Gucci Takes the Plunge Into High Horology with New Gucci Dive Watch
(As seen in the October issue of WatchTime.)At Baselworld, Gucci announced it will launch a new men's watch that stands apart from the brand's other watches. Due out next year, the Gucci Dive is an official divers' watch, certified to adhere to ISO standard 6425. But what is most significant about it is its movement.The movement in the Gucci Dive is not a standard ETA movement, like those used in Gucci's other mechanical watches, but a GP3300, a high-end automatic made by the Sowind Group. Two years ago, Sowind, parent of Girard-Perregaux, became Gucci's sister company when it was acquired by the luxury-goods conglomerate PPR (which in June was renamed Kering ). Michele Sofisti is the CEO of both Sowind and of Gucci's watch division.The 3300 movement is Girard-Perregaux's workhorse, used in such G-P watches as the Sea Hawk 1000M and Chrono Hawk 1000M (in which it is paired with a Dubois D��praz chronograph module). The Gucci Dive will be much more expensive than other Gucci watches: th

luxurious U-Boat De Ville Prestige Quartz Mens Watch
The Stainless Steel case will complement any skin tone. Stainless Steel is a classic color case that will never go out of style.The elegant Black dial, will make your watch look sophisticated and timeless.The bracelet on the watch is Alligator Leather - Black so it will match everything you wear.

Bring a Loupe: Five Reasons Why Spending $5,000 On This Tudor 'Monte Carlo' Would Be A Terrible Idea
The Tudor "Monte Carlo" is undoubtedly a very cool looking chronograph, with a funky color scheme that you would not have expected from Manufacture Rolex – also the owner of Tudor. The successive iterations of the Oysterdate Chronograph – its less poetic technical name – are therefore highly sought after, but you should run away from one example that you can currently find for quite cheap on ebay. It is conspicuously wrong, in many ways. Let’s now play Spot The Differences between this Monte Carlo and some correct examples. An Incorrect Red Hand 1 OF 132 OF 13 A quick and easy thing to spot first is that the chronograph seconds hand seen on the ebay example – on the left here – simply does not fit aesthetically. Part of the charm of the Monte Carlo line comes from the many touches of orange, including this hand, which in the one offered on ebay is too short and too red. It is of course orange for the Monte Carlo seen at

Cermet vs Ceramic
Elliott (mask1196) brought to my attention the use of Cermet by AP in the Jarno Trulli edition ROO. Quote:

Withstand a Panerai movement a closer control?
I will say yes.