B.R.M V5 Automatic

IWC Connect: The Latest “Smart” Watch Strap for Mechanical Timepieces
With last week’s announcement of its IWC Connect device ¡ª an “intelligent tool” embedded in the straps of its watches ¡ª IWC Shaffhausen becomes the latest Swiss watch brand to offer a high-tech alternative to both traditional mechanical watches and so-called smartwatches such as the recently released Apple Watch.According to the company, the concept behind IWC Connect is “to enable owners of IWC timepieces to control their connected environment directly from the wrist while also maintaining the integrity of a handcrafted mechanical timepiece.” In other words, to compare and contrast it with other “smart” and “connected” products introduced by Swiss watch companies over the past year or so, it appears to have more in common with Montblanc’s Urban Speed e-Strap (you can read about it here) ¡ª in that all the electronics will be inside the strap rather than in the watch itself ¡ª than with such “hybrid” devices as the M

SalonQP 2013: A Most Personal Exhibition Of Fine Watches, Remarkable Brands And Astoundingly Difficult Crafts
I can't really think of another time when I found a 3:40 am wake-up feel any easier than it did just a couple of days ago. On this cold Budapest morning I got up as fresh as scarcely ever before, checked all my gear one last time?- laptop, camera, chargers, lenses, flash, memory cards, batteries - and finally set off to have what I would call "my first watch exhibition experience." My destination was the 2013 SalonQP fine watch exhibition, held between the 7th and 9th of November, in the Saatchi Gallery in the fabulous city of London.?Saying that I was excited would be a massive understatement. Although I was familiar with this annual event - we at watches-dealer have covered it several times - the thought of seeing so many special watches "in the metal," at the same place, at the same time had me counting down the days and weeks before the event started.Part of the list of exhibitors placed just by the elevators; The Fine Watch Room with its main exhibition piece in the centre and ano

Tried on a Longines Retrograde
On Friday I had fun visiting a few ADs. Have a look at my trip report for more info.During that trip I got to see and try on a Longines Retrograde. As I had expected it was fabulous. I had never seen a retrograde in the flesh before, and it was just stunning. I loved watching the seconds move across and then flick back in the blink of an eye. And the watch just looked beautiful!They also had the model with the power reserve meter, but I prefer the one with the seconds. It is so cool watching the hand creep across and flick back. It was a beautiful watch and I just fell in love with it. Of course it is not an inexpensive watch. It is over AUS$6,000! So this will be some time coming. But it will be well worth the wait!

Please help identify watch! Brightly coloured balls on side.
Hi, this is probably a stupid question, but I've googled it for almost an hour and I can't find the answer.I was reading something a couple of weeks ago that mentioned a particular watch - it may be a 60s/70s watch and possibly from france. It was absolutely beautiful and extremely distinctive, which is why I'm confused I can't find the name of it anywhere. I think it was being re-released and the price range was around ?300-?400.It was mainly black, but an odd long rectangular shape and it had very distinctive balls on the side, a bright red one, a yellow one and a blue one. they were possibly over the "stems" (is that the word?) but the case was cut away around them, making it particularly remarkable looking.Anyway, please help! I'm sorry I don't really know anything about watches, as you can probably tell...

AP Diver or DeepSea???????
I was reading this thread on the Rolex board and the response were overwhelming against the AP diver. I know the results would be skewed but I am very interested in your thoughts here :) is the deepsea far superior?