Audemars Piguet AP BARRICHELLO TITANIUM - LIMITED EDITION 1000 PIECES - NEW

Dubey & Schaldenbrand Returns to America with New Collection
Dubey & Schaldenbrand, the boutique Swiss watch brand founded by Georges Dubey and Rene Schaldenbrand in 1946 and known for its art deco design, has announced its return to North America in 2012. Owner Jonatan Gil, who bought the company in 2009, has established Dubey & Schaldenbrand Americas, which will distribute the brand in the U.S. and Canada.The Dubey & Schaldenbrand Americas team is made up of members of the Daaboul family; father Maurice, son Christopher and daughter L¨¦a. Maurice Daaboul is a 30-year veteran of the watch and jewelry industry and has been an international overseas distributor for brands such as Universal Gen¨¨ve, Breitling, Favre Leuba, Fortis, and Eterna. Christopher Daaboul, director of sales and marketing, explained how the collaboration came about: ¡°Dubey & Schaldenbrand Americas, Inc. began when a mutual Swiss family friend put us in touch with the Gil family, who had been looking for a knowledgeable, ambitious, and long-term oriented team to

Casio ABX23 Twincept
Any one have any experience using this watch? Seems really cool and has a lot of features including databank. Also, from my experience casio has small bands. I have an 8.5 inch wrist and most don't fit me. I am wondering how long the band is.ThanksCasio ABX23 TwinceptTwincept Display (choice of analog or digital overlay) 30 Page Databank8 letters and 12 numerals per pageAuto-sort function 50M Water Resistant EL Backlight with Afterglow World Time29 time zones (27 cities), city code display, daylight saving on/off Daily Alarm1/100 second stopwatch Measuring capacity: 23:59¡¯59.99¡±Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, 1st-2nd place times Hourly Time Signal Auto Calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2039) 12/24 Hour Formats Accuracy: +/-30 seconds per month Battery CR2016 Approx. battery life: 2 years Module 2358Size of case/total weight45.0 x 41.0 x 14.5mm / 40g

Is Omega a Fashion brand?
Do you think Omega is a fashion brand? Ranked just below Gucci, but above Movado? United Brands does Check out this link:.rolexforums/showthread.php?t=108059

PAM312 on ...
Brown calf Breitling strap for my nav01. I haven't delved in the aftermarket strap market yet for Panerai. These came free from my AD who kind of goofed on my Breitling order a few months ago. He originally offered a black calf, but I requested brown thinking I can use it on the Pam.I'll likely never change the blue straps on my Navitimer, so thought I'd try it. Should I bother changing out the tang?Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

Rolex's Motivation
Most know that Rolex SA is owned by the private Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, which is registered as a charity and does not pay corporate income taxes. The foundation is a trust which will survive in perpetuity and will continue to be funded as long as Rolex is making a profit. (Side question: could the trust ever decide to sell Rolex?)All profits go into the trust and no person benefits from the profits (other than salaries paid). Rolex does some charitable work but from what I've read it isn't a large part of their existence. So, is Rolex motivated to maximize profits, like most other companies? If the Foundation wants to last in perpetuity (at least in a capacity in which it can have money to spend as it chooses such as on charitable activities) then it needs Rolex to make profits to fund the Foundation. So it seems like profit maximization would still be the goal. Or is there something else that motivates Rolex which is why we are sometimes baffled by their decisions, e.g., why would