An Hour With Jean-Claude Biver Of Hublot On Watches, Business, And Being A Hippie
Jean-Claude Biver is a living legend in the watch industry. If you are someone in the industry you either admire him, are jealous of him, or perhaps dislike him. Nevertheless you know him and know he is important. One thing most people can say about Biver is that he speaks loudly, passionately, and often exaggerates a bit (though I don't think he believes that). At least when he is talking about one of his brands - which has been Hublot?for the last decade or so.So here is a rare opportunity to hear Jean-Claude Biver speak with an uncommon personal tone and honesty. He talks about his youth, his hippie years (yes!), starting in the watch industry under some crazy people and doing things he didn't want to do, and how he used his own passion and ideas to create a lot of new things. In a sense, the over-an-hour-long talk is a dissertation on his life in the watch industry, how he thinks, and what you can learn from him. It is easy to listen to and really interesting.While the presentation

Introducing The Vacheron Constantin Harmony Ultra-Thin Grande Complication Chronograph, The World
Today, after seven years of research and development, Vacheron Constantin introduces an entirely new collection called Harmony. Coinciding with the 260th Anniversary of the brand (which is the oldest watchmaker in continuous operation), the new range of watches features a smooth cushion-shaped case, inspired by a yellow-gold chronograph released in 1928. The highlight of this new collection is undoubtedly the Harmony Ultra-Thin Grande Complication – a slick, limited edition platinum watch, powered by an in-house movement just 5.2 mm thick, making it the thinnest mono-pusher split-seconds chronograph on the market today.Limited to just 10 individually-numbered pieces, the Ultra-Thin Grande Complication Chronograph is housed in a solid platinum cushion-shaped case that distills the design language of the late 1920s model on which it was based. The modern interpretation has cleaner lines that flow more fluidly to the sides of the lugs, with an emphasis on reflecting light in an eleg

The Beauty that is Breitling
Hello AllJust wanted to share a few photos of my new Breitling Navitimer 01 Limited Edition watch I just picked up today. I love the new larger size (43mm) and transparent case back. Check out the nice font the date has! With their new in house movement, increased size and its good looks, I think Beitling has done everything right with this one! Also, since it is a Limited Edition, I feel very fortunate to have one.Enjoy the photos.Drew

SC 240 movement is robust vs. 324?
I've owned a few PPs with 324 movement and just curious if 240 movement is as robust as 324? any inputs would be great.

Will AD start a waiting list pre-Basel?
It looks like a new GMT jubilee is on the horizon....Will some ADs accept deposits for the waitlist now ?