Baume & Mercier Hampoton Classic MOA 08810

Switzerland Mourns Its Watch ¡°Messiah¡±
Switzerland has responded to the sudden death of Swatch Group Chairman Nicolas G. Hayek on June 28 with a rare outpouring of grief, praise, and appreciation. Hayek, 82, was born in Beirut, Lebanon, but grew up in Switzerland and spent his entire professional life there. Hayek has been a prominent public figure in the country for four decades and one of the country¡¯s most famous and, ultimately, beloved figures. He founded a consulting company, Hayek Engineering Inc., in Zurich in 1965 and quickly became Switzerland¡¯s most important consultant, the Mr. Fixit that both industry and the Swiss government called on to develop strategies to fix seemingly unfixable problems. Mr. Fixit became Mr. Swatch in the 1980s when the Swiss banks called on him to develop a plan to rescue the struggling Swiss watch industry.The watch industry was dominated in those days by two giant groups, ASUAG and SSIH, both of which were hemorrhaging red ink, surviving on bank bailouts. Hayek submitted a detailed reo

bold limited-edition timepiece represents the third series in Concord¡¯s exploration
This bold limited-edition timepiece represents the third series in Concord's exploration of the tourbillon. Three tourbillons are in action here, each rotating at different speeds to perform distinct gravity-defying functions. Two of them are nested one inside the other while the third tourbillon carriage rotates a separate balance on a single axis in the conventional way, but at the relatively high speed of one revolution every 36 seconds. The hours and minutes are shown on discs rotating against their respective markers, and the seconds appear on a scale around the bi-axial tourbillon. Sapphire and citrine gemstones are used to indicate the power reserve. Eleven color-graded blue sapphires from dark to pale show the power left in the mainspring. When the six yellow citrines appear against the marker, the wearer knows it's time to wind up the watch.

Introducing: The A. Lange & S?hne Saxonia Moon Phase
A. Lange & Söhne has released a new addition to the classic Saxonia line – the Saxonia Moon Phase. This watch perfectly combines three of Lange’s strengths – the outsized date, moon-phase precision, and clean dial layout. This a wonderful new entry-level-for-Lange addition. 1 OF 3 The new Saxonia Moon Phase features the L086.5 automatic movement which is a similar movement (with added moon phase complication) to the L086.1 used in the Saxonia Automatic. The watch comes in both white gold and pink gold 40 mm case, which is larger than the standard Saxonia model (they range from 37 to 39 mm). The silvered dial features the outsized twin aperture date, which has been in use since 1994 and is a brand staple. The moon phase is so precise that you won’t need to change it for 122.6 years and it is 99.998% accurate. 2 OF 3 Overall, this is a gorgeous watch that reminds me of a modern 3448 – my favorite vintage watch. It will su

Beach Water
I've been wearing my 2225.80 to the beach just about every weekend. Do you guys think the ocean water with the little sand particles is bad for a watch (chronograph pushers)? I have noticed when I get home I have to run water over the bezel and keep turning it until all the sand gets cleaned out of it. I figured this is what this thing is built for and just try to clean it well when I get home. I wasn't sure if the sand could do damage to the gaskets under the chrono pushers. So what do you guys think?

New RO chrono teaser on AP Facebook page?
Audemars Piguet Facebook page just posted a teaser video with this copy:Coming soon. A novelty from Le Brassushttps://.facebook/audemarspig...WSFEED&fref=nfIt is clearly a chrono RO, but it is little strange to announce new chrono and the SIHH RO novelties just hit ADs and boutiques...