Zenith Academy Christophe Colombe Hurricane Men's Watch 40.2214.8805/36.C714

Pocket Full of Complications: Today’s Haute Horlogerie Pocketwatches
Even though the wristwatch long ago supplanted it in popularity, the classical pocketwatch continues to soldier on as a novelty in the world of timepieces, beloved by some collectors for their old-school appeal and large, decorative movements, and many of today’s watch brands have used the style to express not only their historical cachet but also their horological expertise. Here we shine the spotlight on some recently released modern pocketwatches from popular wristwatch brands.One of the year’s most complicated pocketwatches comes from Cartier, a brand that in recent years has dedicated itself to strengthening its haute horlogerie cred. The Cartier Grand Complication Skeleton is in a white-gold case, 59.2 mm in diameter, with openworked Roman numerals elegantly carved from the white gold surface of the case. It contains a manual-winding manufacture movement, Caliber 9436 MC, which is visible from both the front and back, and is made up of 457 total parts. The watch has a

The New Sea Dweller..
I like it..Maxi-dial....more meat everwhere......It is now set apart from the Sub and not just a deeper version of the same watch...The date window that mirrors the opposite indice marker is great. full markers around the bezel....I love it...........The rehaut writing tells you it means business.And that new depth rating....12,800ft, wow.....These can sit at the bottom of the sea for years..I never wanted a SD before.....I want one now..(these are hijacked photos with credits intact)

Womens Pallas
I hope someone here can help, I bought this Pallas for my wife 35 years ago. The watch runs but is missing the crystal, it fell out in 1979! I would like to get it repaired and give it to her again. It has been hidden in the back of a drawer for 30 years!any help is appreciated...photo (11).jpgFrank

Your Opinion wanted
I just picked this up, liked the look of it.Great quality watch, sapphire crystal, solid links, screw pins, and a swiss quartz movement, ceramic bezel.I do not care for Homage watches. Nothing wrong with them as long as they don't pretend to be the real thing, but not for me. When I bought this, I knew it had the ploprof hands, but did not consider it a homage watch. GP uses these hand combo and I think Oris might as well.I thought it looked different than the ploprof as it did not have the special extra wide protruding case of the ploprof 600 and no mesh bracelet.But now after getting it want to see what the Omega folks think, thus wanting your opinion.Do you think this watch is trying to look like an Omega? Or does it just have similar styling?Either way I'll enjoy it for sure. But interested in your thoughts.

To consolidate, or not to consolidate?
I've been reading how members have been consolidating and I also have been thinking the same.Stopped by the bank today and took a quick pic. In an ideal world I would rotate on a regular basis, but I just don't make the effort to frequent the bank, and will end up wearing the same watch for months on end. I started out as a one watch owner, but this forum is like an all-you-can-eat buffet, and then started collecting but I dont think I'm a collector at heart.Every time I think I'm going to depart with one of these watches, I then have a hard time...but I'm coming around. Lately I've been thinking of selling a couple to fund a PM piece, but then not sure if thats real prudent, as you can see they're all out of production, and additionally all are full sets except for the bart and speedy (145.022-69).Oh, and extra vintage bezel inserts, and bracelets not pictured. geez. lol.Anyone have similar story as to how it pains them to see their beauties squirreled away??Sent from my SM-G920V usin