship with my AD.Definitely not a huge spender there, but have gotten to know the people over the years, usually offer them first crack at any purchase I am looking to make, and think they appreciate selling this stuff to an overexcited geek when it comes in, and one who wears it..