Patek Philippe Chronograph Annual Calendar 5960/1A Watch In Steel
For top-tier brands like Patek Philippe,?exotic materials such as gold, in all its hues, and platinum are almost exclusively used when it comes to their more complicated models, while steel is primarily reserved for the sportier and/or simpler pieces, like the Nautilus and the Aquanaut. The irony this creates is that once steel�Cthis most ordinary material�Cis coupled with a flagship reference, it immediately gains a status of desirability, due to it being systematically ignored in the past. In this environment exotic pales into usual, and ordinary becomes special. At Baselworld 2014, Patek Philippe has announced that it terminated the manufacturing of its very complex�Cand equally desirable�Cannual calendar automatic chronograph Reference 5960 in any and all precious metals, and from now on will offer it exclusively in stainless steel. That is a bold decision to make, and one that likely caught even the brand's more cult followers off-guard.As we were undertaking the research for our arti

Chopard L.U.C XPS Poin?on de Gen��ve Watch Has Personality
When you create a limited edition watch of just 25 pieces in platinum you are basically creating a perfect "my timepiece is still cooler than yours" watch. Chopard's L.U.C XPS is a simple dress watch, but it is one of my favs, and in addition to having a sexy design it has a lot of horological bragging rights. Now that the piece has the Geneva Seal on it - that new tougher to get Geneva Seal - any watchianado can say, "screw your AP, this guy here was built in the canton of Geneva - and according to some prissy Swiss official, it has superlative bridge polishing. Shit, that type of polishing is extra expensive around here."The benefits of the Seal of Geneva (ahem, "Poin?on de Gen��ve") are obvious to people like me, and perhaps you, but I just realized how utterly esoteric the concept would be to most people. Imagine a salesperson trying to explain it to some average Rolex buyer at a shopping mall. Awkward hilarity would ensue. Brands like Omega have sort of figured it out when they thr

RSW Diving Tool Camo Limited Edition Watch
I have no idea what manner of space robot warrior fighter is supposed to wear a watch like this. Now as a limited edition model with two camouflage dial options, the RSW Diving Tool watch gets even more distinct. I originally wrote about the RSW Diving Tool watch here when it first came out.A bit larger than the Bell & Ross BR01, this piece takes the military square style watch a few steps further and offers something that would seem pretty suitable as a prop in Avatar. The steel case is 46.2mm wide (16.45mm thick) and offered in a brushed finish or in PVD black. The dial background colors include camo "woodland" and camo "oceanic" in the newer pixelated camouflage style. It makes for a fun and cartoony look, especially for those who want to look at their watches and smirk.As a diving watch the piece has a nice looking dial with very legible hands. I love that massive minute hand and the hour markers, those are clever in their design in my opinion. The case has a rotating bezel and

AP 15707CE Diver
Well, not much time ago, I acquired FC diver, but my longing to ceramic case made me another move. Thanks to Thanh a.k.a Takuya, I have tasted the world of AP ceramic case!Love FC diver, but the weight and balance of ceramic case is just fantastic. The sapphire back is another value-add where I can see the beautiful 3120 movement. Well, I'm not a big fan or specially looking for sapphire back all the times, but having a sapphire back in diver is always cool. Originally was looking for 26402CE, but some reasons, 44mm casing does not well fit on my wrist (maybe I did not pay much attention since it was briefly few seconds on my wrist in boutique). Well, next time!Anyway, another beautiful AP piece and definitely keeper!

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Omega seamaster cal 1120