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Roger Dubuis Excalibur Flying Tourbillon Monopusher Chronograph Watch & The Return Of Roger
Roger Dubuis (the brand) has had a very interesting history over the last 15 years or so - and none of what I am referring to has anything to do with their watches. The man Roger Dubuis started it 1995. He was later ousted from his own brand by a guy who I heard sort of force him to sell it. Then the brand underwent a massive lawsuit in the US (which they lost). Then Richemont bought it and decided they would try to bring back Roger Dubuis into the light. Then George Kern was appointed the CEO by the Richemont board to try and make something good of the brand as well as strengthen the movement manufacturing, and now Roger Dubuis himself has been rehired by the brand he started himself a while ago that was going on for so long with his name and not his blessing. Interesting right??? Well I think so. Welcome back Roger.Roger Dubuis won't have a specific title as I understand it. He will work with the new Head of Movement Development, helping with ideas, design, execution, and inspiration

My Newest G-Shock
Now I have about 4! 5700, 5600e, Wave ceptor Tough Solar, And This 6500, Now just need a frogman.

On Swiss Made...
I used to believe that Swiss Made means a watch that has at least 50% of it's component value being made in Switzerland.I've come to understand that is incorrect.According to the FH, the 50% rule applies only to the movement. So long it's assembled in Switzerland, it qualifies as a Swiss Movement. A Swiss movement automatically qualifies any watch assembled and inspected in Switzerland as Swiss Made.Note that the rest of the watch can be entirely foreign in composition.To take an example of the economics involved, let's imagine we're using a rebranded Chinese movement such as the Claro Semag 888 (a Seagull ST16). I imagine the movement can be obtained for $5-10 each (ST16 powered Alphas sell for $50 or less). That means by swapping out a $2.50-$5 part (mebbe blued screws or a stamped/engraved rotor) in a Swiss factory, the movement qualifies as Swiss Made.A $3-1k watch ends up having less than 1% in Swiss parts.It took a while for me to accept these numbers, even if they're ballpark fi

La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle Awarded World Heritage Status
I absolutely had to find an internet caf¨¦ when Nicola called me with the good news that the twin cities have been awarded the status of Unesco World Heritage. And all that thanks to the legions of people having bought millions of watches made in these two cities. Thank you all.I am especially delighted by the fact that our brand's native city Le Locle has been bestowed the honours and that UNESCO has recognized that the two towns go together. Many locals still don't.What am I happy folks. I absolutely had to share it with you all. And now up again into the French wilderness till July 7 when I am back again.

DaytonaC Replacement Value Appraisal for Insurance
Greetings all¡ªI've tried searching for an answer to my question to no avail, so forgive me if it's a topic that's already been discussed. I need to have my DaytonaC appraised for insurance purposes (via State Farm), but given that the market value is significantly higher than MSRP, I'm concerned that an AD wouldn't provide an appraisal that reflects a fair replacement value. Am I correct in this assumption? Have any of you had a 116500 appraised for more than $12.4k (perhaps +tax)? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Also, any recommendations for appraisers in the NYC area would be very helpful.Thanks!