Introducing: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Ultra-Thin, With Legendary Caliber 1120
Now this is an interesting one. Vacheron, which showed both a brand new in-house chronograph AND a brand new self-winding caliber today at SIHH 2016, brings us the purists Overseas – an ultra-thin, white gold watch with not only no date window, but no seconds hand. How? By using one of the most iconic movements in the world – the caliber 1120, or the AP 2120, or what began its life as the JLC 920. Yes, it's the movement used today in the Royal Oak Jumbo, but Vacheron still uses it in a few piece like the Patrimony Traditionelle Self-Winding, and now we see it in what can easily be described as the 222 re-incarnate. 1 OF 5 The 1970s era Vacheron 222 used the same JLC 920 based caliber as found in the new Ultra-Thin Overseas Coming in at 40mm and housed exclusively in white gold, the Overseas Ultra-Thin feels very familiar. Inside beats that same 144 component, 2.45 mm thick, self-winding caliber that we all know and love. On the dial side, we see a sun

Technical Perspective: Stopping The Whirlwind: Four Tourbillons With Stop Seconds, And Why That Matt
One of the single most important features of watches intended to keep very accurate time is the presence of a stop seconds function. The single most important purpose of the tourbillon – as Breguet originally conceived it, certainly – is to make a watch more accurate. You would think therefore, in a rational universe, that you would see the tourbillon and a stop seconds function paired frequently, if not invariably . . . but you'd be wrong.First of all, let's talk tourbillon. The basic idea behind the tourbillon is pretty simple: it's a solution to a really old problem in watchmaking, which is that a watch will run very slightly faster, or slower, depending on what position it's in. This is mostly due to how gravity pulls on the balance and balance spring in different positions. For example, think of the balance, which has at its center the balance staff (a very, very thin steel pivot). The tips of the balance staff sit inside the holes of two jewels, and wh

Planet Ocean 45.5
Hello All,I'm wondering if anyone has a 6.75 wrist (give or take) and wears a PO 45.5. I tried on a 42mm but it was pretty small. Fit more like a 40mm. If anyone does, please post some pics and let me know how it feels. Comments are welcome by all. Thanks in advance. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Planet Ocean Crown
Hey guys just got my PO Chrono, my first real watch and i love it! This may be a dumb question but how do i screw the crown in after i set the time? do i push real hard and turn it towards the 12 or should it be something easy? Sorry if its a dumb question.

London May exhibition
From May 27 to June 7, 2015, London has a Patek exhibition. It is welcome to public. Are you going to visit?