Breitling Introduces the Superocean II
Over the years the Superocean has been a mainstay of Breitling's watches, moving through a variety of different designs and variations. But this year Breitling has brought out a new generation altogether: the Breitling Superocean II. Let's take a look to see what distinguishes this new watch from its forebears.First launched in 1957, the original Breitling Superocean was water resistant to 200 meters, making it inarguably a serious divers' watch. But that's been far surpassed now: recent versions of the Superocean have been water resistant to as much as 1,500 meters. In the last few years, it's also come to have an in-house movement, Breitling's Caliber 17, based on the ETA 2824-2 with quick-set date. This movement is also to be found in the new Superocean II.In developing the Superocean II, Breitling has made some subtle but important design updates. The font for the numbers on the rotating bezel is less stylized than on Superocean, and this bezel now has a luminous dot at 12 o'clock.

Win a Trip to Shanghai with Rado
Swiss watchmaker Rado is re-launching its website rado this month. To celebrate in a unique way, Rado has created the micro-site hello.rado/ where visitors are invited to record their welcome greetings in a photo or a video. Rado is inviting all its fans and those newly acquainted to the brand to demonstrate their design spirit by participating in what is billed as the world's biggest online creative expression competition. Visitors will be able to vote for their favorites and post them on Facebook. After three months the votes will be counted and Rado will send the winner on an all expenses paid trip to Shanghai, the design capital of China.For complete details, visit hello.rado/.

Omega resale value.
Tell me why the resale value on an Omega is far lower than the Rolex. I have Rolex, but am thinking of purchasing the Omega, also. I don't anticipate selling either of them, but in the event of crisis or calamity... Thanks for your responses.Cheers

Something Different
Not for everyone, but for me. Needed a break from the usual sports model line-up. The dial is really cool. Sometimes light blue. Sometimes dark blue. Comfortable on the wrist. Accuracy is spot on. Thanks David SW. You are the man.

Which pieces better with leather strap?
Hi all,I tried searching but haven't found much direct information on this. Hope you won't mind me posting a new thread asking this.I have been thinking through what to do on a dressier piece with leather strap. Been looking at JLCs and a few others. However, I have seen a few posts about current and older Rolex pieces that could work very well with leather straps making them dressier pieces. I have also seen some Tudor pictures as well.If you have experience with this, please share your experiences and thoughts as to which rolex pieces could work well with leather straps and pictures are always helpful as well! Thanks in advance for any help!