Win a Trip to Shanghai with Rado
Swiss watchmaker Rado is re-launching its website rado this month. To celebrate in a unique way, Rado has created the micro-site hello.rado/ where visitors are invited to record their welcome greetings in a photo or a video. Rado is inviting all its fans and those newly acquainted to the brand to demonstrate their design spirit by participating in what is billed as the world's biggest online creative expression competition. Visitors will be able to vote for their favorites and post them on Facebook. After three months the votes will be counted and Rado will send the winner on an all expenses paid trip to Shanghai, the design capital of China.For complete details, visit hello.rado/.

Thierry Stern Takes Over the Presidency of Patek Philippe
Patek Philippe has officially announced that at the end of August, 2009, Thierry Stern took over the presidency of Patek Philippe SA Geneva and was appointed President of the Board of Directors, taking over from his father Philippe Stern. With this move, Patek Philippe confirms its mission as a family run business that is now in the hands of the fourth generation. Born in 1970, Thierry Stern grew up in the world of watchmaking. As of 1990, he embarked on a hands-on training path which took him on regular intervals from production workshops to business management, with time spent working with subsidiaries and retailers in both Germany then the USA. From 1997 to 1998, Thierry was in charge of the Benelux market. In 1998, he was appointed head of the Creation department and quickly took part in group strategic decisions by taking over the position of Vice-President.A Family Business Carried Over From Father to SonFounded in 1839 by Antoine Norbert de Patek who was joined by Jean-Adrien Ph

finally got my "big" watch !
Big ! Hefty ! Bling ! :)Love it !

Which watch should I dump?
I'm really liking the Moonphase but 1 watch has to go its either the Omega SMP or the Tudor HBB both are similar value and the two I'm least attached to so my friends your thoughts?

What do you guys think of the Panerai 88
Considering trying my first panerai. There is one in Canada that I like. It is a 2011 panerai 88 gmt. Its from a seller I trust. The watch comes with rubber strap, deployment, papers, and nothing else. No box, accessories, or extra straps, he wants to keep those.. I'm trying to negotiate for $5000 Canadian (about $3850US). Does this sound about right? Thanks guys.Josh