Blancpain CEO Marc Hayek Takes Podium at Silverstone
Blancpain CEO Marc Hayek and driving partner Peter Kox drove their Lamborghini Gallardo to another win in the Super Trofeo auto racing series at the historic Silverstone (UK) road course last weekend. The fourth event in the series took place within the context of the British F3/GT Championship. Renowned for its varied race course enabling top speeds of 190+ mph, Silverstone welcomes all kinds of competitions throughout the year including the MotoGP, Superbike and World Aerobatic championships. To celebrate the championship racing series, Blancpain introduced the 300 piece limited edition Super Trofeo flyback chronograph at Basel this year. The 43.5mm DLC case houses a NAC-treated Caliber F185 movement with black mainplate and bridges. The 308 part manual winding movement provides hour, minute, small seconds and date display at 6 o'clock, as well as chronograph indications with a central sweep seconds hand, 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock and 12-hour counter at 9 o'clock, and of course

Patek Philippe Chronograph Annual Calendar 5960/1A Watch In Steel
For top-tier brands like Patek Philippe,?exotic materials such as gold, in all its hues, and platinum are almost exclusively used when it comes to their more complicated models, while steel is primarily reserved for the sportier and/or simpler pieces, like the Nautilus and the Aquanaut. The irony this creates is that once steel�Cthis most ordinary material�Cis coupled with a flagship reference, it immediately gains a status of desirability, due to it being systematically ignored in the past. In this environment exotic pales into usual, and ordinary becomes special. At Baselworld 2014, Patek Philippe has announced that it terminated the manufacturing of its very complex�Cand equally desirable�Cannual calendar automatic chronograph Reference 5960 in any and all precious metals, and from now on will offer it exclusively in stainless steel. That is a bold decision to make, and one that likely caught even the brand's more cult followers off-guard.As we were undertaking the research for our arti

Incoming!! My First Patek Philippe: 5712/1A-001
Incoming!! My First Patek Philippe: 5712/1A-001Hi everyone,Just picked up my first Patek.Probably my only Patek, as I feel when it comes to Patek you don't really feel the urge of having more than one (unlike Rolex unfortunately).It's been quite a journey during the last couple of yrs with my watch collection but I have finally matured and starting to keep the pieces that mean something in the collection.I currently have 8 Watches and will probably stop at 9: 1 Patek1 AP (coming soon)5 Rolex 2 OmegaI've uploaded a review of my 5712 if your interested: https://youtu.be/RxcE2t9hPOML.W.CSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

15300 to 5711, would you ?
Hi guys.I have been tempted lately by a little devil. I am thinking of maybe trading the 15300 white dial for a PP5711 white dial. Reason is not a financial one, it is mainly that I am not a man of many watches and I am thinking of diverting the funds for a datograph later on. Collection would be 2 to 3 watches at most but looking for true gems.Would you, would you not and the reason for it. Not that I don't like my 15300, far from it, I love it ! I am just thinking of jumping on the Patek world with a nice opportunity I have. I have always admired Patek for craftsmanship, exclusivity, under the radar and absolute beauty. Same apply to my AP in my opinion, but I am considering this opportunity I have.Let me know what you think.

2018 Rolex price increase
I was in a large jewelry store/Rolex AD today. The sales person stated that Rolex will put thru a 10% price increase in the US shortly on all Rolex watches.Has anyone else heard this?By the way, he had just received a small shipment of Stainless Submariners with date and no date. He was out of stock last week.