Click here to see the IWC Chrono - Automatic Antoine de Saint - Exupery collection.
Special pilot watch is worn on a bracelet of bison Brown, solid leather. Click here to see the IWC Chrono - Automatic Antoine de Saint - Exupery collection.

Introducing Russia's Konstantin Chaykin And His Unique Cinema Watch
Konstantin Chaykin is quite a rare bird in the world of independent horology, in that he works outside of Switzerland. Chaykin is the only Russian member of the?Acad��mie Horlogere des Cr��ateurs Ind��pendants (ACHI), the professional body for independent watchmakers that counts the likes of Philippe Dufour and Kari Voutilainen?as members. This alone makes Chaykin and his work interesting, but the fact that he's also developed an entirely new complication made us take a closer look. Here is a first look at the Cinema watch, housing a nineteenth-century style mechanical animation.The Cinema was released earlier this year at Basel World. It is called the Cinema because of its unique complication, which simulates an early style of mechanical animation. The aperture at 6 o'clock reveals an animation of a horse running. This animation is based upon the Zoopraxiscope, a seminal invention in the early days of cinema invented by English photographer Eadward Muybridge in 1879. The Zoopraxiscope sh

Understanding 'The Owl' RO 25572
Hi guysSo, I'm not the biggest AP lover. I've always gravitated towards JLC but I've always been a fan of 'the owl', the RO day date (with or without moon phase). I think they are works of art in their simplicity and have had a love affair with them for some time now.I've only purchased one or two brand new pieces and tend to go for vintage watches and have my eye on a 1984 steel and gold variation of the owl (25572SAO/0789SA02). As ever, I research the hell out of the watches I eventually pick up (or don't) but I've now been thrown two curve balls in my current 'owl' pursuit.The first is understanding what movement actually powers this particular RO? Having now seen the archive extract of the watch it states 2224/2810 when up to this point I believed that it was the 2124/2810 combination inside the case, particularly for one this age. Why/how could this be inside the watch?Secondly, the crown of this particular owl is gold. Again, all my research, discussions and previous watches I've

My first Panerai and removing the crown guard.
Just got my PAM-112 today and I'm pretty much extatic.Just wanted to ask if it would be sensible to remove the two screws holding the crown guard in place to dettach it. The crown guard is full of gunk (because I bought a used one) and I would like to run it in my ultrasound cleaner (basically suspend it into water that's vibrating really fast). Do you see any reason not to?

Rolex Warranty
I've read conflicting stories on whether the 5 year factory warranty is transferable or is only valid for original owner. I don't have the original green warranty card, but was told the watch was bought new in April 2017 and has the remaining 5 year Rolex warranty. Does Rolex repair center check serial and warranty status? Any way they can verify the warranty status of my Rolex?Thanks!