Jaquet Droz’s New Bird Repeater Geneva
The Jaquet Droz brand has made a name for itself by combining fine watchmaking and elaborate mechanical inventions. Now Jaquet Droz has turned its attentions to the capital city of watchmaking. With the new Bird Repeater Geneva, the brand has adapted its automaton-bearing minute repeater to include some of Geneva’s landmarks. On the Bird Repeater Geneva’s dial, timekeeping takes a backseat to grand effects. Most prominent on the dial are the bird automata, which are hand-painted and hand-crafted in gold. There are two fully grown goldfinches: the one on the left leans forward to feed its young, while the one on the right moves its head and extends and retracts its wings. In the gold nest between the birds, two hatchlings sit on either side of an egg. The egg cracks open, revealing another baby bird inside.?Meanwhile, the painted gold dial behind the birds displays recognizable symbols of Geneva. The nest sits on ?le Rousseau, an island in Lake Geneva. On the right of the di

Exclusive Hands-On Look At The Swatch Sistem51, A Revolutionary Mechanical Watch (Exclusive Live Pic
One of the most exciting releases at Basel World 2013 came from Swatch, which isn't exactly the most talked about brand here at HODINKEE. The Sistem51 is the world's first mechanical movement with entirely automated assembly. It has only 51 components, all of which are anchored to a central screw, a 90 hour power reserve, and, oh yeah, it's 100% Swiss made. While there was one Sistem51 prominently displayed in a glass case at the center of Swatch's Basel exhibition, here we have an exclusive hands-on look at this revolutionary watch.?? Seriously guys, this could be a game-changer. 2 OF 25 Sistem51 Dial Detail Back in 1983, Swatch launched with the mission of making Swiss watches mass produce-able and available to everyone in the wake of the quartz crisis. By reducing the number of components in a quartz movement from the typical 91 to a much more?manageable?51, Swatch was able to fully automate production. This, combined with the brand's commitment to popular culture

Advice: Audemars Diver to buy or not to buy?
Hey guys,Recently I asked you about a Audemars Diver and you prevented me from making an expensive mistake.Now an Audemars Diver is for sale at a dealer next to me with a solid reputation. It says that it was serviced at WEMPE (one of the largest jeweler chains here in Germany). Can you tell me if this Diver is ok and if the service was made properly (I'm little concerned that it wasn't serviced at Audemars):.bachmann-scher.de/de/Aude...-New-8875.htmlThanks in advance for your advice.

Rolex owners q for you...what to do on AP RO
So my wife and i were shopping yesterday and she apparently secured herself a nice bag, Birkin. In her happiness, we walked into the AP store. I tried on 3 Royal oaks 2 of them were 15400, and one was a 24xxx with complications. I liked the silver dial 15400. This in not the ultra thin one. She had said I could buy the aP RO 15400 or wait for the daytona c and pepsiQ for you guys...1) would you guys buy the RO2) any views on it holding value?3) do you own and why have you chosen AP.I was also at some point hoping for a nautilus 5711

Which 3 Rolex models will You choose
Hi All,Will like to seek some opinions. If you are given a choice to choose 3 models to keep among these 4. Which will you choose?1. Batman2. Hulk3. Daytona C white4. Daytona C blackThanks!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk