IWC is Official Timekeeper for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012
The Volvo Ocean Race is undeniably the world's premier ocean race and one of the most demanding team sporting events in the world. Over the course of nine months, the teams will sail 39,270 nautical miles, crossing the globe’s most treacherous seas. IWC Schaffhausen will be the official timekeeper for the 2011-2012 edition. The 2011-12 race will start in the Spanish port of Alicante in October 2011 and finish in Galway, Ireland, in July 2012. The course will include stopovers in Cape Town (South Africa), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itajai (Brazil), Miami (USA), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France). It is a unique blend of onshore glamor, offshore drama and physical endurance as teams battle the sea in a race where individual legs can stretch over 6000 nautical miles. The first race, known as the as the Whitbread Round the World Race, took place over 37 years ago and covered 31,250 nautical miles.IWC will present the 24-hour record prize per race leg,

Hands-On: The New Seiko Prospex 200m Divers, SRP775 And SRP777, Two Dive Watches Made Like Quartz Ne
This year we've got two new additions to the Seiko family of entry and mid-level diver's watches. These are the new-to-the-Prospex line, cushion-cased-shaped dive watches, which for the U.S. market, currently consists of two references: SRP775 (with bracelet) and SRP777 (on a silicon rubber strap). Seiko's entry level dive watches have probably been the first automatic mechanical watch for more future watch enthusiasts than any other type of watch (except possibly the Seiko 5) and with good reason: they represent a combination of honesty, practicality, durability, and history that, along with a price that puts them in reach for anyone with an interest in mechanical watches, makes them a no-brainer. So how well do the new models measure up to the classics? Let's take a look. 1 OF 12 Before getting started on the watches, a bit about Seiko nomenclature. The vintage Seiko divers that the new Prospex models most resemble are the cushion-cased 6306/9, 150-meter

Short strap
I have a ceramic diver and have been seeing more and more threads talking about members getting or advising to get short straps, I find my diver very comfortable, so much that I am very surprised as I thought it wouldn't be so much, my question is this, I have 6.9 wrists, if I get a short strap will the comfort be greatly improved or seeing as how it's already quite comfortable it's just a waste of money as it would either be the same comfort or the improvement would be so small that it's not worth it?Does anyone here have a diver and more or less the same wrist size as me and bought the short strap? Was there a significant difference in comfort?I had a Patek 5726 on strap and I had to get the short strap because the deployant was sinking in the side of my wrist and it was more than uncomfortable, it was clearly painful, but none of this with the diver, in fact I actually sleep with it, so comfort is not a issue, of course if the existing comfort level will be improved highly I think i

5980/1A white dial
Got a chance to buy a double sealed 5980/1A white dial.Out of all the 5980/1A, white dial I remember hardly moved when it was still avaible and only on sale for 2 years only? .. I think this model is rarest of the three dial option.Love to hear your thoughts on this model. jen

Crazy and unrealistic market environment for ADs
Everyday, my firm gets multiple calls from total strangers inquiring about our inventory. As has been our policy, we would advise these clients to visit. Used to be the calls only involved the Daytonas. Now, it's on nearly every Professional series watch. I'm not trying to be flippant here but isn't it my right to decide who should purchase these rare models? If I have a SS Sub in the case, 9 out of 10 it's going to be sold to a flipper, unless I intervene. Even at full price, the end user is not in my store. Filling out warranties and removing all the protective plastics isn't a disincentive. Do I have to play 20 questions just to qualify the buyer? Only sell to clients I know?Ask to see a photo of their collection?Rolex has no response.