Tissot PR 100 Quartz COSC Lady Blue Dial Stainless Steel Watch T1012511104100

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Lambert to Become CEO of Montblanc
As our “Watch Insider” Alexander Linz reported as a rumor in his blog earlier this week, the Richemont Group has announced changes in its Group Management Committee that will result in new leadership at one of its luxury maisons, Montblanc. Click here to read the official release from Richemont.Richemont announces the following changes to its Group Management Committee.Mr Lutz Bethge, currently Chief Executive Officer of Montblanc International, will be appointed as non-executive Chairman and Head of Supervisory Board of Montblanc. In this capacity, Mr Bethge will represent the Maison externally and will be an advisor to the Maison on strategic matters. He will step down from operational business and from the Group Management Committee on 30 June 2013.On behalf of the Group, Richemont¡¯s Board of Directors would like to thank Mr Bethge for his immense contribution to the development of Montblanc from a traditional writing instrument manufacturer to a strong luxury Maison. Du

Help needed on tritium
Hi Friends,As some already know I have just acquired a Rolex Gmt Master II.The model was produced in 1996 (T series), before superluminova was used; in this case tritium was used. I expected it to still light up a bit, since I read somewhere that the half life of tritium is 12.3 years. However, there is absolutely no glow whatsover on the markers.Any idea as to why there is no more glow? Lume isn't really that important to me unless I'd be trapped somewhere in the dark of night, but it is comforting to know that there is some.Any tritium owners or anyone knowledgeable who could care to shed light on this? It's been bugging me quite a bit (just a little though). If the watch is 13 years old there should be some kind of glow, shouldn't there?Kind regardsClarence

One of my favorite Christmas card from another fellow WIS
...nice customization, pal. THANK YOU !! But Harry, couldn't you have them place ROLEX GMT instead of the Big Ben in the picture ? :Dj/k ;)

Hamilton"Samson"
Though I've been a collector for a long time, I am familiarizing myself with Hamiltons now. I prefer only vintage mechanical movements. To me, anything with quartz in it isn't a watch. My question is the relative demand for a "Samson", a 1955 watch I haven't seen too often. It looks like a simpler version of a K series watch whose round bezel was made of three concentric rings.Meanwhile, picked up a "Haydon", and a "Nordon". Going for a Wilshire, mad that I sold the first one I had. Pics to follow!Thanks,Mike

Receiving a watch for Christmas?
A couple of weeks ago, the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev paid a visit to Switzerland in honour of his great fellow countryman General Alexander Suvorov.The Russian president was presented a dagger that had belonged to the Russian general when he crossed the Alps by the Swiss president. The two president had visited the world-famous Suvorov Monument in the Sch?llenen Gorge together. This monument commemorates the crossing of the Alps by the Russian generalissimo with his troops in September 1799. Indeed no mean feat back then.What struck me as odd was that the Russian president handed over a small coin to the Swiss president just prior to accepting the dagger.A few days ago I spoke to my good old friend Wendelin Niederberger. Wendelin is one of Europe's foremost experts on and teachers of Taoism. We were talking about the upcoming Christmas and about exchanging gifts. During our conversation, I also mentioned the handing over of the coin by the Russian president. And suddenly Wendel