Chopard Happy Sport Stainless Steel Ladies Watch 27/8478-20

Richard Mille Opens New Factory in the Swiss Jura
Richard Mille has become the latest luxury watch manufacturer to take a decisive step toward becoming a full-fledged manufacture, announcing the opening of its new case and component factory in Les Breuleux in the Swiss Jura.The new facility, called Proart, is an ultra-contemporary 3,000 square-meter (32,000-square-foot) building designed by the Chavanne architectural firm. It will make Richard Mille watch cases as well as certain movement components, including baseplates and bridges. Until recently, Richard Mille has been largely dependent on outside manufacturers with which it has developed good relationships, such as Vaucher and Audemars Piguet Renaud et Papi , for much of its movements, and on nearby Donze-Baume, purchased by Richemont in 2008, for its cases.In a press release, the company stated that the opening of the new factory is “very much in keeping with the brand¡¯s strategy” and “enables the company to further consolidate its position in a market segment f

Longines watch window shopping in Atlanta
I had the opportunity to do some window shopping for watches while in Atlanta. Went to a well-known watch retailer at a big, fancy pants mall there. I saw many watches I did not expect to see: Breguet, Patek, Ulysses Nardin. All very nice but I don't pay that much attention to watches I can never own. Two watches really set me off. One was a Girard-Perregaux 1966 Full Calendar in pink gold (Yes, I know, very unownable for me but beautiful and almost as important, very legible). The second was this Longines Conquest Chronograph with a ceramic bezel and stainless steel bracelet:Wow. This watch is something. Elegant and substantial. Very clear and easy to read subdials. The integrated pushers seem just right. Even the caseback looked great. The real deal sealer to me was the ceramic bezel, something just pure and elegant about it. The downsides? No lume. The retailer was taking a flat $250 off of Longines and I knew I could do better elsewhere, but really the only thing stopping me was th

factoid of the day 4-8-08
During World War 2, Bulova made military watches, bomb fuses, aviation instruments, telescopes, and torpedo parts worth about $50 million.

Breitling at Sams Club?
Was Just at Sams Club, and saw a Breitling for Bentley Fling B. Is it common to see luxury watches at places like Sams? The nicest I've seen before today was a Tag Heuer Carerra.

yellow gold subs¡ª-116618
The used market on these is now pushing 25k.. maybe the SS shortage is pushing people to precious metals??