TAG Heuer Grand Carrera WAV511B.BA0900 Quartz Mens Round Watch

TAG Heuer Watches and Oracle Team USA Introduce First Smartwatch for Sailing
Well, that didn’t take long. The recent rise of the so-called smartwatch has reached the “traditional” Swiss watch industry. TAG Heuer has teamed up with America’s Cup champion Oracle Team U.S.A. to develop the new TAG Heuer Aquaracer 72, which TAG is calling “the first-ever Swiss sports smartwatch dedicated to competitive sailing.” The watch, which is a product of the R&D departments of both TAG Heuer and Oracle, made its debut on the wrists of Oracle Team USA sailors at this year’s 34th America’s Cup, won by Oracle Team USA in thrilling come-from-behind fashion on September 25. It is, TAG says, the first watch designed both for and by a professional sailing team, specifically engineered to provide every crew member access to crucial race condition data in real time. Each watch was customized for a team member’s specific tasks and is wirelessly linked to the boat’s onboard computers.Based on the TAG Heuer Aquaracer 500M C

A journey of watches (possibly long and dull)
It's a slow sunday here in Oslo, so I thought I would share the history of my watches.I got a few watches before the one below, but it was the first one I bought my self. I was 14 yo and had worked three months to pay for it (wich is a very long time at that age). I even got a discount from the seller as I ran out of bills and started putting coins on the desk. He was embarressed to take every penny from a child I guess Its' nothing special about this Seiko today and it certainly don't belong in a forum like this, but it was kind of new and trendy with digital LCD displays back then and I was incredibly proud wearing it. Some years later I did my mandatory military service and the first time laying down on the shooting field it got all scratched up (as you can see).Later I bougt a lot of different low priced watches. All picked becourse of their looks. When I was getting married I bought a heavy gold bracelet for my wife and she bought this for me:I had wanted a "real watch" with some

It was worth the wait!!! (vintage Grail alert)
It's not a big secret I nearly have alvin's enthusiasm for Longines. Last October we were discussing what your grail list is in the Rolex Forum, and mine is post #4 in this thread:Grail ListOne or two have changed a little from that list, but you can see my first entry on the "targets of opportunity" was one of a few Longines vintage pieces. I was lucky enough to win a bid on what is IMO the best Longines Conquest ever made:selller's pictureIt has the screw in back, and the blue raised relief logo on the caseback. This is equivalent to getting a mint Grande Luxe Constellation to an Omegamaniac and I'M PUMPED!!! Now I have half of what I consider the perfect vintage Longines collection. The Diamond Dynasty covers WG, this covers RG, and I'd like to find a SS Flagship with the schooner in raised relief on the back & caliber 342; and a YG Ultra-Chron "C" case with a 36K bph caliber 430 (or vice versa on the metals). For this, the Bucherer/GO/Yacht-master decision can wait a co

Premium ($ or %) for tropical dials?
Is there a standard premium $ (or %) for valuation on tropical speedmaster dials?I know Tropical is very subjective. One person's tropical is another person's degradation, aging and mildew. In my eyes, attractive tropical is uniform dark brown / chocolate color on the dial, and hands that match or complement that dial

New acquisition.....
Just arrived this morning... I will post more pics later.....