Hublot and Bode Miller Team Up for World Cup 2011 Season
After signing sponsorship deals with FIFA World Cup and Formula 1 racing, Hublot announces the renewal of its partnership with skiing star Bode Miller who became the most decorated U.S. skier in Olympic history with 3 medals in Vancouver. Hublot’s relationship extends through the 2011 World Championships, where it will be the official timekeeper. Hublot’s continuing partnership with Miller was announced at a New York City press conference and private luncheon, attended by friends and VIPs at Cipriani Wall Street. Attendees included Hublot ambassador and top model Veronica Varekova and supermodels Elena Kuletskaya, Kate Bock and Michelle McCallum. Hublot recently issued the limited edition “Bode Bang” (pictured below) to support Bode’s Turtle Ridge Foundation, which encourages kids to live healthy lifestyles through sports.

Bell & Ross BR03 Type Aviation French Air Force Watch: For 250 Really Lucky Fighter Pilots (At First)
There are two ways that this watch was made - Note that Bell & Ross is based in France. Either the French military strong-armed Bell & Ross because they felt like bullying someone around, or Bell & Ross begged the Air Force for the PR opportunity as the military arm probably had better things to do, and was not interested in gifting a select bunch of pilots with an expensive watch. Who knows how it went?Well what ever the impetus for the creation of these Bell & Ross French Air Force watches, they are pretty neat. Basically, they are an exact melding of the traditional Bell & Ross BR01 design, mixed with the ubiquitous Breitling Aerospace (and its derivatives). It is funny because even though the Breitling Aerospace is getting close to being two decades old from first appearance - it is only now getting a serious number of homages and copycats. These are harsh words in the watch words, but they are not bad. The industry is based around a combination of reformulation

Patek 5524 Pilot incoming pictures
I was worried about the size at 42 mm as I have relatively small wrists and tended to keep to 40 mm. The upside is the dial is very legible and a pleasure to read

AC Advice for Travel
Hi Everyone; Seeking your collective wisdom... I live in Tokyo and travel to the US frequently on business. Just acquired a 5146 and wondered if any of you would share any tips on managing an AC on long trips going East. Do you just advance the time forward to the destination on the hands and then use the pusher for date to get everything all synched up? Does advancing the date mess with the moon phase or other indications? Lastly, I also assume that traveling back to Tokyo from the US i can just advance the hands forward to the time there... correct? Thanks in advance for your suggestions. Hope eveyone has had a fantasitc Christmas.

Next Rolex...
My small, modest collection consists of a Speedy Pro, Tag Heur Monaco, Eterna Kontiki, and the BLNR. At this point, I don't want to flip any as they are each special to me in their own way. I'd like to add another Rolex at some point soon. I really like the SD43 and the Hulk. The white Daytona C looks amazing, but this is not a realistic option for me from and AD and the premium is too steep. I don't wear suits to work. A nice shirt/polo and slacks usually suffice. I don't think I need a dress watch at this point and when I do, the Monaco usually works pretty well for me. Right now, I'd say it's between the sd43 and hulk, but I'm definitely open to other suggestions. Thanks so much! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk