How Ulysse Nardin Beautifully Makes Watches Part 2
Sponsored PostUlysse Nardin has recently produced a beautiful corporate movie displaying the people and methods behind the production of watches at their facilities in Switzerland. We've broken down those movies into several parts which will be posted weekly for you to watch. Please enjoy part 2 of the series on how Ulysse Nardin makes watches.As we publish the movies you'll be able to see all of them on the Ulysse Nardin Manufacture Movie page here.For more information visit Ulysse Nardin's website.

Oris Artix Complication Watch
Oris continues their classy "Complication" watch collection with the Artix. Easy on the eyes, and available with a six-link steel metal bracelet or leather strap. It is a graceful creation, and offers a decent mechanical annual calendar watch (with a symmetrical dial layout) at a reasonable price. With more and more watches like this coming out, I wonder what Oris' new direction in the States is going to be. I say this because Swiss Oris recently fully took over the US division. So we will just wait and see.The Artix Complication looks like it uses a stripped down ETA Valjoux 775 automatic movement in the watch. Though it does not. The 7751 provides these functions (and more), but can be stripped down to this style. Oris instead uses a Sellita SW200 with a module for the annual calendar and moon phase functions. They call the movement the Calibre Oris 915. The style of the layout is in the traditional "triple calendar" look - which is most always appreciated. An interesting point here

Summer Watch Guide 2014
Being that yesterday was Memorial Day, a day that might mark the beginning of summer hours if you work somewhere that believes in such things, it seems like an appropriate day for a summer watch guide! What's a summer watch? Well�� Any watch is really a summer watch, but the ones included here are easy to wear, on the smaller side, and can easily be put on a nylon NATO for those sweaty days.For the sake of variety, we broke the list up into "sporty" watches and "casual" watches��the main difference really being toughness and aggressive styling. Naturally, this guide is but a small amount of what's out there, really just focusing on some fun stuff we've seen in the last year�� so enjoy and let us know what you'll be wearing in the comments!Sporty:Archimede: Outdoor ProtectWe reviewed the Archimede Outdoor about 2 years now, and it left a lasting impression on us. With a 39mm barrel case, super legible dial, swiss automatic movement, overall handsome and classic aesthetic that doesn't quite

Bumblebee on Survivor Hornback = Bad to the bone
Finally got around to putting the Survivor hornback strap on my BB. It's rather stiff at the moment but should get more pliable over time. It's a great strap... AP Hornbacks are very well constructed. The strap gives the watch a very different vibe. Whereas the rubber strap imbued a sportiness to the BB, this strap is just sinister looking IMO. I like it!

Any chance of finding an unworn 5550p ?
After quite a bit of discussion over the last week or so (for which I am VERY grateful to all those who shared their advice), plus hours and hours of research, I've decided to begin my quest of an unworn 5550p. Is there ANY chance of finding one? And since this was an experimental model from the research team, does anyone know of any problems with this watch besides price? Thank you again for indulging me. This discussion board has been nothing short of enlightening.