Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 Tourbillon Watch With Thinnest Automatic Flying Tourbillon Movement
Parmigiani Fleurier has the look of a classic brand. There is something honest about the typographic logo, the often restrained styling, and the simple use of case shape and material quality to set it apart from other brands at first glance. But this is not an old brand. 2016 will see the 20th anniversary of Parmigiani's foundation. So how has a brand gone from a standing start to the release of the Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 Tourbillon watch �C which just so happens to be the world's thinnest automatic flying tourbillon movement �C in less than two decades?I think it has something to do with the high standards Michel Parmigiani, the founder of the brand, has set for his creations since day one. This was not a company that was happy to power its timepieces with off-the-shelf engines. The early years of Parmigiani are remembered for the production of in-house calibres, including the two eight-day mechanical and automatic?movements. And if that's not enough to pique your interest in th

Blancier Grand Cru Watch With Nespresso Capsule Dial
Eat your heart out Omega, there is a new George Clooney watch out there! Clooney might be a face for Omega timepieces, but Europeans are more likely to associate his visage with quick espressos as the man is always drinking Nespresso in their advertising. Watch maker Blancier has a new collection of watches called the Grand Cru which have dials made of used Nespresso capsules. Yea, that is about as appealing as it sounds.While most people in the United States love their coffee, Europe is all about the espresso shot - and everyone loves their Nespresso machine. It uses colorful aluminum capsules (different colors are different types of ground coffee beans or flavors) for each shot of liquid energy. Once they are used, the capsules needs to be thrown away - even though you can technically recycle them. That wasn't enough for Blancier though, they wanted to "upcycle them."Upcycling is a newer term for me, and I think some marketing douchebag probably invented it. It refers to when you mak

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I can now say I am officially part of the AP club after having collected a number of Panerai's, Rolex and Cartier over the years.This is one of the first AP models I was visually drawn to with the exception of the RB2 which is very hard to find brand new and I am just too anal to buy a used watch as I cannot live with scratches or any wear at all.The package arrived at 10:30 am today on the dot and I quickly closed my office door and was tearing open the outside box like little kid on Xmas morning.My operations manager suddenly came into my office in the middle of me opening the box and was asking a question and I told her NOT NOW!!! and sent her out. Here is a teaser shot for now more to follow as I am taking crappy iPhone pics so please forgive me and I am slammed at work today.

I finally did it.
I've been a Rolex owner for years and finally bought my first AP. I'm so excited and can't wait to get it. It will be here on Thurday. I bought the Royal Oak Off shore volcano.