Maurice Lacroix Launches New U.S. Distribution Under the Direction of Hartmut Kraft
Independent Swiss watch manufacture Maurice Lacroix has completed the restructuring of its North American market. Martin Bachmann, CEO of Maurice Lacroix and Hartmut Kraft, the CEO who re-launched Chronoswiss in North America, have signed an exclusive distribution agreement. We are thrilled to join forces with an independent distributor to rebuild our presence in North America says Bachmann. I consider Hartmut the ideal match. He embodies our core brand value: Follow your convictions .Kraft, a passionate watch collector for more than two decades, gave up his job as a corporate attorney to join the watch industry. Since 2008, he has operated his own wholesale business in Princeton, New Jersey. Under the new agreement, Kraft will serve as President and CEO of Maurice Lacroix of North America. Kraft continues to head up Chronoswiss North America.Phase one of the new Maurice Lacroix distribution plan will see an aggressive marketing and sales strategy with the initial goal to consolidate

Fortis "Cargo" Movie Limited Edition Spacematic & Spaceleader Watches
Heard of the science fiction movie Cargo? No? Neither did I until recently. It will be released soon and is a Swiss film. I didn't know they make sci-fi movies, but I will go with it. Check out the trailer here. We have seen this plot before. Can't say how good the movie will be based on the trailer so we will wait until it comes out soon. Nevertheless, Swiss Fortis will come out with two very cool watches in celebration of the movie. My favorite being the Fortis Cargo Limited Edition Spaceleader watch. A very cool timepiece with a sophisticated futuristic look and a nice Valjoux 7750 mechanical movement.To be fair, Fortis did not come up with all of the design themselves. You can see some borrowing from brands such as Xemex and Ventura, but you should really not care. The spacey looking asymmetrical case make for just watch the spaceship captain ordered. The the design was actually a collaboration between Fortis and Volkswagen Design. More on the watches in a moment. You know that For

Found: One Of The Rarest Self-Winding Watches In The World, For Sale (What Is The Patek 2585?)
There are indeed some otherworldly watches coming up for sale this auction season – including these four, and this one, and all these and these. But one watch that may have slipped past your radar is the watch you see here. It doesn't look like much, does it? It's a simple steel Patek Calatrava, but what sits inside – an automatic caliber – coupled with said steel case, is what makes it so special. This is the only known example of the Calatrava reference 2585 – or in other words, it's one of the absolute rarest self-winding watches on the planet. 1 OF 5 Yup, the reference 2585 dates to 1958 and it is the only vintage steel self-winding watch from Patek to house the beautiful caliber 12'''600. This caliber is one of Patek's greatest achievements – its first automatic as seen in the likes of the 2526 – and it has several special traits. The finishing on the 12'''600 is superb, with a stunning engin

In with the new (old) 4100ST :)
After some digging, i've always been a huge fan of smaller watches. One day my friends messages me and would not stop harassing me until I picked up this piece that was sitting for sale on the Omega forums. Luckily the seller trusted me after seeing that my account was less than 3 minutes old. I absolutely love the patina it has developed. One of the pictures is a shot that my friend took of his and mineIt's a 4100 35mm RO that fits me perfectly and runs well (still timing it). The service history is unknown so I'll be finding a place to send it to whether it be AP themselves or a reputable place.

Confuse between greythem or fc diver
Hey, it's my first thread here. After all the years saving some money i decided to own an AP . There's 2 candidates greytheme and FC diver, can you guys tell me the plus minus of each model and material (since they have diff material ss and fc)Or you guys can give me another option budget around 17k usdThank you :)Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk