12 Faces of Time Book Signing At Baselworld
Author Elizabeth Doerr and photographer Ralf Baumgarten will be signing copies of Doerr’s new book Twelve Faces of Time during Baselworld. Joining them will be 11 of the watchmakers featured in the book: Philippe Dufour, Vianney Halter, Felix Baumgartner, Thomas Prescher, Volker Vyskocil, Paul Gerber, Beat Haldimann, Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, Kari Voutilainen, Roger Smith, and Fran?ois-Paul Journe. The signing will take place March 20 and 21 at 2 p.m. at the Messeplatz, directly in front of Hall 1.0, in the book hut run by Watchprint. These are images from the 12 Faces launch party at Baselworld 2009:(L to R): Leonid Khankin, Elizabeth Doerr and Philippe Dufour enjoy the festivities.(L to R) Leonid Khankin, Elizabeth Doerr, Kari Voutilainen, Ralf Baumgarten and Roger Smith

The Bell & Ross BR-01 93 GMT Automatic Multi-Timezone Watch
Bell & Ross added a new complication to the BR-01 series with the BR-01 93. The BR-01 93 GMT adds the a second timezone function that is displayed with a second hour hand on a 24 hour graduated bezel. This automatic-winding timepiece is geared towards travelers. By setting the 24 hour clock to Greenwich Meantime, the local time can be calculated and set quickly and simply. The separate hour hands can also be used to display two preset times. The bold, clean BR-01 design lends itself well to the legibility of both times.The automatic movement is the 2893 calibre from ETA, which gives the watch part of its name. It is a variant of the infamous 2892 and has 21 jewels, a power reserve of roughly 41 hours, and the usual incabloc anti-shock system. It is quite thin at 4,1mm, so the GMT Instrument remains about as thick as the basic BR-01 92. Because of its relatively low profile, this large square watch fits well on an average seven to eight inch wrist.The dial is simply immaculate. To m

Hands-On: The A. Lange & S?hne 1815 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst, With Bonus Highlights From The La
Just a few days ago, we brought you news of a new watch from A. Lange & Söhne: the Handwerkskunst version of the 1815 Tourbillon. Let's be blunt. This is a gorgeous watch that costs $181,000 and most of us are just going to have to be happy that we live in a world where something this uncompromisingly beautiful exists, instead of actually owning one, but the watch is so good that appreciation rather than ownership doesn't actually seem that painful. Let's have a look up close and personal. 1 OF 27 The 1815 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst was introduced at a ceremony held for international press and other guests at the Dresden Semperoper, which originally opened in 1841, with a design by architect Gottfried Semper. It's had, like much of Dresden, a pretty tempestuous history; it was gutted by fire in 1869, and rebuilt; it was almost totally destroyed, again by fire, following the bombing of Dresden in 1945, but was rebuilt once again and re-opened in 198

Diver on Bracelet
So I didn't follow my own advice to fellow member orangejuicy and traded my 15400 for the diver with bracelet. It was the addition of the bracelet that sealed the deal! I have to say that it was a wise decision for me. Jordan, sorry buddy. Your turn will come! Crappy picture follows!

I CAN'T Stand it anymore - I'm TIRED - The Dilemma 116618
I touched on this before recently in a thread. People told me that I'll get used to it. But this damn thing is so heavy. I don't know how you do it Neil!I need to give it a break. Going to wear the DJ TT linen face for a little while.Any other precious metal daily wearers deal with the same issue? Thoughts ?