IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph ��Ocean Racer��
Boat races and watches �C a weird and yet?seemingly ever-green combination. A few years ago, IWC joined the craze and has?chosen to sponsor the Volvo Ocean Race, a remarkably challenging, round-the-world race that starts this October in Alicante, Spain, and terminates in Gothenburg, Sweden, in June 2015. With regards to?IWC's role more specifically, the brand is?the event's Official Timekeeper, partner of?the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team, and sponsor of the 24-hour speed record.And while that does seem like a total overkill for someone not that?into the world of competitive sailing, this web of collaborations?does result in a surprisingly?restrained, yet sporty-looking chronograph that arguably makes a lot more sense than the sponsorship-frenzy behind it. The watch dedicated to?the event is the?IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph Ocean Racer, a limited edition of just 1,000 pieces.It was almost three years ago that we discussed its predecessor (article here),?the 2011-2012 limited ed

So I went to my Rolex AD yesterday and left with...
I have been wanting to add something like this to my collection. I tried it on and loved it:image.jpg

Broken Main Spring?
A friend of mine has a Speedy Pro.....he winds it every day.....he says it takes around 19 to 20 full winds per day before it is fully wound and the crown stops rotating......the other day the crown didn't stop and he brought the watch to me......when winding there is a small tinking kind of noise similar to when an auto wind watch's main spring slips.......the watch is not even 3 years old....he's not happy.......new main spring required?.....That was my best guess but as I own no manual wind watches I thought I would check with you guys

Who wears their Omega everyday ??
Hi all, I've been thinking, I've been wearing my Black Monster practically everyday since I got it (about 4-5 months ago now) and my Omeags have been hardly getting any wrist time at all. I probably wear my PO once every other month, and my SMP even less than that. Now, I feel like just wearing one of my Omegas for my everyday' watch for like one month, then rotate on a per-month basis. I guess what I'm saying is my intent to buy a beater/everyday watch is causing me to miss my other watches. After all, what did we spend thousands of hard earned $$$ for ? Them to sit in the safe/box/etc. ?? What are your thoughts on the matter, and how many of you actually USE your Omega as your everyday wearer ?? Interesting to hear some comments !Thanks! Mike

VERSUS: Datejusts with Unique Dials
Sixth edition of the VERSUS post/picture. What is VERSUS? Well, I thought it would be fun to compare two watches (and only those two watches) and discuss pros/cons by outlining the differences and getting folks' ideas/thoughts/opinions on TRF. We got folks here that have been collecting and studying these things for decades all the way to those who are just starting to venture into the crazy world of Rolex (and everyone in between). Therefore, it would be fun and educational!For this edition, we have a showdown of Datejusts. A pyramid dial 16233 and a linen dial 16014.Some obvious things:Two-tone v. stainless steelPyramid dial v. linen dialRoman markers v. stick markersNo lume v. lumeWhich do you prefer and why?Previous VERSUS:1. VERSUS: Submariner 1680 v. 166102. VERSUS: Rolex Submariner and Sea-Dweller 16610LV and 1266003. VERSUS: Rolex Submariner 16610s4. VERSUS: Sea (Deepsea 116660) to Sky (Explorer 1016)5. VERSUS: Submariners Vintage and Modern