Hublot Classic Fusion Automatic Gold 42mm

Concept to Reality: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie
At last year¡¯s SIHH, Audemars Piguet introduced a concept minute repeater ¨C the RD#1 ¡°Acoustic Research¡± ¨C as part of a series showcasing new technology and materials developed by?the brand¡¯s R&D department. The prototype was the result of eight years of research and represented a breakthrough in the acoustic quality and volume of chiming technology. This year the concept has become a reality. The Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie is now performance-ready and commercially available.The Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie is now commercially available. While some minute repeaters need to be held to the ear in order to listen to?the melody, the Supersonnerie chime can be heard loud and clear from the bleachers. Audemars Piguet is not exaggerating when it says?the chime?is 10 times louder than a typical chiming watch. The main innovation lies in the case construction. The chiming mechanism applies the principles of stringed instruments. Gongs are attached to a purpose-built copper-allo

Wife's OP Date Cyclops came off
I really can't believe it happened, but here it is with no cyclops magnifier. It is under warranty. Do you think they'll cover it?Although there may be issues there too. I bought it after the two year warranties started, but it is old enough that the card states one year. My AD said it had the two year warranty and he wrote that on the receipt. Should be interesting to see how they respond.

How I Spent my Sunday ! ! ! LUMING ! ! !
Hey guys !I have been meaning to teach myself how to properly re-lum skeleton hands for the past year but it always seemed to get sidetracked until today. I bought this lum kit about a week ago and it has just been sitting on the bench because I have been busy with other things. Re-luming has always been something that I farmed out until now. I am pretty good at refinishing Elgin military hands using white enamel paint, my edges are crisp and clean but I wanted to expand my horizons with lum. Due to some problems with a vendor that I use for luming I am taking the crash course today because I really don't want to wait another month for the hands to be mailed back after a mistake by them. I mixed the powder and varnish one for one using an educated guess about how much I would be needing. The directions for this kit are rather vague. I chose some hands that were just sitting in my bins for a practice round first. I waited the two hours as recommended before I began the application. Once

Hollywood horology
We all know watch companies spend major money on movie/TV product placement and celebrity endorsements.But what does that really mean to you?For me, it frequently drives me away from a product. I bought my Bond Omega Seamaster in spite of the 007 connection. Truth is the movie thing nearly killed my purchase.

Think you spend too much on watches?
I did until I read this in iW, July, 2008. Shown here are two PPs, one that set the record for the world record for a stainless steel and the second highest price for any watch ever sold.The Patek Phillippe ref. #1526 (bottom watch) sold for $4,016,504!The PP ref. #2497 (top watch) sold for $3,113,980