Breitling Chronomat 41

he Bulgari Company develops a lot of its designs in its headquarters in Rome
The Bulgari Company develops a lot of its designs in its headquarters in Rome. It has invested heavily in Swiss companies to match their high quality standards and secure their parts' supplies. This strategy started in 2000 with acquiring Daniel Roth and Gerald Genta from The Hourglass Group, a big wholesaler/retailer located in Singapore. In 2005 Bulgari acquired 51 percent of the shares of Prestige D'Or, bracelets' producer, and 50 percent of Cadrans Design, a company developing high-end dials.

A Visit to Damasko
There is a mystery, an even enigma about some watchmakers. They are, by necessity, a solitary profession. I, Jonathan Bordell of Page & Cooper, have been a Damasko watch dealer for some time now, and have been thrilled with all of their amazing watches, but even I knew less than I wanted to?know and had a hunger to find out more.? Arranging a factory visit was no easy matter. Damasko are a cult watch and demand often outstrips supply, Damasko do things their own way. So, after months of organising, here I am driving out of Munich on a very wet Tuesday in October heading?towards the charming and historic town of Regensberg.As an aside, it is interesting to note that on the unrestricted autobahn everyone is keeping to about 65 mph due to the torrential rain. When left to their own devices, people seem to police themselves quite well.We are met at our hotel by the absolutely charming Nadja Damasko. Her warm greeting is our first introduction into the world of Damasko. Whilst bein

Do You Own a Tourbillon?
I've adored watches since I think a received a Mickey Mouse watch one Christmas a very long time ago. So I discovered that watches can cost a hundred thousand or more recently and found the term Tourbillon and what it does. So does anyone here have one so I can see a photo of it? Does Tourneau have one in stock? Thanks

Timing of the date change.
Please forgive me for jumping in and asking a question without an introduction. I am seriously considering a 5167 1A. At my AD today, I noticed the watch jumped to the next day at two minutes and ten seconds before midnight. Is this normal or am I nitpicking? Thanks.

14060 just back from Rolex NY
A few years ago I posted a story about a 14060 Submariner that I had bought for my father for his 60th birthday in 2002. My father passed away tragically in 2015 and I received the watch back. My father had not done a thing to the watch in 13 years. I have had it ever since and only wore it sparingly. I knew it needed a service and the hands had luminous material flaking off.I sent the watch to Rolex via Registered mail (took a week from MA to NY) right before the holidays, and it sat for a week while Rolex was closed for the holidays. I had called Rolex to check on the status and to ask for another link etc. I was told that they were behind and plan on about 4 weeks.Tuesday I received a call from Rolex that the watch was ready and would ship overnight on Wednesday for Thursday delivery. I was thrilled. The watch arrived a few minutes ago from Fedex....and today happens to be my father's birthday, so it was exactly 16 years ago to the day that I presented the Submariner to him.Th