Carnival of Venice: Ulysse Nardin’s New Minute Repeater
Ulysse Nardin’s San Marco minute repeater, introduced in the late 1980s, was a bold rebuke to the so-called “quartz crisis,” which at the time seemed to herald the obsolescence of the complicated mechanical wristwatch. This year, in advance of this spring’s Baselworld watch fair, Ulysse Nardin again struts its stuff as a producer of ornately designed chiming watches with the release of the new Carnival of Venice.Like the San Marco, the Minute Repeater Carnival of Venice takes its inspiration from Italy’s legendary “City of Canals.” It also uses minuscule automatons, called “Jaquemarts,” which are set into the dial and move in sync with the chiming of the activated minute repeater. On this watch, the Jaquemarts are two masked figures in the dial’s center (masks are a longstanding tradition of the Carnival of Venice, the historic festival from which the watch derives its name), who lift their masks as the repeater chimes the hou

Patrizzi & Co. Watchmaking Masterpieces
On 4 June in New York City, Patrizzi & Co. will auction a collection of watchmaking masterpieces including Patek Philippe references 2499 third series and 3940 first series, so-called 58/60. Pieces to be auctioned will be on display June 1 – 3 at Patrizzi & Co. 595 Madison Ave., Sixth Floor, NY, NY. Additional exhibitions in Milan and Geneva will be be announced.

Is it safe to....
Wear your AP while attempting to break ice? NO! Lol

What's between the bezel and the case?
hello fellow Trf'sI've just noticed that on the ROO line there's a black detail between the bezel and the case Just wondering if you experts could kindly explain what is it? I did not notice it in person whilst I was at the boutique . Is it the waterproofing rubber ? or an O ring ? _________________________________|______[]__________________[]_____|-bezel|______[]__________________[]_____|-black material ?| [] [] | |______[]__________________[]_____|-case | | Screw Screwsorry for the hand drawn pic :( CDN attach pictures

Newbie Size Question
I'm starting to like Panerai. The simple and symmetrical dials are really luring me in. The only problem is I don't like watches larger than 44mm.There are a few styles I like but it boils down to the 1950's style cases, with hours minutes and seconds display. I like plexiglass but don't mind sapphire.I like the 422 but it's 47mm.I tried looking at the Pam website but it's a bit confusing so thanks in advance for any help.My question is, are there any 42-44mm Pams that fit the looks of the 422 or is 47mm a standard Pam size in the 1950s case. Excuse my ignorance if I have described something wrong.