Arnold & Son Royal TES Tourbillon With A Sapphire Twist
We have said this before and will say it again: the tourbillon, as visually arresting and technically challenging of a complication as it is, over the course of the last decade or so, has become more and more?widely available, with just about any and all higher-end brands?featuring it in their portfolios. The?Arnold & Son Royal TES Tourbillon manages to spice things up just enough to render?the "whirlwind" in watchmaking?more?refreshing and fascinating, all the?while?leaving this?over 2-century-old invention nearly perfectly intact.So how?does Arnold & Son's achievement justify this potentially controversial assertion? First, let's see where the Arnold & Son Royal TES Tourbillon watch remains business as usual.?As far as actual performance is concerned,?this 2014 novelty?features the more ubiquitous?1-minute tourbillon, in this case, operating at 3 Hertz, or 21,600 vibrations per hour. And while that is slightly above the 18 thousand beats per hour standard of tourbillons,

Hands-On: With The Harry Winston Midnight Collection (Live Photos, Specs, Official Pricing)
Harry Winston has been hard at work developing their horological offerings.? Sure, they've always produced some truly spectacular high-end watches with their Opus line and bevy of mega-tourbillons, but their more everyday watches have long played second fiddle.? Though, one has to remember that while the likes of its competitors - AP, VC, PP, etc - have been making watches for, well, a long, long time, Winston has only been in watch game for only about 20 years.? Considering this, what they've accomplished is more than impressive. 2 OF 38 The Harry Winston Midnight Big Date in Rose Gold Consider the two watches we are showing you here.? Both part of the elegant Midnight collection, they are really well executed, interesting timepieces that on their own, are pretty compelling.? Directly above, you see the Midnight Big Date in rose gold.? The Big Date is 42mm and features a great circular guilloch�� pattern on the dial, with porthole big date at 6 o'clock.? 3 OF

15400 just back from AP service - 5711 comparison?
So I just got my 15400 back from AP service for its 3rd year warranty extension. Also had the polish done and the watch looks incredible. Putting it back on my wrist reminded me of what an incredible watch this is. For those of you that own an 5711 or 5712 PP, is it really worth almost 3X the price for another stainless steel piece?Or is the RG 44 ROO a better option? Both appear to be around $35k.

which one next - aquanaut or nautilus?
the DD has moved out to make space for another PP.but which one should take its spot?in consideration are: 5167R, 5164R, 5711R, 5711 white.i am leaning heavily toward the 5711R full bracelet. a certain symmetry in the collection of the 2 APs (SS/YG) + 2 PPs (SS/RG) by virtue of that addition.but will the 15450BA and 5711R be too overlapping - ie, when i feel like wearing a full gold piece, will these two be too redundant?

Paneristi GTGs - Northern California?
I looked on Paneristi. Threads seem pretty old re GTGs.Anyone know if groups meet up regularly in say San Francisco?Has the cult of P gone to sleep?