Patrizzi to Auction Historic Original Breguet Manuscripts on May 7
On May 7 in Geneva, Patrizzi & Co. will auction a historic manuscript written between 1818 and 1823, during the last years of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s life. The document, which recently resurfaced, chronicles Breguet’s horological innovations, the history of his firm, watch calibers and complications, and his overall philosophy and designs. Breguet dictated the text to his assistant Louis Moinet and edited and noted corrections by hand. Breguet died in 1823 before it could be completed. “It is hard to stress the importance of this event to the world and more specifically to the horological world,” said Osvaldo Patrizzi, chairman and CEO of Patrizzi & Co. “These are the writings of the master of horology, the knowledge his lifetime �C from which we can learn many details that we have until today only been able to speculate on. It will change watchmaking history.”The 354-page unbound manuscript is divided into seven lots. The Breguet lots are est

Bring a Loupe: Five Reasons Why Spending $5,000 On This Tudor 'Monte Carlo' Would Be A Terrible Idea
The Tudor "Monte Carlo" is undoubtedly a very cool looking chronograph, with a funky color scheme that you would not have expected from Manufacture Rolex – also the owner of Tudor. The successive iterations of the Oysterdate Chronograph – its less poetic technical name – are therefore highly sought after, but you should run away from one example that you can currently find for quite cheap on ebay. It is conspicuously wrong, in many ways. Let’s now play Spot The Differences between this Monte Carlo and some correct examples. An Incorrect Red Hand 1 OF 132 OF 13 A quick and easy thing to spot first is that the chronograph seconds hand seen on the ebay example – on the left here – simply does not fit aesthetically. Part of the charm of the Monte Carlo line comes from the many touches of orange, including this hand, which in the one offered on ebay is too short and too red. It is of course orange for the Monte Carlo seen at

New movement
Any new news on the development of the seemingly long awaited chromo movement? Basel 2017 maybe? (while heavily thinking about pulling the trigger on the existing model, a small voice keeps telling me to hold off till next years unveiling)

Best way to changes straps / Bracelets
Gone a bit Breitling mad this week with several new editions. need top swap over several straps and just wondering if anyone has any tips for an easy switch out?

VERSUS: Submariners Vintage and Modern
Fifth edition of the VERSUS post/picture. What is VERSUS? Well, I thought it would be fun to compare two watches (and only those two watches) and discuss pros/cons by outlining the differences and getting folks' ideas/thoughts/opinions on TRF. We got folks here that have been collecting and studying these things for decades all the way to those who are just starting to venture into the crazy world of Rolex (and everyone in between). Therefore, it would be fun and educational!For this edition, we have a vintage v. modern showdown with the iconic Submariner. A Submariner 5513 and a Submariner 114060. Kind of a grandson/granfather if you will, :)Some obvious things:Modern v. vintageMatte dial v. glossy dialTritium v. LuminovaCase proportionsInsert: metal v. ceramicWhich do you prefer and why?Previous VERSUS:1. VERSUS: Submariner 1680 v. 166102. VERSUS: Rolex Submariner and Sea-Dweller 16610LV and 1266003. VERSUS: Rolex Submariner 16610s4. VERSUS: Sea (Deepsea 116660) to Sky (Explorer 1016