Vacheron Constantin Historiques Ultra-Fine 1968 Silver Dial Men's Watch 43043/000R-9592

Virtual Ideas "Big Time" Watch Concept
Allow me to present you with another watch concept from Switzerland based Virtual Ideas, a design firm that creates watches for established watch companies (a lot of the time large companies rely on smaller, independent design firms when it comes to watch design. They then figure out how to produce it, market it, and then sell it). The first concept I shared with you (a while back) was the Pink Panther watch concept. The concept watch here is called "Big Time." You can see the thematic similarity to their previous concept design.Big Time is a larger, square shaped watch with dimensions that should be in the 50mm wide and 45mm tall range. The dial itself is perfectly square, but as you can see there is an interesting rubber guard/bumper around the crown. The case is curved a bit and looks nice in rose gold. You can see the sharp faceting around the edges. Lugs are set widely apart but cut short and sharp for a technical feel. They also help preserve the angularity of the design. You see

LiquidMetal photos, etc.
A few weeks ago I picked up a pre-owned LiquidMetal LNIB. I had never seen one "in the steel" as they are currently only available at Omega boutiques.The LM was part of a multi-transaction buy/sell/trade that also netted a Rolex GMTIIc:Although I had admired the Planet Ocean since its introduction in 2005, I could never decide which model/size so my collection went "PO-less". I suspect that Providence knew that this LiquidMetal had my name on it. Without further ado, here she is:Look closely and you can see the green [ZrO2] below the "Professional":Other than the green and red, all other dial printing and minute markers are silver rather than white as with the standard PO.Note the difference in the date window due to the fact that the dial is made of the same ceramic material as the bezel and is not stamped metal:And the lume is blue:Here is the info from the certificate of authenticity:And from Omega's site:Liquidmetal? technologyFr. John?

First German watch... new arrival
Well thanks to WWIIbuff and his thread about the DeckWatch I couldn't help myself. About 3 weeks ago I placed my order and the watch arrived today. The watch is really beautiful in person I must say. It wears very comfortably and has some nice detail to it. I see this as my stepping stone to other Germans down the line and I hope it opens some new doors for my collection. I already have the upcoming Stowa Chrono on order I will take some more/better pics with actual camera a little later this evening, but snapped these with my phone as I was opening...enjoy!I like the 'WIS' stamp on this one and the obligatory wrist shotwill update soon!

Decision made
Have been contemplating a new addition for quite a while and finally found one that trips my trigger.Just received an email from my favorite dealer confirming the order.I have no idea when it might arrive but over the years, I've learned that patience is the greatest virtue of WISdom.

New Rolex Daytona purchase
I have just completed the first part of a transaction that will see me purchasing a T/T 2018 Rolex Daytona 116503 (New Model) White MOP eight Diamonds Dial. I have just Sold a T/T 2017 Rolex Daytona 116503 (New Model) White Dial with Gold Sub Dials. I received a good price for it 9,750 GBP though I didn't sell it to the shop where I bought it less that a year ago, they were unable to pay me what I was looking for. So I sold it elsewhere, but I will be purchasing the new Daytona from the Dealer where I buy all my Watches which is a Grey Dealer in the North of England. They are exceptional when it comes to price. The new Daytona I am purchasing was priced at 14,565 GBP but because I am a regular customer they reduced it by 65 GBP which was very good of them. So the new Watch is costing me 14,500 GBP which is about 18,000 Dollars. I will be flying from my Country to Manchester UK at the end of May to pay the balance owed & collect my new Watch. I am very excited about this, hopefully