Chopard Mille Miglia Chronograph Silver Dial 18 Carat Rose Gold Automatic Men's Watch 161274-5004

Chanel J12 And Audemars Piguet Make Watch Love
Still on my ceramic watch kick I thought it necessary to mention the young spawn of what happens when a designer meets a watch manufacture. I don't know if it was love at first sight, or how much courtship was involved, but the result was the best of both world. The Chanel J12 is a wildly popular watch design from everyone's famous favorite French design house Chanel. While not the first ceramic watch, Rados have been around much longer, Chanel showed the world that a ceramic watch could take a very classic look and construct it a non-metallic shiny black compound. Audemars Piguet on the other hand needs little introduction to most. Still a family owned company, but by no means small, they produced almost 28,000 luxury watches last year.Frankly speaking, Audemars Piguet does not need Chanel to enhance to look of their line, as they make some of the more beautiful watches available. Chanel probably benefits more from this relationship as it solidifies their status as a seller of serious

But why exactly?
OK, I understand this may be a silly question, but coming from a novice, hope I'm forgiven Here's what I'd like to hear from the experts on this forum - some high end brands sell for exorbitant amounts, thousands and tens of thousands of dollars. I knowtradition, quality of craftsmanship, small exclusive seriesBut assuming no pure gold or diamonds are used, WHAT EXACTLY is in and about the watch that puts such a steep price tag on it?I mean, you can often buy an excellent, solid built watch for, say, under a thousand. Nice looking, well built and designed, long lasting. Some of these "under a thousand" even look better than some of those selling for tens of thousands, and might last you a life time. E.g. among other watches, I still have an ultra-thin Seiko quartz, built around 1978 that works as well today as it did back then when it was purchased some 30 years ago (and still looks good, too).Both expensive and inexpensive ones may have similar parts (sometimes identical movement is u

Lunar power taken at its face value
Lunar power taken at its face valueIndeed, only an Englishman can come up with such an idea. A clock powered by the tidal waves and therefore showing the precise lunar time!The Aluna is supposed to be built on the Meridian in London and hopefully enough money is found for it to be in operation by 2012 when the Olympics shall be held in London.To me as a clock buff there is hardly a better way to tell the time.

The Longines Forum just turned 2!
Join me in wishing the forum and it's regulars a happy birthday:watchtalkforums.info/foru...htm#post489100

16520 :: Back from the spa
Serviced at the London RSC, away for 8 weeks. Back on my wrist yesterday. It's like getting a new watch for Christmas: