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Bell & Ross BR03 Type Aviation French Air Force Watch: For 250 Really Lucky Fighter Pilots (At First)
There are two ways that this watch was made - Note that Bell & Ross is based in France. Either the French military strong-armed Bell & Ross because they felt like bullying someone around, or Bell & Ross begged the Air Force for the PR opportunity as the military arm probably had better things to do, and was not interested in gifting a select bunch of pilots with an expensive watch. Who knows how it went?Well what ever the impetus for the creation of these Bell & Ross French Air Force watches, they are pretty neat. Basically, they are an exact melding of the traditional Bell & Ross BR01 design, mixed with the ubiquitous Breitling Aerospace (and its derivatives). It is funny because even though the Breitling Aerospace is getting close to being two decades old from first appearance - it is only now getting a serious number of homages and copycats. These are harsh words in the watch words, but they are not bad. The industry is based around a combination of reformulation

Introducing: The Frederique Constant Manufacture Perpetual Calendar, A Full Perpetual Calendar Under
If we had to pick one trend that seems to most characterize Baselworld 2016, it'd probably be the pursuit of better value for consumers – or at least, the attempt to create for consumers the impression that watches can offer better value, relative to the competition. One of the most notable manifestations of this direction was the Manufacture Perpetual Calendar – a full perpetual calendar, developed and made in-house, by Frederique Constant, which will cost under CHF 10,000 at launch. In fact, the starting price is just CHF 8,350. 1 OF 7 As hard as it may be to believe, this is a full perpetual calendar, automatic, made in-house. Frederique Constant's stock in trade has always been affordable luxury, and while over the last decade the overwhelming majority of luxury watch brands have incrementally increased pricing to the point where may potential clients for fine watchmaking have simply been largely priced out of the game, Frederique Constant has kept

VIDEO: Increase The Life of Your Watch Straps!
One of our sponsors, Rob Montana (aka The StrapSmith) recently recorded a nice video on how to increase the life of your watch strapCheck it out!

Steinhausen Watch Winder
Has anyone heard of Steinhausen watch winders? Or, do any of you own one? If so, what can you tell me about them? I am looking at the one pictured here. It is a quad that runs on AC and is made of cherry wood.Thanks for any input you may have. If someone does have one or better yet this one, could you post a picture for me?

Incoming! My "blue blazer"...
It is said the cornerstone of a gentleman's closet is his blue blazer. I've come to realize that the Patek 5711/1a is the equivalent for my stable. It is simple, elegant, versatile, and classic. All these recent incomings, polls, and stunning pictures of the 5711 pushed me over the edge. TRF strikes again! My AD came through again - a BNIB 5711 is now home with me. Here are a few wrist pics. Better ones to follow. Thanks for looking!