Introducing The Tissot T-Lord Automatic Small Seconds For 2011: This Watch Is A Winner, And Only $975
Say hello the best looking Tissot since the Visodate 1957. This Basel 2011 release has gone completely unnoticed by, well, pretty much everybody and it wasn't until we saw the collection yesterday in New York that it caught our eye.? The Tissot T-Lord small second and date is fantastic looking, uses a really great movement, and the price is more than reasonable.? This watch is a sure-fired winner in our book.The T-Lord line from Tissot has been around for a while as part of the T-Classic collection, but something about the dial design - probably the use of two roman numeral markers at 12 and 6- prevented it from becoming a fan fan favorite.? But, the dial has been redesigned for 2011 and it is absolutely killer.?Sized at 40mm in diameter and only 9.9mm thick, the new T-Lord automatic with small seconds makes for a perfect formal watch to wear with a jacket to the office.? Inside the Tissot is a high-grade ETA 2895-2 movement and while there is a bevy of T-Lord watches to choose from, t

One Year After The Death of Gerald Genta, We Learn More About Him Than Ever Before
One year ago today, the world of horology lost its greatest designer - Gerald Genta.? Responsible for more iconic designs than any other man in the history of timepieces, his trademark aesthetics are ingrained in countless watches we see, and speak of every single day.In an incredibly detailed and revealing interview just published via Greek watch blog VeryImportantWatches, Mr. Genta opens up about his earliest days - when he was getting paid 15 CHF to sell designs to American brands and Swiss suppliers - to how he designed the Royal Oak in a single night.? He mentions many of his less well-known work, like that of his Cellini for Rolex, a limited edition Seiko, oh, and a digital watch for Timex that was made in a very limited run of just 30,000,000 watches.? The article is not available online, so you must download a PDF.? This is an article you need to read if you have an interest in 20th century watches, design, or Genta himself.? To download this incredible interview of Gerald Gent

The wheels are in motion!
I have ordered an Royal Oak 15400 black dial which should be in my hands next week. Very excited. This will be my first time in this level having been wearing Rolex and Panerai for the last years. Looking forward to getting leather and rubber straps going soon also.Stay tuned.

Accuracy
HelloHow accurate are manual Speedmasters? What's the general consensus?

Any discount to be had on a Tudor BB36 in the UK?
As per the title really has anyone in the uk managed to obtain a discount at a UK AD and if so where and how much?I'm ready to pull the trigger but would like to be forarmed when visiting my AD ( or multiple ADs if I have to play one off against another)Thanks.