Omega Aqua Terra Ladies Automatic

Tissot Sculpture Line Moonphase "Baby Breguet" Watch
Likely no coincidence that Tissot created a timepiece like this and both Tissot and Breguet are under the same umbrella company - the Swatch Group. While Tissot is best known in the US for their awesome T-Touch timepieces, and other sport watches, they do actually offer some nice classy pieces as well (though a good deal of those are harder to find in the US). Tissot sits as a high-value, entry-level luxury watch portal for the Swatch Group. They are actually in sort of the same boat with Certina watches (also Swatch Group, but those are very hard to find in the US).So new from Tissot is this Sculpture Line Moonphase watch - which I nicknamed the "Tissot Baby Breguet." Why? Well, because the design is just that. Tissot borrowed elements from Breguet such as the machine "guilloche" engraved textured dial, dial layout, and gold case. Yes, in fact this Tissot watch will come in an 18k white or rose gold case. Making this a top-level Tissot timepiece. Tissot timepieces don't often come in

Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all from Two-Tone and Long Island NY. Bob

Be Careful What You Ask For...
Did you ever place a bid on a watch, not expecting to win it, and then you did - but then you find yourself wondering why you were able to win that, since identical watches sold for a lot more?Then you wonder why you got it so cheap, and whether there's some horrible flaw that all the cognoscenti saw that you missed?That's where I am today. I just won an auction I didn't expect to, because my maximum bid was only a little over $75 for an example of a watch that sold for $130 last week (I know - I was 2nd highest bidder!), and has gone for as much as $300 in the last 6 months.I even checked Watchcount, and there were 25 people watching this auction. And I lowballed it and won. Now I won't be happy until I see with my own eyes that the watch is worth it.Ah, well. It could be worse. Instead of a Lord Elgin, it could be something like an Omega Pie Pan Constellation!

A couple of new ones for me
Bought a couple of Marina Militare recently. One is polished with a power reserve indicator and the second one is an auto with a titanium case.Both have surprised me as to how solid they both feel. The titanium is noticeably lighter. For the (little) amount I paid, these will be good knock around watches.I also bought straps from a non-sponsor site and REALLY like them. 5mm from stem to stern with the PreV buckles.

Finally picked up the new toy / Australian tourism
My new AP, appreciate very mainstream and hardly the top end of the AP world, but it is my first and I really like it, glad I was not talked out of it by talk of it being too big on a wrist, my 7.5in and the 15400 look like they were made for each other.Many thanks to Mitch at the Hourglass in Sydney, a great deal, great service and a man who respects TRF big time.FYI Just as special as the AP is the journey from my home in Balmain by Ferry to the city to pick up the watch, a great day all round, my wife is now wearing my Daytona which was re-sized for her by Mitch as well. Sunny Sydney day, for those that have never visited our amazing city hopefully this is the enabler photos to get you to come (30c / 85f and such blue skies), apparently our architecture is quite well known as well.OK so the downside is we do have the occasional mosquito which has impacted the wrist shot a little!!!