Omega Speedmaster Day/Date

Jaeger-LeCoultre Sets Up Dedicated Site For Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie Watch, To Make Case For $2.5 Million Purchase
First of all, I am a big fan of the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie watch and the accompanying set. I discussed it at length here when going over the announcement of the Hybris Mechanica. Once again, it is the current most complex watch in the world, comes in a limited edition of just 30 sets, and will cost over $2.5 million. Recently Jaeger-LeCoultre has unveiled the watch itself and the uber display box (the safe), they have also opened a dedicated website to showcase just what the Hybris Mechanica set is all about, focusing of course on the Grande Sonnerie. You can check out the site here. The site is very nice looking and gives you lots of nice little details about the watch that you'd otherwise miss by just looking at it. However, the site is not easy to navigate - another victim of form over function. Just look out for the easy to miss "X" button on the upper right hand corner when you want to go back to the previous page (welcome to a Flash-based nightmare)

Ventura help please
Apologies if this seems a blatantly stupid question but here goes. I've always loved the Ventura and decided to track one down. Starting with the Hamilton site there seems like there are only a few models (I'm guessing they only show current models). The problems start with model numbers ie some sites pics don't match serial numbers. Cutting a long story short I've tracked down model no h244510 and been told sometimes it ends with 731 omitting the last 0. Can anyone tell me what this watch is. Im looking for the basic vintage model (re issue). It's not easy to explain the situation I'm in, but my previous order with a crap uk company who know nothing about watches is not helping things as the venturas seem tricky to track down. Any pointers or models to avoid would be appreciated. Thanks in advance

creating the perfect wrist watch
Dear Watch Lovers,dear Watch Manufacturers (from the conservative to the most crazy ones):It still does not exist in the market !ACCURACY: according to COSC, a mechanical watch should not lose more than 4sec/24 h nor gain more than 6 sec/24 h. Best of best may have half of theese values. But a simple US$-20,- Chinese quartz piece is more accurate. There are still high-quality quartz movements, tested by COSC. They are up to 100 times more accurate. One of this should have our perfect watch.LONG LIFE CONSTRUCTION: best mechanical watches work about 50 years (some more some less). Some 20-year-old luxury quartz pieces cannot be repaired, because their pieces are not manufactured any longer. Why not to order to manufacture quartz movement for our perfect watch, frommilitary industry or industry for medical or scientific equipment? They are specialists for long life electronics. Too expensive ? In luxury watch making costs do not matter at all.SOFISTICATION: sophistication of a ful

5164A on Ostrich Strap with OEM clasp
Not an easy order but worked with Camille Fournet to get something that looks and fits great. Enjoy! Sent from my BBB100-3 using Tapatalk

Couldn't Resist (590)
I thought I was done and now I have two in the stable. This one just added.