Breguet Ladies Marine 18K Yellow Gold / Yellow Gold 26MM

New Bond SMP owner
Hi Guys,from yesterday I'm an happy owner of a Seamaster 2220.80.00!!After some month of courtship now I can touch it!Slideshow here:picasaweb.google/bianchi....aster22208000/Regards form Switzerland. fat_penguinPS: sorry for my bad english.

Longines Super Compressor Ultra Chron Needs Crystal
Picked up a Super Copmresspr ultra Chron. With inner orange rotating besl. The watch is in ggod condityion runs perfect, however needs the diving crytal to be replaced. It measures 36.5m width and 2.8m thick. If any one knows a replacemnt or wher to purchase please let me know. PKavana265@aol

Knife in the Heart of Bling
An editorial from europastar.com:The question of luxury and its corre-lation¡ªsupposed or real¡ªwith decadence is an age-old philosophical and historical debate. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, for example, a Geneva citizen and, incidentally, the son of a watchmaker, believed that luxury was the cause of the decline of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. ¡°What, then, is precisely the issue in this question of luxury?¡± Rousseau asked, then answered himself, ¡°To know which of the following is more important to empires: to be brilliant and momentary or virtuous and lasting.¡± Rousseau¡¯s old rival, Voltaire¡ªwho created a watch manufacture in Ferney, not far from Geneva¡ªproclaimed just the opposite, ¡°I love luxury, and even indolence, all pleasures, all the arts . . . the superfluous, a very necessary thing.¡±The controversy of luxury¡ªsome believe it is the source of decadence while others believe luxury is the source of nations¡¯ prosperity¡ªis strangely making a comeback these days. But at a time

Jacques Lemans Grande Classic
Jacques Lemans Gen¨¨ve Grande ClassicStreet price: $265 to $450There are times when a diver watch just doesn¡¯t work. Lots of guys wear them with suits, but for me, that just looks out of place. And as divers continue to grow in size, they become even more inappropriate when the situation calls for the well-dressed man. So I¡¯ve been looking for a nice classic design to complement my small watch collection.The PackagePackaging is nicely done with a charcoal cardboard outer shell and a decent wooden watch box¡ªa minimalist presentation, but perfectly appropriate for the watch. Mine shipped from Amazon and had plenty of bubble wrap to protect the product. The watch itself was covered with blue protective plastic over practically every metal surface including the crown and both crystals had clear protective plastic coverings. The CaseThe case is polished stainless steel with a stepped bezel design. Crown functions smoothly, is over sized, and easy to access. There are sapphire crystal

WTF Watch of the Year 2009
It's the time of year for awards, and of course we have our own - and with categories too. Here's last year's thread:watchtalkforums.info/foru...-5-thread.htmlI'd like the nominations for each category:1) $500 and under2) $501 - $10003) $1001 - $25004) $2501 - $50005) $5001 - $10,0006) $10,001 and aboveWe'll see which ones get the most nominations per category, narrowing it down to the top 3 then post a poll to vote. Post your suggestions. If you don't have a vote for every category that's okay too.