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Introducing: The Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater, The World's Thinnest (In Current Produc
Records in watchmaking are increasingly elusive, and generally transient. However, pursuing them has given rise to some very interesting watchmaking. Breaking a record may be hard, and holding it is even harder, but for now, it looks like Bvlgari has managed to do both, with the launch at Baselworld 2016 of its Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater. 1 OF 5 Ultra-thin wristwatch movements are rare; complicated ultra-thin wristwatch movements are even more rare, since the challenges in ultra-thin watchmaking tend to rise exponentially as the watch becomes more complicated. For that reason, the most complex watches are made in ultra-thin variants by only a few companies, and as a rule, they're those firms with a very long technical history in such watchmaking – Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Audemars Piguet, Piaget. Bvlgari came late to the ultra-thin game but they're playing it like they mean it, with such watches as the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon (see our int

I have another stupid question ......
Speaking of mechanical watches .....the wind up kind ......when you can only wind it a little bit , and it still runs .....what's going on .....I mean, a lot of my watches you have to wind them quite a bit to get to the end .......I think this is probably very good ....but what's going on when you can only wind it a bit ......and it still runs pretty well.....I'll have to check the Zodiac I have in mind about this question and see how long it runs for .....

Longines Flagship?
So I havent made a semi-large purchase in a while, and I was considering doing so in the form of a Longines Flagship. I have seen them on the used market in the $1000 range, and was wondering is this really the watch to go for. Can I get some advice on other possibles that I should consider in this price range, preferably white dial, around 40mm, decent resale/trade value for the distant future and I wont be picky on the strap/bracelet as long as its not PVD.(borrowed photo for visual aid)

Help on this Hilton
Any info will be appreciated - history, approx year of manufacture...thanks

Pro's/Cons of WG vs YG vs EG Daytonas.....
..........I'm asking this b/c I'm now thinking more and more about getting the Daytona over the Gold YM, but still haven't seen the former in person. Among the Daytona models, I thought for sure the WG version was the way to go b/c the silver dial is so striking against the black ceramic bezel and strap, and the white gold is obviously more subtle and less attention grabbing than either YG or EG.Having said that, my one concern with the silver dial on the WG version is dial legibility. Since the YG and EG have a few options with either YG dial/black dial or EG/black dial combos, for those who have various dial combos in YG or EG, can you share your pics and experiences with dial legibility? And for the record, my eyes aren't failing me....lol. I'm just coming from having a LV sub and a PAM 1312, both of which are super easy to read at a glance, and which I love about the watches, and which got me to love the YM (along with its matte black bezel). And for those with the WG Daytona