Zodiac ZMX 03 Chronograph Diver Watch Is Kinda Chronograph, Kinda Not - Kinda Interesting, Kinda Bland
It is easy to see how this watch came into existence. Zodiac is part of the uber-mediocre Fossil watch company. Think of a committee sitting around together. Maybe only one or two of them knows anything about the technical side of watch making. The rest are product designers, hipsters, and marketing people who like to gauge market trends. Someone blandly comments, "Zodiac has a deep history with diving, let's create something bold, that fits in the existing product line." The non-technical designers go to work, basically ignoring most of the functional elements, and only focusing on pure form, or what their teachers awarded them on in product design school. They take into consideration the memo that big watches are in, they look at other diving watches, and have some idea of the materials they can work with. Oh, and watches tend to look more 'legitimate' when there are lots of instrumental looking hash marks on the dial. Who knows what odd impractical thing they came up with initially?

The new Jacob Co Heart Beat Manufacture GMT Automatic collection
The new Jacob Co Heart Beat Manufacture GMT Automatic collection includes 6 remarkable watches, rendered in polished stainless steel and gold. The models are issued in a limited edition of 1,888 and 188 pieces respectively.

Introducing: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Ultra-Thin Perpetual Calendar
Vacheron Constantin is showcasing updates and additions to its Overseas line this year, and so far we've seen new case shapes, new models (including one of our favorites, the Overseas Ultra Thin) and here we have a new perpetual calendar in the Overseas line as well.  This isn't the first time that Vacheron has done a perpetual calendar in the Overseas line – in previous years, we've seen (for instance) an Overseas Perpetual Calendar Chronograph.  However, this new model is a standalone perpetual calendar, and the production of a very thin, elegant perpetual calendar in the Overseas line seems part of a shift overall in the overseas collection towards the elegant side of sports/elegant watchmaking – and a welcome one. 1 OF 3 Well for one, it’s not a chronograph. Just a “plain old” perpetual calendar. The watch uses a caliber 1120 QP movement which is extremely thin (4.05 mm) and does not need to be adjusted until 2100. A

Royal Oak Polishing Question
Hey everybody. While my 15300 is off at the AP service center, I was thinking about their refinishing service. Along with my free repair they offered to do a refinishing of case and bracelet for around $200. I think I'm going to decline this option since it is in pretty good shape, but it got me thinking about it anyway. When AP does the refinish, will it take some of the awesome sharp edges off or is AP so good that it really will look like new. I have heard that you can only polish a royal oak 3-4 times, so is the difference visible after every polish? Interested to hear from others who have had this service done. Thanks!Justin

New Ceramic Diver
Just wondering, do you guys know when it's coming out? And i read before it's boutique only.... is it really just available at boutique / boutique edition. Sorry if this has been asked before....Thanks for the info in advance!