Photo Report: Inside Blancpain's New Boutique On Fifth Avenue In NYC
September is almost here, and that means we're about to enter the middle of a great time for watch lovers in New York City. This fall we will see the launch of some kick-ass mono-brand boutiques here in the city, including A. Lange & Söhne, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and Blancpain. Just last week, we were invited into the new Blancpain store on Fifth Avenue for an early look (though doors are open to the public now – the official launch will be in November). Here you will see a quick photo report of the new 1700 sq. ft. boutique located at 645 Fifth Avenue. 2 OF 35 This store is large. I mean really large, especially for a watch store on Fifth venue. You walk in and are greeted by an expansive, open interface completely with a 360° animation of the Vallee de Joux. Four projectors work in sync to produce this imagery, which is the first of its kind in a retail environment. 3 OF 35 Each collection is given its own space, and displays vary between

The Restoration Of The Girard-Perregaux Caliber 350, The Most Important Quartz Watch You've Neve
Quartz.  We pretend it's not there, but it defines the modern world of watchmaking.  And yet, once upon a time, it was the new kid on the block an unknown quantity whose influence had yet to be felt.  We're very pleased to present to you one of the most important and influential watches you've probably never heard of: the Girard-Perregaux Caliber 350.  Our watchmaker-in-residence, Aaron Berlow, takes us inside this groundbreaking movement, which influences quartz timekeeping design to this day, and shows us what makes it tick. Ed. Asking many watchmakers what they think about quartz is like asking a die-hard American conservative what they think about government regulation. There is a visceral hatred of this technology that was both so much more accurate and so much cheaper than mechanical movements. It very nearly turned Swiss watchmaking into American watchmaking (that is to say, obsolete.) This disdain has led to some amazing innovations and some incr

RRO 42mm Value
All,I was curious to everyone's thoughts/previous experiences with how the RRO non limited edition lines hold their value... Seeing that current pre-owned 42mm themes sell between 12.5k-18.5k usd do they usually go up in value over time? Would them being discontinued because of the new 2014 line coming out increase their future value or will it just be regarded as a old model with little demand like some of the older RO chronos and first ROO models?The piece I have in mind in particular is the Safari which would be put on a bracelet.Thank you in advance!

40th anniversary moonwatch
Hi I am an omega nut, I have 3 at the moment. 1 planet ocean, 1 planet ocean chrono with the orange bezel and I just picked up my new (for Christmas present ) gold/s/s broad arrow speedmaster with brown dial and gold accents. My question is this:-for my next Omega I am considering the 40th anniversary moonwatch. Do you think that this Speedmaster special edition watch is a good investment at ��3500. (I can get 10% discount of this price) do you think it will increase in value at all over the years? Any thoughts welcome about this watch. Thanks and happy and holidays everyone.

Talking with the watchmaker at my AD - PREDICTION!
You heard it here first! Without a doubt! It's for sure!!!! That... someone I know thinks something will happen at basel 2018!!!!!! Ahem... speaking with a knowledgeable watchmaker at my AD, also a great guy, he and I were talking and he suggest/think/predicts that the 3186 will be replaced in 2018. He said the movement has been around a while, and with all the new improvements in the 3200 series (like my 3235 DJ41 ) Rolex will update the GMT out of the 3100 in to 32... something. Heck, I'll predict it's the 3274! Anyway, it kind of makes sense, the 3186 has been powering the GMTs and older Explorers for many years... Time for an upgrade?