Oris Big Crown ProPilot Calibre 111 Watch With In-House Movement
The Oris Big Crown ProPilot Calibre 111 is finally the Oris sport watch I have been asking for. This is the first non-dressy or traditional watch (depending on how you look at it) to include Oris' in-house made movement. Oris currently has two in-house made movements known as the Calibre 110 and the Calibre 111. The former was released in 2014 as a limited edition (hands-on here) to celebrate the brand's 110th anniversary. One year later, in 2015, Oris released an almost identical Calibre 111 watch that was not a limited edition. The only difference between the Calibre 110 and the 111 is the addition of the date in the latter.At launch, I asked Oris, "as a brand so strong with sport watches, why are you putting the Calibre 110 into a more formal watch?" I saw immediate appeal for Oris fans who would love to see the new in-house movement inside of a sport watch. Even at Baselworld 2015 when they released the Calibre 111, I asked about inclusion of the movement into a diver or pilot watc

IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Pure Classic Watch
Despite the latest?technical breakthroughs in forging new materials, creating new in-house movement designs, or manufacturing rugged watches for "ingenieurs," the general appeal?of simple and refined dress watches is something no?luxury brand can ignore. In recent years, IWC has been busy?restyling its Portuguese Chronograph (review here) and Aquatimer (debut article here)?collections, and now, it appears, the time has come to offer something "pure and classical."?So pure and classical, that IWC decided to add these phrases to the name of its new-for-2015 dress watch: the IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Pure Classic (reference IW511101 in red gold and IW511102 in steel).The dress watch is not dead: among fierce competition between luxury brands to create the latest, greatest, most complicated and most resistant (to whatever impact the wearer himself/herself could never possibly?survive), there actually?still is a massive market?for restrained and classical looking timepieces.?Clearly, the IWC

15400 bracelet
Need some help guys.I am thinking about adding a RG bracelet to my 15400 and I reached out to AP clearwater to get availability and pricing. I was a pretty shocked at the price she gave me. Not sure if she made a mistake but before I reach back out to her figured you guys can help me. Anyone have an idea on pricing?Thanks!

Panerai Sistemi - Calzoni Panerai - The Panerai with the brightest light factor
Hi,you all know that Panerai has developed products for the military, primarily light system under water light, etc. .. and has this and also produced until 1997, until Richmont or the Vendome Luxury Group has bought the watch part of Officine Panerai. The rest was renamed in Panerai Sistemi. In 1999 then the company Calzoni which has military matters, developed for the water, bought the Panerai Sistemi..paneraisistemi/.calzoni/company/historyAlso, there was recently a somewhat detailed thread on paneristi which has shown in more detail the military lighting systems from Panerai. There are also information from books.If you look at the drawing you from the last picture above, then you see the Panerai lamp which was used for a helicopter landing pad. Also the first and 2 Image show a helicopter landing pad, for which the lighting system Panerai has developed.A helicopter I did not, not even a landing pad, but finally enough light in the house and / or garden ......After I received the l

Back into the modern era, just...
Ever since trading off my Daytona and Hulk as part of a trade to get my holy grail watch (among other things), I've been longing for the sturdiness of a modern Rolex dive watch.I felt my pulses go up when the SubC ND came out, but then it was too close to the Hulk that I let go. It was a slightly different case when the SD-C 4000 came out. However, I felt it was more of a design variation of the SubC, rather than something technically superior like the DSSD, so couldn't justify spending the money.On one eye, I have been closely monitoring the 5 digit dive watch market, the 14060, the 16610, and of course the 16600. I was quite decided, that it was either going to be one that is a very early model with a weathered look and patina, or a near NOS last of the series release before Rolex went full-on bling with the ceramics. But the fact that I already have a 5513 from 1968, pushed my decision towards the Last of the Mohicans of the modern era pre-ceramic tool watches.As I was searching the