Breitling 40 Year Anniversary Chrono-Matic QP and 1461 Limited Editions
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the launch of their first automatic chronograph movement, Breitling is introducing two limited editions of its Chrono-Matic model. The first is the Chrono-Matic 1461, a stainless steel edition of 2,000 pieces combining a chronograph with a calendar that requires adjustment once each leap-year. The second, in red gold, is a chronograph with perpetual calendar in red gold, limited to just 125 pieces and called the Chronomatic QP.The numeric component of the Chrono-Matic 1461 name refers to the number of days the calendar can “remember” the date. The day, date and month are displayed via subdials with straight hands that create an instrument panel look. The 1461, shown below, comes on a woven steel Aero Classic bracelet.The Chrono-Matic QP’s movement consists of almost 500 parts. The movement displays the date, day, week, month, season, and moon phase, taking account of leap-years. Both the QP and the 1461 are COSC-certified chronomet

For people in SoCal, Breitling Air Show @ Huntinton Beach this weekend
For the folks in sunny Southern California, the Breitling Airshow is happening this weekend in Huntington Beach. It opens and free to public..hbairshow/

What astronauts wore a 145.012?
It's widely accepted now that Buzz Aldrin did not wear one as the first watch on the moon, so the question becomes, who did? What missions?I've come across some speculation that 145.012s were worn on Apollo 13, but nothing confirmed. Does anybody here know? Links would be great!

The want/need for the new
So with all this talk of Basel coming up (which is all new to me btw, I hadn't even heard of Basel until about Sept last year) it got me thinking about how so many of us, the watch buying public have the need to get hold of the latest item.I'm equally guilty, I get the feeling after buying a new car last year, only to find out there will be a replacement launched in a few months. Now it's an awesome car, almost faultless and really makes me feel special, and satisfied my needs - until the news of a new one came out. Where does this come from? Is it a generational thing? I'm 30yrs old.How I linked this to watches, specifically Rolex, was the thought that before access to the Internet was like it is today, did regular guys like me not get to know about the new latest Rolex, and was therefore more likely to keep it for a much longer time? Is the thought of holding onto something special because you worked hard for it dying away? I look at vintage Rolex that are simply beautiful, and altho

Incoming! Hulk :)
Just picked this up today from my local AD in Santa Monica. Friend did me a favor and was able to get me it. Absolutely love it! Goes perfectly with my bluesy and white RO. No more watches for at least 6 months.Also, shoutout to Takuya for being an awesome seller. Bought one from him as well and ended up selling it to my friend.Funny, as I walked in to the AD there were two guys trying to buy one...made it even more special LOL [/url][/url]