Alpina Introduces the Alpiner 4 Flyback Chronograph
Last week, Alpina looked to turn a few heads and break some technological ground at Baselworld with their interesting �C even exciting �C new release, the new Alpiner 4 Flyback Chronograph.The new chrono features Alpina's brand new in-house flyback chronograph movement. Dubbed the Calibre AL-760, it's a new take on the classic column wheel chronograph mechanism. The column wheel is there, controlling the start-stop-reset functions. But instead of actual discrete columns, the wheel has a single central star shaped column. The star's recesses interact with the control lever the same way columns would in a conventional column wheel design.The result is a butter-smooth actuating mechanism for start-stop and start-stop-start-stop (and on and on, if the operator wishes to do so) functionality.The flyback function operates conventionally, with the push piece at 4 o'clock. Actuate this pusher with the chronograph running and you instantaneously restart the chrono timing from zero.All this functi

Talking Watches: With Jos�� Bautista
José Bautista crushes baseballs for a living. In 2010, the former part-time player exploded on the scene for the Toronto Blue Jays with a Major League-leading 54 home runs. He hasn't slowed down since; over the past six seasons, he has hit the most home runs in baseball. (Bautista finished the recently completed 2015 season with 40 home runs; his Blue Jays begin the playoffs on October 8th against the Texas Rangers.) And so when all that success led to a lucrative, multi-year contract, José decided to reward himself by rekindling a childhood passion: watches. This is your official HODINKEE Talking Watches with Toronto Blue Jays slugger José Bautista. 1 OF 23 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Safari Edition 2 OF 23 When José decided to get back into watches in 2011, he first purchase was the AP Safari – and to this day it maintains a special place in his collection for that reason. He appreciates that it works both with

Any recommendations for Edinburgh please?
I will be visiting Edinburgh soon and would like to ask for some recommendations of places to check out AP, PP, Rolex and possible shops selling pre-owned and other interesting watches.Thanks

New arrival... succuming to temptation....
As some of you know, I've been thinking of a certain watch for awhile and while I tried very hard to prevent myself from purchase, it finally happened today... I have no one to blame but myself... Without further adieu, say hi to my Extra Thin Tourbillon! It's mesmerizing!

Any recommendations for watches in Tokyo?
Manage to browse the 10th floor Daimaru at the main Tokyo station but looking for a much larger area for new and vintage pieces. Here for work for a couple of weeks and trying to venture out a bit on weekends but managed to get lost more then anything lol.Thanks.