IWC, The Plastiki, And A Limited Edition Adventure Ecology Ingenieur Watch
The wind speed was brutal. It was almost unfair. I was out in what felt like a gale for literally seconds before my expensive European umbrella was trashed and I was soaked. The wind warped it like aluminum foil in front of my eyes like it was a sick marionette puppet performance. In the past I had trusted its apparent durability to the elements with much confidence. In one fell swoop the elements decided to test its limits with a result that would satisfy a giggling teenager.The pathetic thing was that I wasn't doing anything exotic. I merely exited my car in Sausalito near a marina across from San Francisco. The wind was viciously quick that day. I had driven over on invitation from IWC to witness the Plastiki. A boat that they are a major sponsor of, and have released a limited edition set of their popular Ingenieur watches for. While I was being bullied by the elements, my view (through the rain), was the completed 60 foot catamaran style boat made mostly out of reused, or recycled

AP in house movement
I am new to APs so I have a question. When I was at the service center the other day Kevin in the watchmaker said briefly that some of their watches don't have in-house movements. He was in the middle of presenting so I did not want to hit him with too many questions. Of course I regret that now. I believe he said the chronographs don't but I could be wrong. Do you guys know which timepieces have in-house movements and which ones don't? The ones that don't who makes them? I have so many questions about this brand it's not funny. I guess I'll just start with this question. Thanks.

Any Hurricane owners?
Are there any Hurricane owners here? I came across the Hurricane from a WatchTime article a few days ago, and, I love it. I'm strongly considering one... I'm not sure if I want to go 45 or 50, and 12 or 24 hr time. I know the 50 is pretty big, but, I'm kinda feeling that oversized case. I know the 12 hr would be the ideal choice, but, that 24 hr dial is pretty cool and quite unique. If anyone has that, is it confusing to tell the time without thinking about it? Thanks.

Rolex - sacrificing one market for the sake of another?
We first saw it with the SkyDweller, a piece that people thought would never be introduced in SS, yet a few years later, here we are. Today, a SS Pepsi that looks EXACTLY like the PM BLRO (source yourself an Oyster bracelet, and you've got a 1:1 copy).No doubt, this alienates the PM crowd and would push them towards other (PP, AP) brands. I get that the SS customers must be ecstatic, but what about all the former PM customers?This is coming from a SS customer interested in my first PM piece...it makes me second guess going after the DayDate, as they'll probably release one in SS soon enough.

Advice: 16610LV
I am getting ready to pull the trigger and acquire the 16610LV, most likely from Tony at SD. There are a handful to choose from, however all of them are basically mint & full set(s). It boils down to a handful of serials that don't seem to matter for collecting purposes (M, Z, L I think), engraved vs. non-engraved rehaut, and $200-$800 difference for condition (LN to new without stickers). I also notice a few color variations to the bezel. If you were in my position, what would you be considering? Any thoughts or input would be appreciated. Thanks TRF-