Louis Chevrolet Driver 1911 Watch
Yes, there is a watch company named after the guy who started Chevrolet - the same GM Chevrolet car maker. American icon Chevrolet has Swiss origins. Louis-Joseph Chevrolet, was a Swiss race car driver that founded along with William Durant the Chevrolet Motor Car Company back in 1911. In just 6 short years it was bought by General Motors. They must have been doing something right!A few years ago the Louis Chevrolet watch company sprouted up in Switzerland. GM was pretty irked about this and the use of the Chevrolet name by the watch company and some legal matters ensued. In the end GM backed down - realizing there was no point fighting a small Swiss watch maker that could only help the automotive brand, not hurt it. As such Louis Chevrolet makes about 1000 watches a year with plans on making up to 5000 a year. Prices for the watches aren't too bad at between about $1000 - $8000 a piece. You can see some images of the brand's watches that I snapped here in the article. Some of their wa

Does anyone own non-Royal Oaks?
Having been around here for a bit, I've noticed that no one ever posts incomings of anything but a Royal Oak or Offshore. No one ever discusses models other than the Royal Oak.Is AP really all just about the Royal Oak line? Why is there no love for any of the models in other lines? I think some of them are pretty stunning - I really like the Millenary line. But maybe for the same reasons it's not as popular - e.g. bad resale values in comparison to the Royal Oak, I'm hesitant to pick one up.I know that AP really jumped in popularity through the Royal Oak line - and to some degree Patek has become more popular with the Nautilus/Aquanaut lines, yet despite them occupying a disproportionate proportion of incoming threads, their non-Nautilus and Aquanaut lines still seem very strong relative to AP.

Planet Ocean 8500 accuracy at 48 and 60 hours of power reserve used????
A friend has a new Seamaster Planet Ocean 45.5mm that when not wearing it, at 48 hours has gained 6 seconds and at 60 hours has gained 8 seconds. Should a chronometer be accurate to chronometer levels throughout its whole power reserve or is it normal for it to become unaccurate towards the end its power reserve? Thanks in advance for any replies.

Buying an Omega
I have an itch to buy another watch. Looking at the Omega line. I've seen Speedmaster Professional and Speedmaster Automatic, and different calibers of the Professional. Anyone care to give me the Readers' Digest primer on Omega's?

Favorite Complications in Category
A thread to discuss the merits of those Complications we like the best.Remember there are no winners and there certainly are no losers.Just a discussion of which Complications we like and why.Pictures are a must whenever possible, remember it's awfully hard to discuss the beauty of something without a picture.There are 31 models in this category, as such I actually have more than just one which I like.From the Patek Phillipe website:Complicated Watches A supreme test of ingenuityA 'complication' in watchmaking is anything a mechanical watch might do beyond telling the time and simple date. Patek Philippe upholds a tradition in complications that are useful in everyday situations, such as Annual Calendars, dual time zones and World Time displays. At Patek Philippe, we enjoy unrivalled expertise in our knowledge and practice of this pinnacle of the watchmaker's art.