Patek Philippe Lady's Stainless Steel & 18K Yellow Gold Nautilus

Thomas Morf is Hanhart’s New CEO
Effective October 1, former Carl F. Bucherer CEO Thomas Morf took charge of the watch brand Hanhart, which is based in Diessenhofen, Switzerland, and in G¨¹tenbach, in the German Black Forest. Morf server as CEO at Carl F. Bucherer until May, 2010. The brand also announced that the Gaydoul Group is now the majority shareholder of parent company Hanhart Group AG. The most important minority shareholder stays the Matter Group AG and the Astraia Holding AG. Klaus Eble remains Managing Director of the production site A. Hanhart GmbH & Co. KG, G¨¹tenbach.Hanhart was established by Johann Adolf Hanhart in Diessenhofen, Germany in 1882. The brand is known for chronographs. It manufactured the pilot¡¯s chronograph ¡°Calibre 40¡± from 1938, a piece that is still highly sought-after by collectors today.At Baselworld 2009, Hanhart presented a new collection of mechanical chronographs under the name Primus. The new models incorporate modern technology and historical elements, such as the brand̵

A History of Omega: From Observatory Trials to the Moon
It's pretty hard to dispute ¨C or underestimate ¨C the importance of Omega SA when discussing the Swiss watch industry. They were an early and more than worthy rival to Rolex in the luxury watch arena ¨C and in fact, lured James Bond away from the crown. They made numerous important contributions to the watch industry, both from a customer perspective and a business perspective. They've been an official timer of the Olympic games upwards of two dozen times. And of course, there is the glorious Speedmaster Professional.So how did the brand start, and where did it come from?Early HistoryLouis Brant was 23 when he founded the Comptoir d¡ä¨¦tablissage Louis Brandt in 1848. Brant located his workshop in La Chaux de Fonds and assembled pocket watches there, to be distributed throughout Europe.Sons Louis-Paul and C¨¦sar joined the company in July 1877, and the name was modified to Louis Brandt & Fils.The elder Brant died in 1879, and his sons, Louis-Paul and C¨¦sar Brandt took over the company.

Watch review
What do you guys think of this watch?The specs are:40mm 316L stainless steel case9mm case thicknessGenuine leather strapSapphire crystalSwiss Ronda 6004B movementSmooth black leather3ATM water resistant$200 with a lifetime full replacement guarantee.photo.jpgcloseup_detail_layered (Large).jpgcloseup_hand (Large).jpgwhite_backdrop (Large).jpgwhole_hand (Large).jpgThose professional pics are of the original model. Here is a bad pic of a new one that was changed. As you can see, the dial, crown, and logo are different.I've reached the maximum number of attachments so here's the link i.imgur/lkhuCOo.jpgSpecific criticisms would be greatly appreciated. What don't you like about it?

Speedmaster Mark II chronograph function
I had a chance to play with this watch at a local AD and Omega boutique and noticed that when I start the chronograph, sometimes the seconds hand will not start smoothly from a stop, but rather jump a second and then move. It didn't seem to matter if I pressed the start/stop button fast or slow, though pressing it slowly seemed to make it happen more often. This happened on three separate watches.I'm a little hesitant to pay 5-6k for a watch that appears to have a defect in the mechanism. I tried this on a Breitling and I could not replicate the issue.Any Mark II owners that can chime in please?Thank you

Better investment? PAM or diamond tennis bracelet?
I offered to buy a tennis bracelet for the Mrs.'s but she says she doesn't necessarily want it right now. So, I thought I'd use the money to buy another PAM for myself for the time being. I would never sell either of the two if bought but I'd still like to know what you all think about which will be worth more down the road in case I had to sell. So let's say I was able to get an $8K the PAM for 10% off or $7200 and the tennis bracelet costs the same which would likely have a 5.0 t.c.w. of round brilliant VS1 or 2 and H or I color. Will the PAM retain it's value better than the diamonds?