Breitling Chronomat 44 Automatic Chronograph Blue Dial Men's Watch AB011012-C783SS

F.P.Journe Homage Dinner for George Daniels
If there was was one dinner watchmakers and enthusiasts hoped to attend in 2010, it was the one organized to honor George Daniels on June 24 at the Lanesborough Hotel in London. The dinner was hosted by F.P. Journe to celebrate the achievements, innovation and expertise George Daniels has contributed to the world or horology. This exclusive dinner was organized by F.P.Journe¡¯s long time London partners, John and William Asprey of William & Son, Journe’s UK agent. At the dinner Fran?ois-Paul Journe honored his long-time friend and mentor George Daniels, one of the foremost watchmakers of the 20th century, who gave Journe the creative inspiration that has significantly stirred his horological career.In a speech at the dinner, Journe declared: ¡°Without George Daniels, I would most certainly never have stared to make my first watch. George is definitely the foremost watchmaker of the 20th Century. It was in 1969, when the mechanical watch industry was dethroned by the arrival of

Oris Darryl O'Young Limited Edition Watches
Watch companies do this a lot. Make an interesting watch that is closely connected with someone well known - at least well known to some people. I would say that 95% of the time I have never even heard of the person they are making the watch "in honor of." While it is true that I am not a big sports enthusiast, I should have at least heard of the people right? Popular choices for these watches are race car drivers, golfers, soccer players, etcIn the US these people are mostly unknown - at least in pop culture terms. Take for instance Darryl O'Young that this Oris watch is based on. Clearly from the images he is some type of race drive - but aside from the fact that Oris points out he drives a Porsche, I have no idea who he is, and why I should care.So am I the wrong audience for this stuff? Or do watch companies just like to connect with people that are unknown in the US. I mean I assume someone out there knows and cares who this guy is. There are always press releases from watch brand

AP ROC - Questions...
...I tried on a blue dial AP ROC this weekend and I have to say it wore alot bigger then the normal AP RO (that I think is too small) so the AP ROC could be an option for me, sporty yet elegant...I also found a new model of dial (I think) and it is a masterpiece according to me...Not my pic...So the questions:1: I see variation of the size, some say 39mm and others say 40mm what is correct are there different sizes availible?2: Have the AP ROC been updated recently?3: Do you swim with your AP ROC (not scuba dive but normal swiming in pools and lakes etc...4 Is the braclet bigger/thicker on the AP ROC the the AP ROThe Panda that I like seem to be of much higher pre-loved prices, is it only because the dial is new or any other reasons?/Martin

AP as a wedding gift
My Fianc¨¦e was kind enough to let me get my 15400 as an early wedding gift to myself. After getting my Diver I promised her that I wouldn’t buy another watch until the wedding was over. Hard promise to keep since it’s a yearlong engagement. Anyway, I would like to get her a nice watch as a wedding gift and was leaning towards a Rolex DJ 31mm with diamond dial and 24 diamond bezel. However, knowing my addiction to watches she was also nice enough to let us stop by Geneva on our honeymoon and we are now scheduled for the full tour of the AP museum and manufacture. I was thinking I might want to get her a AP Lady Royal Oak instead of the Rolex. She really likes my 15400 and mentioned she loved how understated it is. She also asked if they had a ladies version as soon as she saw it. LOLDoes anyone have experience with the Lady Royal Oaks? I've heard not to go with the quartz movement because you have to send it to AP for battery replacement. I was looking at the Audemars

Breitling Chrono-Matic LE 24H
Just a quick overview I did of a Breitling Chrono-Matic LE 24H wish it was more in focus trying to get better at the videos, enjoy!youtu.be/lx1Q9K1Xlwg