Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine Chronometer 43mm

16 Prize-Winning Watches from the 2014 Geneva Grand Prix
On October 31st, the 14th annual Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Gen¨¨ve ¡ª the watch world’s equivalent of the Oscars ¡ª was held at Geneva’s Grande Theatre. The international jury of watch experts handed out prizes in 16 categories, including the prestigious “Aiguille d’Or” grand prize, awarded to Breguet for its Classiqu Chronometrie. Scroll down for the full list of winners.“Aiguille d’Or” (“Golden Hand”) Grand Prize: Breguet Classique Chronom¨¦trie. (You can download WatchTime’s exclusive feature article on the Classique Chronom¨¦trie and its innovative magnetic pivot, by clicking here.)Ladies¡¯ Watch Prize: Blancpain, Women Heure D¨¦centr¨¦e Seconde RetrogradeLadies¡¯ High-Mech Watch Prize: Christophe Claret, MargotMen¡¯s Watch Prize: Urban J¨¹rgensen & Sonner, Central SecondBreguet Classique Chronom¨¦trie 7727Blancpain Women Heure D¨¦centr¨¦e Seconde RetrogradeChronograph Watch Prize: De Bethune, DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillo

Girard-Perregaux Sea & Chrono Hawk Watches
I knew it was coming and I am glad that it is finally here. Similar to brands such as Jaeger-LeCoultre, Girard-Perregaux makes (or made) really good sport watches that it does not really market that much. You just sort of need to know about them. For a while, the last remaining sport watch Girard-Perregaux made was the Sea Hawk - a high-end diver with a personality complex not knowing whether it was a serious sport watch meant for action or a luxury lifestyle watch meant for cocktail hour. And when was the last time you even heard about the Laureato collection?At the end of 2012, Girard-Perregaux brings them both back into the limelight under a single collection - the Hawk. While the Laureato collection is retired for the time being, its design DNA has been incorporated into the new Sea Hawk and Chrono Hawk models. You can see the familiar design of the lugs and the octagonal bezel in there. Of course, it has been mashed together with elements from the last generation Sea Hawk models.

What else?
On a Hong Kong junk: On the beach:With some yuppie stuff:In academia:On a bicycle:With leather:On a ferry:....and in the sunset:A stunning watch! You can't go wrong with it.

blood diamonds
is that a lum-tec leonardo decaprio is wearing? looks like in some scenes he's wearing a chrono and in others a DJ.pretty sure it's an M series with a blue dial though. what do you think?

Two arrivals came in today...
I ordered a Citizen Eco Drive watch from Amazon last night to use for a few weeks while waiting for my Omega SMP to arrive. Well, the Omega came in today, much sooner than expected:I like the Citizen's design, but the second hand seems out of alignment:Is there anyway to adjust the above, or should I send it back to Amazon?