Miki Eleta Timeburner Watch Inspired By Motorcycle Engine
Clock and mechanical artist, Mr. Miki Eleta, is a person we very much admire and whose work has really inspired and amazed us. We last discussed Miki Eleta when his work was featured at the MB&F MAD Gallery in Geneva, and as a surprise for 2015, he has introduced his first watches. The Miki Eleta Timeburner is a new type of exotic timepiece, with a movement dial, and heavily inspired by engines - namely motorcycle engines. At launch, there will be three versions of the Timeburner watch and even though it is a limited production timepiece I don't believe it will be stratospherically priced.Miki Eleta worked with AHCI member Marc Jenni on the production of the movement for the Timeburner. The movement works off of a base Swiss ETA 6497 manually wound movement, which has a special system on it that uses a piston rod-style hand to indicate the minutes along a sort of linear scale to the left of the dial. The right side of the dial has a disc which indicates the hour. It is, of course,

Rado D-Star Basel Special 2011 Watch
Things are getting a bit weird when brands start making limited edition timepieces for Baselworld. That would be like auto makers producing special cars to debut at auto shows, that are done in honor of those auto shows. It starts to turn into a cyclical argument. This piece is the new Rado D-Star. In addition to be being a "Basel Special" piece, it is also done in honor of the classic Rado Diastar."Diastar" has been hipped down to "D-Star," which is supposed to make the collection sound more cool. The slightly oval, oblong case is much like the original, but the sporty dial and subtle nature of the watch are a modern treat. In fact, this is probably an easy watch to brush off at first glance as being nothing special. Wear it on the wrist for a while and a design like this will quickly grow on you. The case is in black ceramicin pure Rado style. Here done in a matte finish. The case is 42mm wide and water resistant to 100 meters.On the dial you have a simple, elegant design with a mini

AP rubber straps
Does anyone know who manufactures AP's rubber straps? (assuming they are not made in house)I would like to get a specific color but AP said no so I am wondering if I can get a custom one made?Any thoughts?

I'm Feeling Blue
One of my favorites I wouldn't sell in a million years super clasp, great bracelet, substantial case size and that blue dial Breitlingflat.JPGBreitlingside.JPGBreitlingclasp.JPGBreitlingwrist.JPG

Sell PAM 111 and upgrade to PAM 1312?
As the title says, would you?I have a PAM 111 series R (2015) so one of the last few batches produced.I love how it looks and sits on my wrist and looks great always with my various Paci straps.However, despite having this for almost 20 months and using it almost as my daily beater, I still cannot get used to:1) No date - i still always flick my wrist2) Forgetting to wind itI have a Sub Date that I use when not on the PAM and purely from a functional perspective, Auto and Date rocks.Hence the 1312. I like the 312 more aesthetically, but the case size would just not work for me. That said, I also really like how the 1312 looks.Anyone gone through something similar as the subject line says?Cheers!