Fossil Goes Upscale With New Swiss-Made Watches
Texas-based Fossil, Inc., known for its range of low-priced, mass market wristwatches and accessories, has launched a new collection of Swiss-made timepieces, the first from the brand to include Swiss movements, including some mechanicals, with prices ranging from $695 to $995.The new Fossil Swiss collection is comprised of three models, an Automatic with a mechanical movement, and a Chronograph and Day-Date model with Swiss quartz movements. All of the watches have five-piece case constructions and double-domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystals. The dials are also domed and feature applied numerals at the 12 o’clock and 6 o’clock positions and applied rectangular indices. The hour, minute, and second hands are slightly curved. Each of the watches is offered with either a full-grain genuine leather strap or a stainless steel three-link bracelet; several strap colors as well as dial color options are available. The Automatic models, whose cases measure 38 mm, have sapphir

Breguet and the Louvre: June 25 – September 7
An exhibition of Breguet timepieces will be held at the Louvre Museum from June 25 �C September 7, 2009. The exhibition will be located in the Sully Wing, salle de la Chapelle. This event provides an exceptional opportunity to view an extraordinary variety of watches by Breguet, including items from the Louvre's own collection and from the Breguet Museum. The exhibition will also display a number of remarkable items on loan from private collections and prestigious institutions such as the British Royal Collections, the Mus��e des Arts et M��tiers in Paris, the Kremlin Museum and the Swiss National Museum. No. 1160, the modern Marie-Antoinette, is included in the exhibit.Exhibition curatorsMarc Bascou, curator, Department of Decorative Arts, at the mus��e du Louvre and Emmanuel Breguet, historian, specializing in the works of Breguet, at Montres Breguet S.A.Visitor information: Opening times: daily except Tuesdays, 9am-6pm. Late-night opening until 10 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays.Admission:

AP RO chrono 39mm 26022 strap size help
Hello,Anyone know what is the size width between the lugs ? 26mm ? 26.5mm ?Thanks,Ron

40 years of RO
Great article and pics in here. I need to get the WatchTime article next.

7 years and a few months....
I joined this crazy forum in December 2010.... wow time flies and posts add up. But we are still here!It's been fun, made good friends and found some great watches. See you around guys and thank you!