Court Says Swatch Can Cut Supply To Competing Watchmakers: What Does It Mean?
Swatch is having a good week.? First, the Swiss National Bank decided to purchase back an unlimited amount of Francs, causing a big jump in its share price.?Now, courts have ruled in favor of Swatch in a suit filed by 11 watchmakers that would've forced the company to continue to supply both movements and parts to competitors moving forward.? Now, they don't have to.So what does this mean? Well, it's hard to say for sure but you can bet this will hurt a host of brands - big and small - that rely on ETA hearts for their pieces.? But, at the same time, this ruling will hopefully lead to actual innovation in the watch industry by forcing more brands to build their own calibers.? And to any of you who says "But hey, manufacture movements are always really expensive!" check out NOMOS and then get back to us.Oh, and of course, even if ETA stops supplying movements, there will always be people like Sellita making movements to the exact same specifications.?Check out more details the WSJ.

Just Turned 40!!!
My iPhone shows I'm 40 now but my Diver doesn't. What a hell? ImageUploadedByTapatalk1351227781.496668.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1351227794.538425.jpgSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. Watches are the new currency!

Bad family photos!!!!
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1336059763.755279.jpg how to make your family look bad! 1. Bad lighting2. Bad posing3. Bad camera4. Bad photographer5. Bad ideaSent from my iPad using Tapatalk

SS Nautilus - availability in London?
I'm over to London for a trip soon and was wondering if these are available to try on in many places (particularly the 5712)Believe the 5711 is unlikely to be found anywhere, same situation with 5712?Anyhow anybody seen any about in London recently. At this point I'm looking not buying if that helps (maybe some ADs or a Salon have display only?Best regards

In praise of the Datejust
Is the Datejust under-estimated among watch fans? Maybe so. It's easily the best selling Rolex model, and has been for decades. So it's the watch that real buyers go for. We bang-on about the professional range...Submariners, Daytonas and so on..but that's not what a large slice of Rolex buyers want or desire. I've just bought a new 41mm Datejust with Jubilee bracelet. And it's every bit as lovely as my Daytona, but cost far less .....and you can actually buy one. Can't be bad.