Tourbillon Watches In A Nutshell; Expensive, Fun To Watch, Serve Little Purpose
If you know all about tourbillon watches, then none of this should be surprising or new to you. If you don't, you might have a couple of outstanding questions as to what a tourbillon is, why prestigious watch makers say you should want one, and why they are so expensive. This article is not going to be an in-depth analysis or explanation as to how a tourbillon works in detail, or all the different flavors, but it will shed enough light on the topic for you to participate intellectually in any topic related conversation.The tourbillon has been around for a long time and was patented by watch making master Abraham Louis Breguet in (who founded Breguet watches that is still around today and owned by the Swatch Group) in 1795 and patented 1801. That patent has long since expired. Tourbillon is French for "whirlwind." This is because the mechanism literally spins on itself. Breguet's ideas was essentially to house a clock within a clock. While this characterization is a bit off realistica

Blue 15300 or 15202?
Hi all, as you can see by my avatar I have an unworn blue 15300, I have not worn it yet, I got it not long ago but prices have soared since for the blue dials, there are not so many available, and only one new which is in Italy for 17.500 euros.Knowing that I have the ceramic diver, plus now 2 Patek but getting a 5711 soon, so basically that's 3 ultra thin Pateks, 5712, 5711 and 5167R, would you prefer having a little thicker watch, which is out of production and which might become not really rare but not so common, with the 15300 or would you prefer the thinner 15202? Thanks for your replies

How does a (new) Speedmaster Professional wear compared to an Explorer?
For whatever reason there's a Rolex AD less than two miles from my house, but the nearest Omega AD is an hour away. So I haven't yet had the chance to go and put on a Speedmaster Professional.I've been wanting a new Hesalite Moonwatch for awhile. Maybe Rolex has my senses skewed, but the Speedy Pro seems like a great value, killer looks, storied history, etc. I wonder though how it'll wear...I know it's easy to find negative comments online, but I've read that the bracelet isn't awesome because there isn't enough adjustability, it's heavy, the links are thick and big, etc. I know it comes with a NATO as well, but I really think I'm 99% a bracelet guy (though I agree it looks great on a NATO).So I'm curious if anyone on here has had extended wrist time with both, particularly the current Speedmaster iteration, and can give me your thoughts.

Incoming--first panerai
Got it yesterday, but just unboxed it this morning. Looking forward to wearing it to work today. Pumped about it. Very Classic look, feels great on wrist. Cheers!

Rolex Passion Report is now predicting ...
Red lettering and a red gmt hand as a replacement for the green on the otherwise black-bezeled gmt. Possibly with a new movement? It’s somewhat interesting given the reports from some that there is a shortage of Ln.Mods, I’m not sure if it’s worth consolidating Rpr or Basel reports into one thread. I think Rpr (Phillip, I think) has at least a moderately good track record in his predictions enough to mention his latest update. rolexpassionreport