Breguet Perpetual Cal Minute Repeter Grand Comp

SIHH: Montblanc Vintage Chronographe
Montblanc adds a new member to the Collection Villeret 1858 family with a beautiful modern re-interpretation called simply the Vintage Chronographe. This classically elegant piece features a grand feu enamel dial and a hand-finished MBM caliber 16.29 column-wheel movement. The dial is created by heating a solid gold disk in a kiln to a temperature of about 800 degrees Celsius, fusing it to a layer of vitreous molten enamel. The periphery of the Vintage¡¯s dial is reserved for the telemeter scale, and the tachymeter scale is shifted to the center, where coils like a snail¡¯s shell, making it long enough for tachymeter measurements up to three minutes in duration.The co-axial monopusher chronograph movement features a large and weighty balance with adjustment screws along its rim, oscillating at 18,000 A/h (2.5 hertz); a balance spring with a Philips terminal curve; a swan¡¯s neck fine adjustment mechanism; a V-shaped chronograph-bridge; a manually-beveled and finely finished chronograph-le

Van Cleef & Arpels Jules Verne Les Voyages Watches
Each year Van Cleef & Arpels releases a series of limited edition watches that revolve around a certain theme. One of the themes this year was Jules Verne and the concept of discovery and exploration. To this end Van Cleef & Arpels created a few limited edition models to memorialize some of the places that Jules Verne described in his writings. There are also a few other pieces that expand on the concept of the exploration theme.Pictured here are some of the pieces that directly address the stories of Jules Verne. This is not however a depiction of the entire collection. There are two types of watches here. Two that contain more standard Jaeger-LeCoultre Caliber 846 three-hand automatic mechanical movements, and two that contain a special retrograde hour and minute movement that is based on a small JLC movement and has an exclusive to Van Cleef & Arpels module in it. These latter pieces have a retrograde hour hand on the left of the dial, and a retrograde hour hand on the r

New GMT or Sea Dweller
I'm going to get onenot 100% on which. I'm leaning towards GMT, but the Sea Dweller is not made anymore, which is kind of cool. So, what are pros and cons of each? This will be my first Rolex after I put my entire collection as downpayment for a car so it will be an important one. Next up? Meteorite Dayona!

Tuesday 3-10-9 - what's on your wrist today?
(sleepless night....these spring FL allergies are killing me )Hawing this one on my wrist from yesterday. Did not wear it for a while so it stays on for today as well)

Best leather strap for 1980s DateJust -- Everest or Hirsch?
Hi all,I'm considering replacing my strap on my DateJust as it is a little small. I was considering the following replacements -- I'd love any thoughts!Everest Hirsch BaronHirsch LondonBelow is a picture of my DateJust for reference.