Victorinox Swiss Army Alpnach Black Ice Chronograph Watch
This is the newest watch from Victorinox Swiss Army, but I am not sure I recognize it as a Swiss Army watch. Over the last few years Swiss Army watches have been changing a lot. Not only in style, but also in terms of the types of watches they are offering. I mostly think of them as offering really nice quartz watches that are a great value for $300 -$500 bucks. But this Alpnach Black Ice Chronograph is a mechanical watch for close to 2,000 Euros. Does it make sense?The trend at the brand has been "mechanical mechanical!" for a good set of years now. I don't mind more mechanical offerings from Swiss Army, but I sure hope that doesn't mean they are fully abandoning their quartz watch base. Good news comes from pieces like the "new" Swiss Army Original watch that offer a strong look and Swiss quartz movement for an entry level price of around $300. Swiss Army is really popular in the US and I just don't want them to price themselves out of their own market by going full mechanical with w

Slotted countersunk hex heads bug the crap out of me
Just a minor rant; I love the 15202...a lot...but those stupid flush-mount slotted hex heads are the dumbest things in the world. Totally nonfunctional, even to the point of being nonsensical -- why slot a countersunk head that cannot be turned?Fully aware that the entire hobby of high-end watch collecting is intrinsically impractical, so I won't challenge the fact the screws are made out of white gold, but the sheer and utter uselessness of the slot design is akin to wiring a battery into the mainspring, a 2121 movement with no hands, or a date wheel labelled A through Z.Rant off...I'd really love this watch if it weren't for those (admittedly iconic) slotted hex heads. That don't do anything and can't serve any purpose.Flame away....

DIVER Crown coming unscrewed
Has anyone else experienced their Divers crown backing off and becoming unscrewed? Not sure if it's the rubber casing or what, but after several hours of wear I look down and the crown has backed off, leaving the crown tube exposed to the elements.

PO Chain Bands
I have a question about chain bands with a deploy.How are they sized and once they are sized is that it - no going back?

One for the Panerai crowd....
...a nice cover pic from last year's Antigua Classic Regatta.