Hands-On: The IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar Reference 5035
The IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar debuted this year at the SIHH, as one of the most talked-about introductions from IWC. It’s essentially a variation on the Portuguese Automatic, which launched as the reference 5001 in 2004 but which was preceded by the limited edition Portuguese Automatic 2000, which housed the now-legendary IWC caliber 5000, the forefather of an entire family of movements in the Portuguese/Portugieser line of watches. (The Portuguese Automatic 2000 was available – in the year 2000, natch – in three metals – red gold, steel, and platinum – and you could buy all three as a boxed set the year they came out, for about $45,000.) The caliber 5000 featured a very technically interesting – but also very beautiful to watch – automatic winding system that had been designed by IWC’s legendary technical director Albert Pellaton, and the Portugieser Automatic, reference 5007, represents an accumulation of 15 years of technical ex

Bring a Loupe: A Selection Of Watches Under $3,000, With Two Incredible Exceptions
This week's Bring A Loupe focuses on finding great vintage watches on a budget under $3,000. An impossible goal? Not at all – we found a very funky Hamilton, and a triple calendar from Gallet, and even a great looking vintage Rolex. However, that budget constraint will be put aside for two insanely rare Universal Geneve watches that definitely deserve a place in our Friday lineup. This is your Bring A Loupe for November 27, 2015 – and I wish you a nice Thanksgiving weekend. A Wittnauer Vintage Diver With Super Compressor Case 1 OF 10 The Super Compressor case revolutionized dive watches in the mid-1950s, when the case maker Ervin Piquerez SA, or EPSA, designed and patented an innovative case-sealing method. They had the inspiration to use the increasing pressure of water on the case back in order to actually tighten the sealing gasket – the deeper you went, the better the water resistance. Many brands required those cases to be employed for t

Got a Planet Ocean last week
And I absolutely LOVE this watch! A nice change from my other model too.Current collection:Some Planet Ocean 2200.50.00 Lume shots:Wanted to post this all here for the Omega lovers / Planet Ocean fans to enjoy, so hopefully you did. Also made a review on the 2200.50.00 a few days ago, here is the link

77200 bracelet link question
Is the last full size oyster link that connected to the one with an easy link should be hollowed at the middle link or should it be solid ? I just get the watch back from RSC and just noticed.

Harrod's BB Video
Video is up, looks good, green is on the paler side though.https://.youtube/watch?v=Mx8v8x6-HUE