Watch Wallpaper: A Menagerie of Artistic Animal Dials
Wildlife �� from starfish to birds to tigers �� is a popular theme in this year’s watches with decorative and artistic dials, particularly in Cartier’s Cartier d’Art series and Vacheron Constantin’s M��tiers d’Art collection. We’ve compiled a gallery of timepieces from the two brands so you can download these miniature masterpieces for your desktop �� at a size that does justice to their intricately executed dials. Click on the photos to enlarge the images.   Cartier Santos-Dumont XL horse motif (white gold with gemstone mosaic)Cartier Rotonde de Cartier koala motif (white gold with straw marquetry)Cartier Rotonde de Cartier tiger motif (white gold with grisaille enamel)Cartier Large Model Tortue cockatoo motif (engraved mother-of-pearl, champlev�� enamel)Vacheron Constantin M��tiers d’Art Les Univers Infinis Dove Watch (engraving, Grand Feu champlev�� enamel, gemsetting and guilloch��)Vacheron Constantin M��tiers d’Art Les Univers

BR-01 Passes the Phantom Torch to the BR-03 92 Watch
Bell & Ross was one of the original companies to offer an all-black watch. The BR-01 Phantom was offered as a limited edition of 500 pieces of the basic model and 500 of the chronograph. The Phantom attracted a lot of attention and both models sold out faster then any other color BRs offered by the manufacturer. The BR-03 Phantom picks up where its BR-01 big brother left off. It has a limited production run of 500 pieces per year, and promises to be quite a popular watch. We still have not been able to have one of theses watches in our showcases. Each one we received had been ordered in advance. It is easy to see why. The Phantom dial is striking.The dial on the BR-03 92 Phantom is surprisingly easy to read. The painted hour markers are thick and wide, therefore raised over the dial. They consist of a healthy dose of black photo-luminescent paint, which makes the watch even easier to read when the lights are turned off. I have found in similar watches from other companies that the

A Week On The Wrist: The Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback a? Rattrapante Grande Date (Plus The New Lamborghini Aventador Roadster)
I've worn a lot of watches in my day, but rarely do I get to experience the world around which a particular sport watch is designed in a literal way. But, last month, I had the distinct opportunity to take two high-performance machines out for a spin at the same time - the incredible Blancpain L-evolution Chronographe Flyback a? Rattrapante Grande Date (a mouthful if there ever was one) and the brand spanking new Lamborghini Aventador Roadster.   The Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster 2 OF 73 Let's talk car first. The Aventador holds a special place in Lamborghini's half-century history. One of the few true unrelenting supercar manufactures, Lamborghini has long resided on the walls of adolescent boys the world over. But, incredible designs like the Miura and Countach do not always translate to sales, and while Lamborghini has always been synonymous with incredible performance and other-worldly design, it seemed as though there was consist

Service / Polish a 15400 - experience and opinions?
Hi,My 15400 is at Clearwater to get its 3rd year warranty applied. It has picked up a few marks over the the last few years, nothing serious though. They quoted $210 to polish the case. Has anyone done this and how are the results?

New Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute
.breitling/en/navitimer-cosmonaute/Cool looking piece! Stellar 02 hand-wound chrono movement, 43mm case. I wish it was waterproof to more than 30m. Ltd edition to 1962 (of course) pieces.