IWC Vintage Portuguese Manual Wind

The Breguet Tradition Automatique Seconde R¨¦trograde 7097
There are a lot of intense words in Breguet's press release for this watch – "outstanding," "faultless," "peened" – that lead me to believe they are still basking in the glow of that 2014 Grand Prix Aiguille d'Or. Make no mistake, however – the Tradition Automatique Seconde Rétrograde (which makes its formal debut at Baselworld) is a very different watch than the Classique Chronométrie that took home the watch industry's top honors. The movement is exposed, resulting in a cool, neo-luxury look with fine movement specs to back it all up. 1 OF 2 In contrast to the complex movement on display, the shape of the 40 mm, 18k white-gold case is simple and straight-forward, with a perfectly circular polished bezel and straight lugs (with a little bevel at the end). The dial at 12 o'clock for the hours and minutes features an engine-turned detail around the circumference, a circular brushed finish underne

Right Price or World Gone Mad?
The following 145.022 which was described as having originated from 1970 but which actually was a 1974 vintage went last week on that place by the sea in the UK for $3100. Now that is not far from the MSRP of a brand new 3570.50.

What is the ideal go anywhere, do anything, watch....??
Okay, there probably isn't such a thing as an 'ideal' watch, otherwise we wouldn't feel the need to collect multiple examples of timekeepers, would we?But, what I'm thinking about, is a watch, that if you had to walk out the door with no idea of what your were going to be doing that day - what would be the 'best' or ideal watch to strap to the wrist?Anyone ex (or serving) military will probably know this feeling, waking up with the thought, 'what is the world going to throw at me today', or 'will I get that call saying "wheels up in 1 hour - be there or be left behind...."'?So, you're heading out the door, no idea of what the next 24 hrs or 7 days will bring - what are you going to take....For me, an ideal watch would have to be:* Quartz - sorry, autos are great, but for accuracy and simplicity, I'd pick a quartz, preferably TC (once a WIS, always a WIS.).* Water Resistance - you might end up in the water, be it the ocean, a river, lake - who knows? 200m WR should be enough for pretty

Aquanaut Toughness?
How tough is the Aquanaut?I was a long-time wannabe PP owner until I finally bought a 5127J last year. After owning just Rolex watches, I've wanted that Calatrava for a while because I think it is very refined. Now I have the sickness. PP's are worse than Lay's. You know you can't have just one. I was/am a Rolex wearer and own several. I've slowly started giving them away to family members. Now that I'm middle-aged and don't have fantasies of living a life of action and adventure and am a family man, the appeal of Rolex is diminishing while that of PP is growing. So my question to everyone here: How tough is the Aquanaut? Would you say it is as robust as the Submariner? Can it take a beating? By which I mean travel, some diving (not below 60M...it is a diving watch after all), carrying stuff (kids, boxes, usual rubbish), and normal day to day wear. I'm not a Navy Seal or anything like that. I'm not going to be jumping out of planes and rolling around in hand to hand combat

Fellow SkyDwellers, rejoice!
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