Smartwatches Hot? One Kickstarter Project Certainly Thinks So
Once again, it seems that Ariel's theory (here) that we are on the way to a consumer-grade smart watch is well on-track to being proven true. While this latest Kickstarter?project doesn't hit all of the points he made, it is advancing us further along the path.The new HOT Watch (yeah, a goofy name, but it ostensibly stands for "Hands On Talk" - more on that in a minute) is from a Dallas firm we've never heard of before - PH Technical Labs. As you might guess from the name, this is a company that's no stranger to electronics, but this is their first watch as far as I can tell. Fortunately, this is one of the nicer-looking watches we've seen in the segment, no doubt helped by the design work of Michael Foley (another name I've never heard of, and couldn't turn up any info). One surprising bit of the design is how thin the watch is. Coming in at only 8mm thick, this should make for a very compact watch (hopefully battery life isn't lost in that tradeoff - estimated standby life is 3 days)

Carbon Diver
I just popped into a pre-owned watch shop in Old Town Scottsdale and they have an unworn AP Carbon Diver. This may be the coolest watch I've ever seen. I've never appreciated the carbon models as they don't appear that impressive (to me) when I've seen them in photographs. In person, absolutely incredible!!I want one.

PAM 001 Firenze
Any idea is all this years allocation of 001 have gone out from the boutique?

Decision time - Explorer 1 or Air King
As the title says, people's thoughts? I think I prefer the Air King with its green coronet and second hand adding a bit of sporty colour, just interested in opinions, is the modern Air King thought of differently to the older models, which I always thought of as entry level, or is that still the case? Not much between the two specification wise that I can see, Air King 40mm, Explorer 39mm, both 100m water resistant, different movements though, 3131 compared to 3132, not sure of any practical difference that makes. Both pretty easy to get from stock at AD's in the UK, Explorer is good to go and Air King souced within a week or so. Thanks for any replies in advance.

Alert stolen daytona 6262 sn edited
Please be on the lookout for a vintage 6262 Daytona Cosmograph sn 253xxxStolen from a motor vehicle in Marlborough, MA in September 2017Reported to police, I'm in the process of reporting to Rolex.Reward offered for information leading to the return.Please send messages regarding this loss through this forum.Thank you all!John