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Hanhart Primus Survivor Pilot Watch
When you break it down to the bare bones, watches are there to tell the time. Throughout their history, these tools have been redesigned to fit their environment. Nowadays, watches exist more as status symbols and as beautiful artisanal artefacts, and so the environment has become one of luxury, not survival. But before the digital age, before we had the time to appreciate the keeping of time, watches were called upon to play a much more important role. Dive watches, trench watches, pilot watchesThese timepieces were born of necessity, and with them, enduring design principles emerged.?The Hanhart Primus Survivor Pilot Watch is clearly of the same blood, but does its heart beat to the same tune?The Hanhart Primus Survivor Pilot is aimed at those with an "intense professional life and active leisure time."?That's a difficult balance for any company to strike. When the aim of design is balance, the risk is always compromise. The Hanhart Primus is trying to prove that it's possible to des

Which model has an Omega in-house movement???
Hey guys...A guy who runs a shop down-town told me that the new AQ has an in-house movement by Omega...Is that true???

Advice Sought
I have a minor dilemma & would love to hear the collective wisdom from this august group... My current roster consists of a '99 5065, Rolex GMT II (ceramic bezel) and a JLC Reverso Duoface Bleu. I am in the process of adding a 'complication' to the mix and had zeroed in on the 5146g with a slate dial image.jpgI went in to the AD with the intention of consummating the purchase, but they had a 5164 that just arrived and I tried it on. I live in tokyo and travel a lot... the dual timezone complication on that piece is wonderful. I am tempted...My head says the 5146 but there is a slight pull to the 5164, which is kind of odd since I have two dual time zone watches already. If I went with the 5164, I would probably unload the Rolex, but see a difficulty in having the 5065 and 5164. (I cannot unload the 5065 for sentimental reasons). The 5146 is a much more complementary piece and will get a lot of use. Any advice - need to make a call quickly. With the great Yen exchange rate, either o

First PAM - 422 (MANY pics)! And I seem to have gone a little overboard...
... on the straps! There are just so many color combos and makers that I had to try a few of them right off the bat. This is going to be a long post with lots, lots of photos! First, a very nice, handmade, strap case by Rob Montana (The Strap Smith):In case anyone is curious, the straps are, from left to right (the last two are for other watches):1. OEM PAM rubber;2. Dangerous 9's 1926 ammo strap on a Roland Kobalia .950 silver buckle with X mas logo (this one will get a thread of it's own, what an amazing piece of history);3. PAM Assolutamente strap;4. Stone Creek's rolled edge black gator;5. Gunny's super smooth black calf;6. Stone Creek's black ammo (mounted on the watch);7. Ted Su's greyish/blue croco;8. Mario Paci's grey distressed;9. Kain Heritage's dusky brown with dlc buckleHere are some group shots of the watch and all the straps:Up close...Some gratuitous lume shots:And the obligatory wrist shots, along with some individual strap shots :And, finally, the gorgeous case back:I

Cracked Ceramic Bezel
So here is what a BLNR ceramic bezel looks like when dropped from approx 5 feet onto an aluminium frame. I may have felt a bit better about it if I'd knocked it on a rusty cannon at 100 feet depth whilst diving for doubloons, but that's not me! Probably only me that will ever notice, so I will live with it for now...