Parmigiani Bugatti Aerolithe Flyback Chronograph Watch Remembers The Flammable Legend
At SIHH 2014,?Parmigiani will introduce the newest member to its Bugatti watch collection with the Bugatti Aerolithe Flyback Chronograph. It is in my opinion perhaps the most attractive Bugatti timepiece they have come out with so far being simple in design with a very classically attractive color palette in a deep metallic blue with a hint of red. The watch is meant to honor a historically unique Bugatti car that has since disappeared.Interesting fact about the 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Aerolithe - it was flammable. Introduced in 1935 at an auto show, the one-of-a-kind coach is known as the first Bugatti to introduce the iconic Type 57 body style that was more realized a few years later. The Aerolithe was a trial in modern material construction as Bugatti wanted to make it lightweight for performance purposes. Though records seem to indicate the 1935 Aerolithe had only one actual media road test.In order to make the Aerolithe as lightweight as possible, Bugatti sourced a newly developed an

Dedegumo Unique Japanese Fashion Watches
Those of you who live in or visit New York City should check out a little boutique called Dedegumo. I recently learned about this shop and look forward to going there myself. Dedegumo has a few other store locations, but they are all in Kyoto, Japan. Dedegumo is a sort of watch maker. They don't make movements, but rather create artistic watch cases, dials, and strap. All very steampunkish, all very Japanese.According to Dedegumo, they hire artisans who are Japanese trained to make all the little parts for these fascinating timepieces. All of this seems to be based on some old technique from Kyoto - so I will just take their word for it. These artisans reside in the boutiques and are making watches all the time in there while you shop. Using many of the same tools as watch makers, they create custom little parts and designs for these artistic timepiece creations.Dedegumo states that the only part of the watch (other than the crystal) that is pre-made is the movement. Which are all Japa

Pin or screw on speedy bracelet??
All,I just saw the Speedy video on the Omega website and the SS bracelet used on there seems to have a screw on the first link... While mine has a pin. Why is there a difference? Is this normal??

3445
My wife's dad passed away recently and she got his Patek 3445. Just back from Patek's service in Geneva. She loves it. It's a special watch.

Questions about buying an 5035
I've been thinking about getting a 5167 or a 5127 for a while now and noticed that 5035's are in my price range also. Were there any problems with them when they were released? My other concern with buying a watch that could be 17 years old is service costs, I noticed on Patek's site that a watch more than 20 years old would need an estimate. I don't mind the standard annual calendar service fee. I just didn't want the first time I send it in to get a $5000 bill. If it's been serviced by Patek every 5 years how likely would it be that it would need more than standard maintenance? Thanks