Breguet Manuscript Brings Over $2 Million at Patrizzi Auction
Patrizzi & Co. sold a manuscript by Abraham-Louis Breguet for a record 2.3 million Swiss Francs (approx. $2,078,000) on Friday, May 7, in Geneva. Nicolas G. Hayek, president and CEO of Montres Breguet S.A. purchased the 354-page document on behalf of the Breguet Museum in Paris. Dictated by Breguet to his assistant over the last five years of his life, it is one of the most important horological documents in existence with in-depth explanations and drawings of Breguet’s many innovations and watchmaking legacy. Despite technical problems that prevented online bidding, total sales from the auction were 5,802,250 Swiss Francs (approx. $5.24 million). About 70 people attended the auction in Geneva. In total, 317 lots were offered with many selling for more than double the presale estimate.Along with the Breguet manuscript, top lots were a Patek Philippe split-seconds chronograph perpetual calendar, Ref. 5004, in 18k yellow gold that sold for CHF 210,000 (approx. $189,814), and a

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Minute Repeater Watch
2015 sees the release of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Minute Repeater watch. Jaeger-LeCoultre is one of the most revered names in watchmaking and is fondly referred to as La Grande Maison, which can be loosely translated as The Great Manufacture. In its rich 182-year history, the company has created over a thousand calibers, registered 400 or so patents and has numerous inventions credited to its name. And for the most part of the past century, it even provided movement blanks to Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Vacheron Constantin. The caliber 920 is a great example of this and is still used even today by Audemars Piguet in Reference 15202 Extra-thin Royal Oak, also known as the Jumbo. It is also one of the few manufactures that is well versed in all horological complications. Its new-for-2015 Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication (hands-on here), which features a flying orbital tourbillon, indication of sidereal time, and minute repeater,

The Diver takes on a shark!
Okay, so it's a sleeping nurse shark (my wife is far more dangerous in her natural habitat), but even so, my son thought I was pretty cool for touching the damn thing. In case anyone's curious, it felt like sandpaper.And yes, the Diver handled the mission with nary a hitch. Regards,Adam

Sunshine!
The Hulk loves the sun! Picture doesn't do justice at how freakin awesome it looks! Post of pic of your watch in the sun!

Pressure Test result question - test rejected
Had my sub pressure tested and the results show test 1 as being rejected and test 2 as being OK. The guy who tested it said not to worry about the rejected test and that it was ok because it passed test 2. Could anyone provide some insight on this and the results? Is it ok to swim with?Test 1Test Pressure: -0.7 barMaximum deformation: -1.7 umTightness value: -1.2% minTest1 rejectedTest pressure: 3 barMax deformation: +10.15 umTightness value: +2.1 % minTest2 OK