Breitling Superocean Heritage 42 Leather Strap

Night Before WIS-mas - A Holiday Poem
By boscoe with apologies to Clement Clark Moore'Twas the night before WISmas, when all through the forumsNot creature was talking about Edox or CorumsThe factoids were all posted by the Moderators with careIn hopes that The Lalo soon would be thereHoust-Zin was nestled all snug in his bedHe'd wake up tomorrow with a hung-over headAnd Foggy in his kerchief and Steve in his capHad just finished debating if Renato was crapWhen out on the Web there arose such a noiseIt had to be Rusty and the Cheeseland boyzDashing from my desk, I went to their placeThe smelliest spot in all cyber-spaceI tore open the threads and read the repliesFrom tatooine, falcone and the other wiseguysThe cheese on the crest of a bright yellow boxGave a whiff of Gouda and old gym socksWhen what to my wondering eyes did appearBut a miniature S-1 with eight Swiss Parts gearsWith a silver-tongued devil, so lively and shallowI knew in a moment, it must be The LaloMore rapid than FedEx, his minions they cameAnd he whistled

Service Question...
This coming July, I will have owned my Oris Williams F1 for three years. I wear it often and, when I don't, it's on the winder.When I bought it, the sales gal at my AD recommended having it serviced at three years if I wear it often, five if I don't. The AD would charge around $320.00 for the service. I've seen their work before; they're top-notch.A local retired watchmaker advertises that he'll service any Swiss watch for two bills. I'm not familiar with his work, but I've spoken to him, and he seems to know what he's talking about.My question: I know the AD does good work. Should I spend the extra hundred-plus to have them service the watch? Should I really worry about servicing the watch at all?Thanks!

Fr¨¦d¨¦rique Constant
I got an invite to an event at the New York Institute of Technology to listen Founder and Managing Director Peter C. Stas speak about how he started his company. It was very interesting to listen to how someone takes an idea and turns it into a major swiss watch co. that produces over 95000 pieces a year. He also gave some valuable info about his relationships with distributors and retailers. I was very surprised to hear that the U.S is only 4% of his market, Asia taking 44%. I know the economy is bad but I expected more. After his presentation he open it up to Q&A. After words most of the students fled out which left me a wonderful opportunity to introduce myself. Since I am in the works of starting my own watch company (which by the way is expensive and difficult) I was able to pick his brain a little bit. He was very nice exchanging business cards with me; I asked him If I could call him in the future if I needed to pick his brain and he seemed very receptive. I have to

B55 Exospace opinions
Happened to stop by a Breitling AD last week and played with the B55 Exospace. It's an interesting approach to integrating a watch and smart watch. What are your opinions on it?

My first Speedmaster!
Great respect for George (Kringkily)! A man of his word. Thank you and it's been a pleasure!P1260712.jpgP1260714.jpgP1260709.jpgP1260717.jpgP1260720.jpgP1260724.jpgP1260727.jpg