Breitling Superocean Heritage Chronographe 44 Rubber Strap

Orient Defender FET0N002K0 Review
If your faith in affordable watches is ever shaken (not that there is reason for it to be) you can always turn to Orient to deliver something that will reinvigorate it. Their collection is markedly diverse, which is refreshing to begin with, powered by their own mechanical movements, well made and always well priced.From the vintage styled Bambino to the rugged M-Force to the modern Disk, you'll be sure to find something to suit your style and your wallet.Of the many type of watches that Orient makes, they tend to pull off military inspired watches particularly well. As a genre that is very well represented by brands, it's rare for anyone to seem different, but Orient's designs manage to. A few months ago we looked at the Sparta, which was fun and unique, with a somewhat vintage appeal. Today, we're going to take a look at the Defender, which is a more modern take on the aviator/field watch, with a cool and different look, great features and, yup, an amazing price. The watch features t

Who was the first?
As reading some thread that went ugly on the "style copy" I was wondering:Who was the first in all the designs and innovations?Somewhere I read that the first Diver style watch was the Blancpain 50 Fathoms, and that Breitling came out with the first Chronograph...Please educate me, and post what you know, and please leave the debate of the copies/knock-offs/replicas, etc. out of this thread :)

What will our friend Ben do on 1/1??
As many regulars on here will know one of our dear friends, Ben, has an addiction problem, and has banned himself from any watch purchases in 2016 accordingly. It is therefore fair to assume that there will be about a dozen incomings queued up for January 1st onwards.So, what do we think he should do and what are the contenders?

Questions on this AP
Hi all,Never owned and AP, and I keep thinking about this particular one for sale.But I tend to flip, and wonder if you think this would be more difficult to sell/trade down the line (not a popular color combo, or an older model)?Just want to know if I'm missing anything. I see safaris and pandas are popular, but rarely see the navy blue..rolexforums/showthread.php?t=493985Thanks all!chrisSent from my Galaxy S6 using Tapatalk

A Treat For A.P. Fans! Timecrafters watch show
went to the Timecrafters watch show this afternoon, some interesting moments especially from AP and ALS (more pics below for ALS) got to talk to watchmakers and enjoy seeing them tinker.in particular, i had a nice conversation with the AP watchmaker, he was exceptionally pleasant and genuine… a credit to the brandso most fascinating for me, some may remember i recently pointed out in another thread that i noticed a inconsistency between dials in the patisserie count on the Jumbo 40th, some have 8,9 or possibly 10 points from the center of the dial to the left edge of the date wheel. i asked APs watchmaker why the difference from one dial to the next… he explained that the Pantogragh (brilliant video if you haven't seen it, you must! .hodinkee/blog/2012/1/...royal-oak.html ) as it is mechanical needs to be dialed in for the correct depth, measured by the texture of the dust that comes off the dial, the dial will be adjusted by feel … the end result being, no two dials