Pre-Basel: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra GMT
Omega introduces the Seamaster Aqua Terra GMT. The Co-Axial calibre 8605/8615 is the first of Omega’s proprietary movements to be equipped with a GMT complication, meaning that along with the central hour, minute and seconds hands, there is a GMT hand which completes one rotation every 24 hours, making it possible to keep track of the time in two time zones. Find a wallpaper image inside. The 43 mm case is available in a choice of metals: 18k red gold or stainless steel or, in a bicolor version in 18k red gold and stainless steel. The sapphire crystal on the screw-in caseback allows a clear view of the Co-Axial movement inside. The watch is available with either a bracelet in the same metal as the watch case or with a black, brown or blue leather strap. The dial is distinguished by the teak pattern associated with the Aqua Terra collection. The vertical lines are reminiscent of the wooden decks on luxury boats. The applied 18k gold brushed and polished indexes are coated with wh

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Watch dial display full calendar with date, day, and month with the moonphases and the more rare indication the number of weeks in the year.

A Week On The Wrist: The Piaget Altiplano Chronograph With Caliber 883P
The Piaget Altiplano Chronograph has been on our radar ever since it was first introduced in December of last year, for a lot of different reasons. First of all, the world of ultra-thin chronographs is pretty static. New integrated chronograph movements are pretty rare beasts, despite the relative ubiquity of the complication. There may be a lot of chronographs out there, but the number of actual movements is really small, with the vast majority (Rolex and Omega aside) based on just two movements: the Valjoux 7750 and its derivatives, and the ETA calibers 2892 and 2824 with their respective modules. The world of extra-thin chronograph movements is even smaller; for many years the records have been held by those wonderful F. Piguet chronographs (F. Piguet is now known as Manufacture Blancpain, although the latter has not, in recent years, shown a great deal of interest in foregrounding ultra-thin chronographs per se).   1 OF 9 It may be true that every once in a great

In-Depth: A Critical Look At The A. Lange & S?hne Grand Complication
When the A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication was first announced at SIHH 2013 it got the entire watch industry's attention – as you would expect an extremely complex, 50mm diameter, $2.6 million watch to do – though only a handful of people were able to actually see the watch in person. Large scale models and official press photos had to suffice for most. But a few weeks ago a prototype Grand Complication made its way to New York City and we sat down with CEO Wilhelm Schmid and Director of Product Development Anthony de Haas to get a closer look at exactly what this astounding watch means for the future of A. Lange & Söhne. Introduction 1 OF 28 A. Lange & S?hne Grand Complication While most "concept watches" are made in one or two examples and never available commercially, Lange decided to do something different here. There will be two prototypes held onto by the manufacture and six numbered pieces available for

5167a service
I am contemplating buying a 5167a. It was sold in 2007 so I will assume 11 years old. It has never been serviced, but keeping excellent time. So there is the dilemma. Do I send it back to PP for service, will cost at least $1k and be without it for 6 months? If it ain't broke so don't fix it? I have no experience with Patek so I need some expert experience. Thanks.