Breitling Superocean Heritage 46 Leather Strap

Your Official HODINKEE Leap Day Perpetual Calendar Buyer's Guide
Today, as you surely know, is leap day – February 29th. You know this because that one guy in your life who spent his life's savings on a perpetual calendar can't stop talking about it. The perpetual calendar is an amazing complication – able to account for not only the varying lengths of your average 12 months – but also for leap years. The perpetual is, in my experience, the grand complication that gets the most people excited about what mechanical watchmaking can do and today, in honor of that, we're going to look at a few of our favorite perpetuals currently on the market, and what makes them so special. For The Classicist 1 OF 7 1. Patek Philippe 5140 – Patek Philippe invented the serially produced perpetual calendar wristwatch, so it's no mistake that the heir apparent to the most beautiful watches ever be included in this list. The 5140 is a round, 38 mm perpetual calendar based on the legendary 240Q movement. While pu

Hands-On: With The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Openworked Extra-Thin In Rose Gold
My love for the Extra-Thin Royal Oak, known by most as the "Jumbo", is well documented.? It was my very first truly high end watch and I really do believe it is both one of the great designs of 20th century watchmaking, and likely the most balanced wristwatch ever conceived.? The way it sits on the wrist? Ugh. It's just so good.? So, while the focus at AP this year was on the new 42mm Royal Oak Offshores, my personal highlight from the new releases was a new(ish) take on the Jumbo. 2 OF 14 AP's openwork tactics are some of the finest around, and seldom do we see them applied to the Le Brassus manufacture's purest watch, the Jumbo.? There were some limited edition, highly ornate skeleton Jumbos made in years past, and then in 2012, we saw a new take on an openworked Royal Oak, the limited edition 40th anniversary watch made in platinum.? The watch was freaking awesome, and just 40 pieces were made.? The only problem? It cost a literal fortune.? It was around $141,000, if m

New strap came today. What do you think?
A bit of HistoryWhen I cannot buy a watch I at least like to accessorize the ones I already have. And I do so with straps. Well as I mentioned already recently, my NATO G10's have lost that attitude I once found attractive. Honestly, I find them a bit dull (no offense to anyone that likes them, JMO). So recently I went on the prowl via the internet for something new and exciting. Something that was a little more military and less seen on the many watch forums. To the PresentThe first strap to attract my attention was the RIFLES Regimental Strap from the regiment of the British Army. It had a flare about it that I could not put my finger on but knew it was something different; and of course military. So after finding nothing else except the same stuff from before, I bought the RIFLES strap and am quite pleased with it.

What's this card?
Just got my ROC back from service after almost 3 long months but happy to have it back finally ....I got this card with a chip in it? anyone know what it is?

Patek Philippe 5205: Ill-fitting aperture surround
All,I am currently considering the purchase of a Patek Philippe annual calendar, weighing the 5396 against the 5205. In both cases, I am slightly frustrated by the placement of the central pin on the '24' of the 24 hour dial. Moreover, in the case of the 5205, I cannot understand why the metal date aperture surround does not conform to the shape of the actual opening, extending beyond it and leaving an odd gap. Does anyone have any insight on these design decisions?Thanks