Hands-On: With The Blancpain Tourbillon Carrousel, A Combination Of Two Rotating Complications (Live Pics & Pricing)
This year is the 60th anniversary of Blancpain's legendary Fifty Fathoms dive watch collection, but at Basel World we caught sight of something completely different from the brand. The Collection Le Brassus Tourbillon Carrousel takes the aesthetic of the Villeret collection and adds two rotating escapements, a tourbillon at 12 o'clock and a carrousel at 6 o'clock. Not only is the watch captivating to look at, but it also gets more and more fascinating as you begin to notice all the little things that make it exceptional. 2 OF 25 Closer Look At The Blancpain Tourbillon Carrousel First off, it's important to understand what exactly separates a tourbillon from a carrousel, since they can look very similar to the naked eye. A tourbillon uses one source of power to both move the balance wheel and rotate the cage, while a carrousel uses two sources of power, one for the escapement itself and a second to regulate the rotation of the enclosure. These are two

BASELWORLD 2011 - New Model - Patek Philippe 5073 P - Minute Repeater
Patek Philippe Ref. 5073The minute repeater with a perpetual calendar and 158 baguette diamonds totaling 5.27 ct. unites horological excellence with the pinnacle of the jeweler's art.Patek Philippe ranks among the few manufactures that consummately master the orchestration of cathedral gongs �C extra-long gongs which produce an inimitably voluminous and reverberant sound. Its latest minute repeater, the Ref. 5073 with cathedral gongs and a perpetual calendar, leaves connoisseurs speechless: not only due to its breathtaking sound quality, but also given the 103 baguette diamonds on its bezel and 55 further diamonds on the dial and clasp.Patek Philippe strikes the right chordThe minute repeater is considered to be the queen of the so-called Grand Complications. But even here, it is possible to push the envelope of excellence. Obviously, the key issue is to manufacture the many tiny components of the mechanism to the utmost of perfection, to fastidiously finish them, and to integrate the

Upgrade Aquanauts? Is it worth it?
Hi guys. I recently bought a pre owned 5167, and has easily become my favorite watch, even more so than the 5711. I like it so much that I'm starting to look at the 5164. My question is to those that have upgraded. Is it really worth it? The price difference is around $13k for the extra complication and wrist presence. I really don't travel that much, so won't be using the complication much. I guess I'm considering it because it's the better version of a watch I'm nuts about. I'd have to move something from my current collection, probably the SubC plus some cash. I'm just not convinced the upgrade is worth it. That's why I'd like to know from people that have done that exact move. Here's a photo of the current collection. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Cursed Patek strikes again...
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I just had to tell the board about this, SCARY and a Laugh
I walked into the higher end watch section in Bloomingdales tonight on the way back from work and a woman salesperson approaches me and says, That is a beautiful Invicta. I couldn't even answer I got such a horrific laugh out of it, said thanks and left. BTW, I just proudly posted my very excited acquisition of a Daytona 16520 in SS. ;-) Haha, I guess the world has been invitized.