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Nik Wallenda Takes JeanRichard To New Heights Over Grand Canyon
You no doubt have heard the news (or perhaps even watched the live broadcast) of Nik Wallenda crossing over the Little Colorado River Gorge (near the Grand Canyon), 1500 feet in the air without a tether on June 23, 2013. ?What you may not have caught is the fact he was wearing a watch from JeanRichard as Wallenda is JeanRichard's latest brand ambassador (Ariel had dinner with him and vouches that he is indeed a nice guy).The watch in question that crossed the Canyon was the JeanRichard Terrascope (pictured up top, and reviewed right here). ?At first, it may seem a little odd that someone would wear a $3,500 watch in a stunt like this - not to mention the fact of having that extra unbalanced weight. ?But, when you realize that Mr. Wallenda is a brand ambassador for JeanRichard, it all makes sense. Eventually there will be a limited edition version of the watch for Wallenda.If you're going to take risks like this (and with as wide as an audience as this viewing had), you'd might as well

Hands-On: The Breitling Emergency, Or The Safest We¡¯ve Ever Been With A Watch
Last week, we welcomed astronaut Scott Kelly back to Planet Earth following his 342-day mission in space by taking a look at some of his watches – both in flight and on Earth. And many of you expressed some interest in what appeared to be a larger-than-life 51 mm wristwatch. It is in fact very real – developed specifically for the most perilous missions. Today, we go hands-on with the Breitling Emergency (not Kelly’s mind you). 1 OF 12 A follow up to the 1995 Emergency, this version (originally introduced as the Emergency II, although the "II" has been dropped) the watch presents an improved personal locator beacon (PLB) capable of transmitting its coordinates on two separate frequencies. The decision to create a dual-frequency version of the original Emergency is a result of the decision, by emergency beacon monitoring agency Cospas-Sarsat, to phase out its satellite monitoring at the long-standard 121.5 MHz aviation emergency frequency &ndash

Panerai Discounts (PAM 251)
What would be a suitable discount on a PAM 251 given the economic state at this time? Are there people flocking to buy a PAM 251 at full pop? Are they buying them at all?I love the watch and it would fit into my collection (white dial needed) nicely, but I am leary of spending $8800 which is full Canadian retail at this time. Is Panerai going to increase pricing anytime soon or hold steady until retail spending gains more confidence?

3 Day Old ROO RC stopped ticking...
I think this is the nightmare of all watch enthusiasts. I picked up my BNIB RC (H-Serial), three days ago and have been wearing it since. This morning when I put it on before leaving for work at 800 it was ticking, but by 1030 it had stopped. I tried the following immediately, without any success:Winding the crown about 20 rotationsStarting, stopping and then resetting the chronographResetting the time to engage a date change I figured if I tried anything else it wouldn't make a difference so I just wore it the rest of the day. I will take it to the AP Service Center tomorrow to see if they can do a diagnosis and fix the problem with the least amount of down time. Bummed out as I just ordered two new straps that are due to arrive next week. Has anyone experienced the same with a BNIB ROO?

Monster Omega!!
Gets me through the day!