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Pre-SIHH: Introducing The Baume & Mercier Clifton Collection
For SIHH 2013, Baume & Mercier will be unveiling an entirely new collection, Clifton. While most of the pieces will not be shown until January, we have a sneak peak at Clifton for you this morning. And if these three watches are any indication, Clifton is going to be a strong collection for B&M. 2 OF 6 The inspiration for Clifton comes from vintage dress watches of the 1950s, though the name comes from a South African sea-side resort. Go figure. The basic models like those here come in at 41mm and 42mm, which are certainly modern sizes, but not overly huge. The numbers on the dial are elegant, the three-piece case is sturdy, and there seems to have been a great attention paid to details throughout the design process.First up are two steel models, one with a silver dial and the other with a black dial. Both are 11.54mm thick, house automatic movements (likely ETA or ETA-like), and come on alligator straps. With the sub seconds and discrete date at 3 o'clock, these really d

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Dismantling A $1.2m Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon 5002R
Patek, 3.jpgPatek, 8.jpgThought you'd be interested to see inside this $1.2 million Patek Philippe in this article, don't think many people have actually seen inside this watch- it's pretty awesome! Do you think it's worth the price tag though?

Things I learned I did not know
So earlier today I posted for sale my Seiko SNM023 that I purchased a little under a year ago. One of the puzzling things about that watch was that if you googled 'SNM023', about 95% of the hits would be posts of mine in various watch fora where it was listed in my signature. You just couldn't find anything out about this watch.In preparation for the sale, I took a number of decent photos. One was of the sticker on the back of the box that showed the model number SNM023. It also indicated 'MENS BRACELET' which is funny, because mine is on a strap and I was always sure it was original as the strap and deployant were both signed.I decided to go fishing for information on google. I took a chance with a google translation of a page that was originally Polish. And there it was, a genuine SNM023 in the wild (or more precisely, Poland).Now I don't know about you, but I don't see the resemblance with the watch in my possession. I am as far as I know the third owner of this watch. Somew

Help: Daytona vs skydweller
Hey all,So my AD asked me the other day what stainless piece I¡¯d be looking for next, and, as a reflex, I stated ¡°A white face Daytona.¡±But my wife asked ¡°what about a skydweller?¡± And, after discussion, I¡¯m reaching out. I have a black face Rolex, and a blue on the way, so I¡¯m really thinking white. What do you guys think? Skydweller or Daytona?