Ulysse Nardin GMT Big Date 42mm

Blancpain X Fathoms Watch
Blancpain just released the new X Fathoms dive watch that it has been promoting for a while now. Launched in Dubai, the new super diver contains a mechanical depth gauge as well as a few interesting features. One of those is a retrograde five minute counter on the dial that is always running. This is meant to be used for measuring decompression times. No other diving watch in the world has ever looked like this.According to Blancpain the mechanical depth gauge (which can measure up to 90 meters of depth) is the most accurate one in the world. Other brands such as IWC and Jaeger-LeCoultre have watches with mechanical depth gauges. The gauge has two hands to indicate the current depth and a maximum depth reached during that dive hand. Blancpain says one of the major innovations involves the way the depth meter works. Water enters the hex grill on the back of the watch and interacts with a flexible metal membrane. Sounds interesting. Don't miss that the dial also has the time. In one of t

robustness of automatics?
New guy here with some questions - great informative forum here! Love automatics and wear them often for work (I'm a mechanical engineer who appreciates mechanical devices).Questions are:How robust are automatics these days? I.e., outside of work I am very active (running, biking, swimming, coaching son's baseball team, woodworking, scout leader, repairing all the neighboor kids bikes, etc.....) and I normally wear a quartz (wenger chronograph) because they are so darn robust - don't really worry about them getting beat around. However, I would prefer an automatic (diver?, rubber or nylon strap) but am concerned how it would last in these situations. Comments would be greatly appreciated.Also, what specific automatics would you recommend for the everyday tortue described?Sorry if terminology is not all correct - not a watch expert, just one who likes them and appreciates the mechanics involved.Many thanks in advance for comments.Steve

Christmas Present arrived for my PAM
My PAM has its Xmas present a great new strap with sewn in buckle from David Lane.Couldn't be more pleased

Can¡¯t wait for the summer
Put down aDeposit on the RG Diver today

Excited its 5711nally arrived... !
Finally got the call late last week! Big thanks to the members on the forum who helped convince me to pull the trigger & buy the 5711 blue dial 'sight unseen'. Big leap of faith and the photos just don't do it justice! My local dealer was a hero getting me bumped up his list a few months ahead of my wedding .. and even gave a 10% discount to retail as a special present! Guess he knows he'll see ALL my business going forward! Thanks for the support guys - glad to finally be part of the club.. my first non-rolex piece! PS - new member alert-- i'll have to figure out how to rotate pictures going forward! sorry!