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My First Grail Watch: Bruno Grande Of JeanRichard
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch". In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're speaking with a gentleman who got his start managing the official timekeepers at all manner of sporting events, and today finds himself the COO at JEANRICHARD, living in the heart of Swiss watch country. Please welcome Bruno Grande. ?You'll find that his first grail is a watch we're all quite familiar with - and one you may even have in your own collection.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Bruno Grande (BG): I am a Swiss and Italian citizen. I love sports, I am married with two kids and live in a small village between Geneva and Lausanne. I started my relationship with the watch industry while as a student. I wanted to discover the world and I did so by managing the official timekeepers for many sports events (F1, T&F, ski,Motogp..

Hautlence HL2 Watch Prototype
I can already tell that the Hautlence HL2 (HL2.0) watch is going to be one of my favorites of 2011. I learned about the piece sometime ago, and now we have images of an actual prototype. The thing works. Fellow watch lover and watch forum moderator Francois-Xavier Overstake had a wonderful opportunity to view (and play with) a prototype of the upcoming watch from the boutique Swiss brand. The hands-on pictures in this post are his, a link to his article is below.What is this thing? Only the latest and greatest machine that tells the time. Pardon the watch's unfinished stated. Though all the promise is there. This is a new step for Hautlence - who finally get their own movement. Interestingly enough if you compare the watch to their earlier models -the way of telling the time is 'thematically' the same. Meaning a retrograde minute hand (that is unique) as well as quasi-digital hour indicator. The HL2 is also the brand's first automatic movement, it also contains a power reserve indicato

NEED HELP! Input on which watch will fit this bill...
Hey everyone,Looking for some help, and I'm sure you guys can give it! I want a new diver for, well diving. I don't care if it's quartz, Eco-Drive, mechanical, etc. In fact, based on my "like to haves", it's going to have to be quartz. It can be a traditional 3-hand look or fully digital (like a G-Shock).It's going to be a beater. I'm going to be wearing it in the pool a lot helping with classes, so it's going to get scratched up. So probably I'd prefer a rubber dive strap, but as long as I can remove the bracelet with an aftermarket strap it doesn't matter. But if it has a non-removable strap it had better 1) be long enough to go over a wetsuit and 2) be robust.Here's what I have to have on it:Robust, heavy design40mm minimum, but not something huge so I'd say 45mm max.Good visibility60-minute track on bezel (each minute on bezel is marked) for timingDigital chronographTemperature sensor and readout (preferable digital)Price of $400 or less, preferably $250 or soPre-owned or new

Royal Oak SS Bracelet Cleaning
How do you guys clean yours ?Is it safe to put the whole watch under the water ?

One has to go! Panerai 111 or 510? What would you do?
One must go. I don't have personal attachments to either. Which one would you sell and why? Thanks fellas!