Oris Artix Complication Watch
Oris continues their classy "Complication" watch collection with the Artix. Easy on the eyes, and available with a six-link steel metal bracelet or leather strap. It is a graceful creation, and offers a decent mechanical annual calendar watch (with a symmetrical dial layout) at a reasonable price. With more and more watches like this coming out, I wonder what Oris' new direction in the States is going to be. I say this because Swiss Oris recently fully took over the US division. So we will just wait and see.The Artix Complication looks like it uses a stripped down ETA Valjoux 775 automatic movement in the watch. Though it does not. The 7751 provides these functions (and more), but can be stripped down to this style. Oris instead uses a Sellita SW200 with a module for the annual calendar and moon phase functions. They call the movement the Calibre Oris 915. The style of the layout is in the traditional "triple calendar" look - which is most always appreciated. An interesting point here

Hands-On: Some Quick Thoughts On The New Rolex Air-King Versus The New Explorer (Live Pics, Official Pricing)
The most interesting, or I should say curious, introduction from Rolex this year is the Air King reference 116900. First, I never really expected to see an Air-King at all ever again after the new Oyster Perpetual was brought out last year, but here it is. And on top of that, the Air-King is back in, frankly, a semi-foreign form as a 40 mm, anti-magnetic aviator's watch with a multi-color logo. We'll get to that, so let's first talk about the brand new Explorer, which is a really similar watch, also introduced this year, that, in my opinion, will be often compared to the new Air-King. The Rolex Explorer Reference 214270 1 OF 4 The new Explorer features new luminous applications and longer, wider hands for better legibility. So the new Explorer reference 214270, as introduced here on HODINKEE last week, is very much the same as the outgoing iteration of the same reference with its Oyster Perpetual case at 39 mm, 100-meter water resistance, and in-house caliber

Titanium and Leather...
Changed from bracelet to a strap. What do you think?Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

What is the smallest speed master?
I believe most the speed masters are 40mm is this correct?Do they make any that are smaller?I have a very skinny wrist and anything over 40mm looks too big. I currently have a date just which is 36mm and it fits me nice and was thinking a 16610 sub at 40mm , I like them better then the new ceramic because it is smaller. I have been eying the speed masters lately and fell in love and prob going to get one in the next few months so please let me know if t hey make anything smaller the 40mm

5167 stainless vs rubber
This may be a stupid question but I randomly found a dealer that had a 5167 in stainless at an AD near me I'm picking up tomorrow. I inquired about the rubber strap and understand that with the clasp can run as much as another 2500. So I'd be 23.3 with tax + another 2.5 or 25.8k all in. I assume there no arb to buy the rubber 5167 then get stainless bracelet, but that would put the stainless bracelet at 6-7k. Not the end of the world either way but random question I figured I'd check. I'll have to post pics of the watch tomorrow my first Patek and am pumped.