Thierry Stern Takes Over the Presidency of Patek Philippe
Patek Philippe has officially announced that at the end of August, 2009, Thierry Stern took over the presidency of Patek Philippe SA Geneva and was appointed President of the Board of Directors, taking over from his father Philippe Stern. With this move, Patek Philippe confirms its mission as a family run business that is now in the hands of the fourth generation. Born in 1970, Thierry Stern grew up in the world of watchmaking. As of 1990, he embarked on a hands-on training path which took him on regular intervals from production workshops to business management, with time spent working with subsidiaries and retailers in both Germany then the USA. From 1997 to 1998, Thierry was in charge of the Benelux market. In 1998, he was appointed head of the Creation department and quickly took part in group strategic decisions by taking over the position of Vice-President.A Family Business Carried Over From Father to SonFounded in 1839 by Antoine Norbert de Patek who was joined by Jean-Adrien Ph

First Look at the Gavox Avidiver
Last October at Wind-Up: NYC, I got a sneak peek at a prototype watch by Gavox that was very exciting. As you might recall, last time we discussed Gavox, who are a small brand with fairly bold ambitions, they had redefined the quartz pilot with their Aurora watch. One of the first watches to use a Soprod Mecatronic movement, it took an analog aviator design and gave it the functionality of a digital watch with an impressive array of complications. Their newest watch continues their pursuit of original variations on the pilot with a mechanical concept that is meant to excel above and below land; the Avidiver.At a glance, the Avidiver appears to be a dual crown aviator watch, presumably with an internal bezel. However, the second crown doesna�?t control the bezel, but rather the bright orange triangle seen at 12. By positioning the triangle at various points across the dial, one can set a second time zone (such as with a Zulu bezel), or track their elapsed time (as with a typical dive be

Omega Service
The date wheel somehow got misaligned on an Omega Seamaster non ceramic. Can anyone suggest a good place to have it serviced. Omega's list price is $525,which seems very high... Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk

Enough about Basel, bring on the Nor��Easter!
Good news ladies and gentlemen, the SD43 can survive a winter storm...even though things got close with the depth rating. Now lets see your watches battle the winter conditions!

First Scratch Sensation
A week from my new SS sub-C date, immediately took of all the plastic cover and now already got first scratch on my clasp. I am not going to baby the watch, but still feels like