Louis Cartier followed his success with the Santos
Louis Cartier followed his success with the Santos when he designed and released the Tank in 1917, inspired, appropriately, by the design of the Renault tanks used in the First World War. Cartier presented the prototype to General John Pershing of the American Expeditionary Force. Cartier expanded on the simple square of the Santos; the Tank features a square watch in a rectangular case with its straps hidden under vertical sidepieces. The watch features blued, sword shaped hands with a winding crown that is topped with a sapphire.

BASELWORLD 2011 - New Model - Patek Philippe 7059 - Split Chrono. 7059R
(Info. and images: Patek Philippe SA)Patek Philippe Ladies First Split-Seconds Chronograph Ref. 7059Ladies First split-seconds monopusher chronographA Grand Complication with feminine sparkle At Patek Philippe, complicated watches for ladies are a venerable tradition. Long ago, the company introduced repeaters in delicate feminine formats that announced the time with gentle sounds as a very rare and exclusive musical diversion. More recently, the growing appetite among women for complex mechanical watches was sated with moon-phase displays, a second time zone, or the Annual Calendar in seductive timepieces for ladies. Now, during the advent of the 21st century, Patek Philippe presents the first Grand Complication for ladies: the ultra-thin Ladies First split-seconds monopusher chronograph Ref. 7059. The brisk global demand for wrist chronographs quickly made the transition into the ladies’ watch segment. Patek Philippe responded in 2009 with the “Ladies First Chronograph

This is my first post although . . .
those of you who venture over into Omegaland probably already know me.A couple of months ago I found my way over to the Rolex Discussion forum looking for advice on the Explorer II as a replacement for my white dialed Seamaster GMT. This was the fourth Great White I had owned but none ever felt right on my wrist. I finally figured out that the case was just too thick.After doing some research, I decided the EXPII was the way to go and about five weeks ago a new M/3186 joined my 105.012 Speedy Pro and 2254.50 SMP:

AD in Seoul
Traveling next month. Looks like two ADs. Does anyone have any experience with them?

116610LV Hulk Availability - Is it Getting Better?
Has anyone noticed if the 116610LV is arriving at their AD's more frequently? I recently was able to be placed on a list for the 116610LV and I was told that it might be less of a wait than originally anticipated.