Baselworld Preview: Blancpain’s New Villeret Model
Prior to the opening of the 2012 Baselworld watch fair in Basel, Switzerland this week, Blancpain has offered up what it refers to as an “appetizer” to the main course of new models to be unveiled at the show. It is the first model in the brand’s Villeret collection to feature a flinqu�� lacquered dial, on which several layers of translucent blue lacquer are applied to create the effect of depth. Housed within the new watch’s 40-mm-diameter white-gold case is Blancpain’s ultra-slim Calibre 7663Q, which contains 244 parts and 34 jewels and has a three-day power reserve. This new self-winding movement powers the hour and minute hands as well as a center-mounted, serpentine-shaped date pointer. The running seconds are on a retrograde display at 6 o'clock. The under-lug corrector at 5 o'clock enables fast date adjustment. The watch has a sapphire exhibition caseback that shows off the movement, most notably the distinctive guilloch�� oscillating weight that is a

Custom Bell & Ross Harley-Davidson to Tour U.S.
After an impressive third place finish in the Modified Harley-Davidson Class at the AMD World Championships in Sturgis, South Dakota on August 11, 2011. Shaw Harley-Davidson's Bell & Ross inspired custom built Nascafe Racer will go on tour in the U.S. starting September 29. Find the dates and locations and wallpaper of the custom Harley inside. The bike was a crowd pleaser during its debut at the International Custom Bike Show at the Alexandra Palace in London in February, 2011 where it was first runner up. It won first place at the Irish International AMD Custom Bike Championship in Dublin this past March and was first runner up at the Bournemouth International AMD Custom Bike Championship in May, 2011.The custom bike is based on the Harley-Davidson FXSTB Softail Nightrain, one of the more radical Softails. The motorcycle was constructed in the Speed & Custom workshop of the East Sussex dealership. A BR 01-92 Carbon watch was mounted in a handcrafted center console using a mac

Liquid Metal Pictures
Hello its been a while since I posted regarding my new POLM, which I have had now for about 6 months. Totally love the watch as it is never off my wrist. Originally posted some pretty terrible pics and said I would post some better ones when I could.

Opinions on the Speedmaster Professional
This watch has been in the back of my mind for a long time. I know there are some here that own the manual speedmaster professionals. Do you wish you had gone to a broad arrow or to one of the other speedmasters that are automatic and have a date on it or has a sapphire crystal?I am drawn to it for the history and the fact is is a great looking watch.What are your experiences?

Incoming from the wife! Really excited.
For Christmas, my wife has really gone above and beyond. She managed to pick up some new tools and accessories for me. In addition, she acquired a few practice movements for me to learn on. I can't wait to start taking these movements apart (not the watches in the picture though:).