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Hands-On: The Cartier Tourbillon Mysterieux Azure Pendant Watch (Live Pics, Full Specs, And Pricing)
"When the commissionaire had gone, Holmes took up the stone and held it against the light. It’s a bonny thing,' said he. 'Just see how it glints and sparkles. Of course it is a nucleus and focus of crime. Every good stone is. They are the devil’s pet baits. In the larger and older jewels every facet may stand for a bloody deed. This stone is not yet twenty years old. It was found in the banks of the Amoy River in southern China and is remarkable in having every characteristic of the carbuncle, save that it is blue in shade instead of ruby red. In spite of its youth, it has already a sinister history.'"  – Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure Of The Blue Carbuncle 1 OF 9 This might seem a rather ominous way to start off a look at one of the most spectacular objects we saw at the Salon this year: the Cartier Tourbillon Myst¨¦rieux Azur¨¦, a gem-set pendant tourbillon watch, and a unique piece. But I mention it as a way of underscoring th

For all you beginners that don't know
I asked this a long time ago and never understood it to be truthful. But I found an excerpt from a new book I'm reading about watches.Here is how you read your tachometer."The tachometer may have a spiral scale around center of dial, this indicates miles per hour, based on a trial over one mile. It indicates speed from 400 to 20 miles per hour on three turns. Each turn of spiral corresponds to one minutes (scale for first 8 seconds being omitted), the outer turn from 400 to 60(0 to 1 minute) and the center turn from 30 to 20 miles per hour (2 to 3 minutes).When passing the first marker of mile zone, start chronograph hand by pressing the push piece. When passing following mile marker, press push piece again. The chronograph hand now indicates the speed in miles per hour on the spiral. If a mile has been made in less than one minute the speed will be indicated on the outside turn of spiral; from 1 to 2 minutes on middle turn and 2 to 3 minutes on center turn.Example: If a mile has been

AP Royal Oak Chrono Vs Patek Nautilus Chrono
Well Guys,I have narrowed my next watch down to two options and I have shopped around from the best prices I can get.I would like to really thank some of you who shared your contacts. It really is much appreciated and shows how great this forum is!With the Patek, the best price I could get is 15% off Swiss list price, compared to 28% off the AP. So this is how it works out:?43,500 at a 15% discount for the Nautilus ChronoVS ?24,600 with a 28% discount for the APWhich would you go for considering:LooksValue - there is a substantial difference in priceQualityRepair and Service TimesResaleStatus

Is the new Aqua Terra Chronograph GMT out in the market yet?
Hi. I tried to search the internet, even on Omega's website, and couldn't find the latest Aqua Terra Chronograph GMT that is said to have lunched in Basel 2013. Anyone knows where to get the information and selling price of this piece?Here is the hands on by ablogtowatch. .ablogtowatch/omega-aq...atch-hands-on/Thanks and Regards.

Submersible tolerances
Does anyone know at what depth Rolex tests their movements to say that at 1000 feet or 4000 feet, the watch can reliably timekeep?I can’t imagine that at 4050 feet, a Sea Dweller stops functioning or at 1020 feet a Sub ceases to work. There has to be some percentage cushion built in. Also, does anyone know if Rolex actually submerges the movement or do they, using some equipment and technology, replicate the pressure and conditions experienced at that ocean depth ...These are more geek questions than anything and because someone I know recently asked “how can you be for sure that the watch will function nearly a mile undersea?”Thanks.