Breguet Type XXI Now Offered in Titanium
The Type XXI watch was inspired by the Type XX chronograph designed by Breguet for the A��ronavale fran?aise (the French naval air arm) during the 1950s. Introduced in 2011, the new Type XXI is available for the first time with a grade 2 titanium case with a black lacquered rotating bezel sporting numerals in relief. Find wallpaper and pricing inside. The Type XXI aesthetic was inspired by that of the former Type XX models from the second generation, developed between 1970 and 1984. The new model’s functions include a date at 6 o’clock, a 24-hour indicator and a small seconds hand. Its case, 42 mm in diameter, is watertight to 100 meters thanks to a screw-locked crown.Its technical distinctiveness lies in a chronograph minutes counter positioned in the center, like the seconds counter. The self-winding mechanical caliber also has a flyback function, which is specific to aeronautics and allows the chronograph counter to be reset to zero and restarted instantly with a single o

Poll: Your Hand-Orientation & What Wrist You Wear Your Watch On?
I'm left-handed and I also prefer to wear a watch on my left wrist. That makes me somewhat unusual because the traditional "rule" when it comes to your wrist watch is that it goes on your non-dominant hand's wrist. So if I were like more people and followed the "rule," I would wear my watch on my right wrist because I am left-handed.So why don't I conform to the more typical orientation of wearing my watch on my non-dominant wrist? I don't actually know. I am pretty sure that I started wearing a watch from an extremely early age (perhaps 3 or 4years old) and no one was there to explain to me what wrist I should wear my watch on. What I probably did (as any young child does) is observe where most adults were wearing their watches �C and I followed suit.A recent e-mail from an watches-dealer reader (thanks Jonno) in Australia asked me if I knew anything about the history of wrist watches for lefties. I realized that I wasn't aware of any such "lefty watch" history, and assumed that for th

Event Recap: An Evening With Bremont Watch Company And The New Supermarine S2000
Last week we spent an evening with Bremont Watch Company at New York City's Ace Hotel to give HODINKEE readers a closer look at the new Supermarine S2000. Bremont Co-Founder Nick English was on-hand to answer questions over drinks and hors d'oeuvres, along with a massive collection of Bremont watches.?We already gave you a closer look at the S2000, but there is nothing like speaking with the man behind the watch. Nick English treated our guests to a brief presentation explaining the history of Bremont, his family's deep connection with aviation and performance engineering, and what drives him to create Bremont watches.?Please enjoy the above video and photos from last week's festivities. We hope you see you at the next HODINKEE event. 1 OF 7 2 OF 7 3 OF 7 4 OF 7 5 OF 7 6 OF 7 7 OF 7

My proven anti scam technique
When I buy a watch from another source than an AD, I have a very simple technique, tell the seller that we will go to an AD of the brand to have it authenticated, usually just after saying this it's the last you will hear of the scammer, disappears into thin air, happened twice already, for a Pam and a sub C, and in case the seller is ok, I do go to the AD, did it for my sub C, my 233, 82 and 28, even though the 82 was from a very reputed company, watches.de, since it's a shadow case Panerai, which means no box, no papers, no Amerigo Vespucci engraving, no edition number (for example G850/1500, but of course a serial number, didn't want to take any chances.Why take the slightest risk when a deal involves that kind of money? For the 82 and 217 (I bought both the same day but sold the 217, 47mm is way too big for me), I took a train from Paris to Frankfurt, the others I bought in Paris, Rolex authenticated the sub free of charge, same thing in Frankfurt for the Pam's, but for the 28 and

ROLEX in FIJI
Happy New Year everyone!Has anyone had any experience purchasing from the ROLEX Boutique in Nadi?. Good or bad or indifferent? I've tracked down a watch I want & happen to be going there on vacation in a few weeks.Cheers