IWC Pilots Spitfire Chronograph IW371705 Stainless Steel Bezel Midsize Automatic Watch

Watch Wallpaper: A Menagerie of Artistic Animal Dials
Wildlife ¡ª from starfish to birds to tigers ¡ª is a popular theme in this year’s watches with decorative and artistic dials, particularly in Cartier’s Cartier d’Art series and Vacheron Constantin’s M¨¦tiers d’Art collection. We’ve compiled a gallery of timepieces from the two brands so you can download these miniature masterpieces for your desktop ¡ª at a size that does justice to their intricately executed dials. Click on the photos to enlarge the images.   Cartier Santos-Dumont XL horse motif (white gold with gemstone mosaic)Cartier Rotonde de Cartier koala motif (white gold with straw marquetry)Cartier Rotonde de Cartier tiger motif (white gold with grisaille enamel)Cartier Large Model Tortue cockatoo motif (engraved mother-of-pearl, champlev¨¦ enamel)Vacheron Constantin M¨¦tiers d’Art Les Univers Infinis Dove Watch (engraving, Grand Feu champlev¨¦ enamel, gemsetting and guilloch¨¦)Vacheron Constantin M¨¦tiers d’Art Les Univers

Hamilton Khaki Takeoff Auto Chrono Limited Edition Watch
When it comes to pilot watches, you are generally choosing from one of two categories¨C the simple Flieger style, or a more modern tool-style watch with a lot of complications. ?With their latest, Hamilton?has sort of bridged the gap, giving us a modern pilot watch with simplicity in mind.Hamilton traces their aviation roots back to 1919, and this new watch, the Khaki Takeoff Auto Chrono Limited Edition (yeah, that's a mouthful) draws inspiration from their elapsed time clock produced during WWII.The main inspiration drawn from that clock looks to be the color scheme, which is at once easily readable, especially with the last 15 minutes of the ?countdown bezel marked out in yellow hashes (those hashes remind me safety markings on a plane, as well).A perhaps more indirect inspiration is the fact that you can display this watch on your desk, just like a clock. ?How so, you ask? ?Surprisingly enough, the case is able to be detached and placed in its display box, thereby becoming a non-wris

Update on the Heuer Autavia
Well, the watch went to a different restoration expert than originally planned. (cost vs. value of finished product determined that) He was recommended to me by a couple people and gave me a very reasonable estimate for the work, but told me right upfront that I'll need a new bezel insert ($66 shipped - already tracked one down). He just showed me a problem with the dial - it was relumed once with the wrong material and done very poorly so the finish is ruined. I have a line on a NOS dial but that will be expensive. Funny thing is, the NOS dial will still cost LESS than the price of the first place's cost for refinishing! I'll still have the original parts, but now Scott and Tom can have a chuckle because by my definition I'm creating a frankenHeuer! Oh well, better OEM NOS than redialed.

42mm PO 8500
hey guys I am about to pick up the new 8500 PO in 42mm. I was curious if someone could pm me in regards to what price I should expect to pay. I know that msrp is near 6000, but it seems normal to get a discount. I would appreciate the help

Another incoming...
Some of you may have seen my post at the weekend over my dilemma as to whether or not to add a 116519 to the collection.Well...the responses helped me decide and so today I did what had to be done!This will not replace my 116500, but will compliment it as it offers such a different look.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk