Jaeger-LeCoultre Yearbook Three Available December 1
The third edition of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Yearbook features the manufacture’s brightest stars of 2009. The Yearbook includes articles by leading authors and casts its spotlight on nature, music, filmmaking, and of course on watchmaking. The edition celebrates the 80th anniversary of Calibre 101, still the smallest mechanical movement ever made. It probes the Hybris Mechanica 55 trilogy, uniting 55 complications within three wristwatches. It takes you inside the Hybris Mechanica �� Grande Sonnerie, with 1300 parts capable of playing the entire Big Ben chime. Yearbook Three is available in English and French versions from all Jaeger-LeCoultre boutiques or at jaeger-lecoultre as of December 1.

Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster X-Lume Watch
This is the star new Ball watches of the year in my opinion. This timepiece is a smooth evolution of the Hydrocarbon watch design. It combines so much of what I like about Ball watches and presents it in a nicely refined package that I certainly feel has the quality of a new classic for the brand. No doubt there will be spin-offs on this design for a while to come. I recently discussed some Ball watches that I like when I was visiting with Ball in Las Vegas here. Enough of you commented positively that I realized I was not alone in appreciating this brand. Which means that I think enough of you will agree with me on this watch.The new watch is the Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster X-Lume. Think of it as the astronaut-themed version of the Hydrocarbon watch. Most watches of this caliber really don't need and special enhancements to be good for use is space, but some new branding won't hurt. The watch uses a Swiss automatic ETA caliber 2836-2 movement that has the time, day, and date

Perrelet Diamond Flower Double Rotor Women's Watch
Flower Petals and Diamonds and Rubies What else would you want your watch to be made up of?Diamonds set upon the unique double rotor?Powered by the motions of your wrist?Sold.Perrelet, a seemingly quiet brand with TONS of potential, is going beyond print ads and marketing materials with this elegant video of the Perrelet Diamond Flower Rotor Watch. Which is a brilliant idea, especially for this model.How else would a woman, or a man, be able to truly understand the beauty at play here?Set with diamonds and rubies, the Perrelet Diamond Flower Rotor Watch defines its aesthetic both inside and out. While it's lovely to think of the weight of a mechanic watch being cast in gold or platinum, and often with guilloche patterns mimicking the face of the dial, this Perrelet Diamond Flower Rotor Watch goes one step further with the double rotor rotating both inside and out.Designing this watch with a double rotor is unique, difficult to construct, and mesmerizing to witness. And is the perfec

Historical Perspectives: The Very First Rolex Daytona, Explained (Or, What Is A Double-Swiss Underli
I tend to think that the best way to understand an icon of today - you know the types of watches I'm talking about, the Speedmasters, Submariners, and Royal Oaks of the world - is to take a look at the earliest iterations; the watches that left the factory first and set the overall tone for a particular model that would change wristwatches forever. So, just like I did for the AP Royal Oak "A-Series" here, I now present you with a detailed look at the earliest examples of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. I'll tell you what to look for when examining early models and how to spot the only 50 year old Daytonas out there. I'll be honest, this was a really fun article to write and I think you'll love it. This is old school 'Dinkee goodness. The Very First Rolex Daytona 2 OF 28 To many collectors, Rolex chronographs are grouped into two categories - Daytonas and "others". And while Rolex has been making chronographs since the 193

Le Blanc
This is a follow up on the excellent Le Bleu thread. It's a thread for all you white dial AP watch owners to post your favorite white shots! Surely, we cannot let the blue dial AP owners have all the fun, can we? Now, if you have chosen a white dial AP watch like me, congratulations! You have chosen most wisely, and your choice is an indication of your supreme intelligence. As we all know, white is the noblest and purest of all colors. It is the color use to represent divine goodness, and of purity, unblemished, undefiled, uncontaminated..... That's why all good things come in white. For example, Angels wear white, snow is white, the Swiss Alps are white, pigeons are white, polar bears are white, even toilet paper are mostly white....wait... what the heck am I talking????? Sorry, I got carried away. So let's see your white dial AP pics! I'll go first!