The Watch that Broke the Sound Barrier: Zenith’s Tribute to Felix Baumgartner
On October 14, 2012, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner made history, becoming the first man to break the sound barrier in freefall, jumping from the edge of the stratosphere from a space capsule and landing in the New Mexican desert, 38,969.4 meters below. The watch he wore while making the jump was a Zenith Stratos Flyback Striking 10th.Zenith, the venerable Swiss watch brand that has sponsored Baumgartner and his Red Bull Stratos team in its daring aerospace missions, and served as official timekeeper for the milestone jump, has this year released a new, personalized edition of the now-famous chronograph wristwatch, the Zenith Stratos Flyback Striking 10th Tribute to Felix Baumgartner.Like the original Zenith El Primero chronograph, released in 1969, the tribute timepiece has that model’s groundbreaking tri-color subdial arrangement: light gray for the small seconds (at 9 o’clock), dark anthracite gray for the chronograph minutes counter (at 6 o’clock), tallying u

Armin Strom Watch & Racing: Why Sponsor A Formula 1 Team?
Did you know that Swiss watchmaker Armin Strom participated in Formula 1? Some things just go well together. Chocolate and peanut butter, Die Hard and Christmas, rum and bad decisions. Some things work so well together that it's of little surprise that when you dig a little deeper, you find that they share similar passions. Back in November of this past year, I had the good fortune to attend my first Formula One event and get an insider's view of what it takes to keep an F1 car on the grid. What I saw was a complex system of bespoke pieces which are all synchronized with input from a human element to form a single high-functioning machine.Armin Strom, who sponsors the Marussia Formula One team, was playing host at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, and it got me wondering, why sponsor an F1 team? The cars proudly display the logos and names of their sponsors, the like-minded few that throw cash into the bottomless pit of chasing another tenth of a second, perfection takes ti

Patek 5930 WorldTime - Picture Heavy
Ok so the watch has been on the arm for 2 days so thought now we could give some reflections. The internet where I am hiludaying truly sucks so the pictures will be coming through in batches. So if you interested keep checking back snd yes there will be duplicates.

PAM 372 Water activities?
Serious question, and I've probably asked this before. Has anyone brought their Pam 372 in water of any kind? Pool, salt water, shower? I want to build up my confidence with its tool capabilities :)Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Sub vs Sub date opinion turns into ramble..
I was trying to decide whether to get a Sub or Sub Date and have seen SO many debates on here I thought I'd share my thoughts (for right or wrong. And I know, it's already been done to death..*yawn*)As far as I can tell it all comes down to these two things:Do you want a date function or not?And do you prefer an older model or new?That's it. There's no other arguments to be had and here are a few things that lead me to this conclusion.Firstly, the issue of the date function making it not a ��classic' Rolex.From what I've been able to read the date was introduced in 1969 on the 1680 meaning the Sub has had the date for 49 years (only 16 years less than the Sub has been around.)How many years does a feature have to be around before it's accepted as a classic?Secondly, the dial is more balanced/symmetrical without the date.True but again isn't this a matter of preference?It's a design change to add functionality, not just popped in there to mess up the balance.The date window doesn't make