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Opinion The Future Of Watchmaking
Watchmakers will be be superfluous and skills will have to adapt to the multitude of different products that will permeate the market. Inevitably, monitoring mechanisms will become more complex and the skills of the watchmaker must improve to operate effectively through this world more complex and more complex.

I love my SMP
Hello all - a lurker has joined. Learned much here, thanks.I have had my SMP 2254.50 for 8 months now and I love it - can't imagine a time when it will not be on my wrist. A couple of things I've learnt are:- I am lucky - if I keep the watch on my wrist 24 hours a day, it will keep astoundingly good time - losing a fraction of a second per day mostly. Interestingly, if I take it off at night it gains about a second or two per night. This means I can regulate it easily and precisely. I dread having to get this one serviced - it will be hard to duplicate this regulation! I wonder if others have found this to be true?- I read somewhere that the green synthetic abrasive found as kitchen scourers (the original version called Scotchbrite I think) is the thing to use to remove scraches and marks on the satin parts of the strap, like the clasp. Used dry and being careful to move it only 'with' the original satin texture, never across it, this works so good. After cleaning up the clasp (I am a

Oris at the Reno Air Race
Anyone in Reno, Nevada around the middle of September? Check this out:From the "My Oris" website:Oris Big Crown Air Racing hits Nevada From 15th - 19th September this year Oris is taking part in thhe world famous Reno Air Race in Nevada, USA with its team 'Oris Big Crown Air Racing'. Aerobatic pilot Don Vito Wypr?chtiger will make history as he competes in the 'Formula One' category in his trusty "Scarlet Screamer": he will become the first ever Swiss to feature at Reno. He qualified for the event by attending a Rookie Camp, which he passed with flying colours. After seeing his performance the organisers gave him the go-ahead to take part in this year¡¯s race. Vito¡¯s plane has undergone a complete overhaul in recent months ensuring it is super fast and ready for action in the prestigious air race in the Nevada desert. Vito¡¯s technical knowledge of aircraft helped him to plan and oversee the modifications.He is no stranger to aerobatics, having already competed in

Watch price justification
Hi all,This morning I was reminded of a story I heard on the radio a while back.I don't know if I'm breaking rules by name dropping but I'll give it my best shot. A comedian (his name escapes me) was doing a show with another much more famous comic whose name rhymes with "Rice Play". And they were back stage waiting to go on. Rice of course was being his usual obnoxious self and patting himself on the back about how he was the greatest comic ever to live and to prove it he was showing the nameless comic his "bling". And I believe the brief conversation went something like this:Rice: "Hey!, You see this watch?! (shoveing it in the guys face making sure every jewel-encrusted part was seen) This watch cost me forty grand. Whatta-you tink a dat?"Nameless: "What time do you have?"Rice:"7:35"Nameless: ( pointing to his watch)" Me too...$24.99"

Help me decide my first Panerai
Guys... i need some help here. I would like to purchase my first panerai, but I am at a lost with all the different 3 digit numbers. How do you guys remember the numbers and its respective designs? is there some sort of classification that helps to make it easier to remember all the numbers and its design?Ok.ing back to the first PAM, I would like an automatic, an exhibition caseback, around 42mm or 44mm. Preferably SS cause I like the shine. Any to recommend?Thanks!