An excellent post which I recommend everyone reading!! CLICK HERE  to get transported over to the JLC forum! Cheers,Anthony This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2008-08-07 06:56:02 ...

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It seems they don't have AD's in usa, is that correct? If so, a PM with a trusted USA  seller is appreciated. ...

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Possibly the most popular piece of the Vintage collection... my thanks to the IWC boutique in Pavilion KL for the pleasure. Something for the ladies? Possibly the blingiest Portuguese I've ever seen... And of course it doesn't hurt to look at the Platinum Minute Repeater again... ...

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Hi guys,As usual, i'd like to share with all some photos i took during the cocktail session with Villemont last night. Impressive Worldtimer to say the least And i'll let the photos do the talking It was a well done event and the team did a good job setting up the place. I was impressed And the watches...A watch that also works as a mechanical compass where u check directions with sunlight Reminds me of Offshore Polaris but this one the indicator is on the dial and not on bezel or inner dial ring. Pretty ...

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guys i cant seem to get any info on the movement of this watch. this is the pvd le 250pcs edition. model 8880 C CCdoes anyone have any info? thanks ...

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Cheers from Nantucket, I'm on Nantucket, it's a rainy Wednesday, and under the circumstances a man's mind shifts to......you got it......horology.... Anyway, I just walked out of the shop of one of the better (if not the only) high end watch purveyors on this island.  They offer an in-house line called "E. Townsend".  The model I'm looking at is a 5 ATM chronograph with a Valjoux 7750 movement - very "Ulysse Nardin-ish" in its design approach.   Built to spec in Switzerland for Mr. Towns...

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Took some pictures of the Calibre 8 RS ( rotating system)  Grande-Date GMT (Singapore Limited Edition) which was announced last week.This LE version of 150 pcs only is to commemorate next  month Singapore Grand Prix and the world first night race.(To read the press release please click here )  This piece is a working prototype, and nothing beats seeing the real piece .  Here we go ......... The colour scheme is British Racing Green.  It is also one of the corpor...

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Took some pictures of the Calibre 8 RS ( rotating system)  Grande-Date GMT (Singapore Limited Edition) which was announced last week. This LE version of 150 pcs only is to commemorate next  month Singapore Grand Prix and the world first night race. (To read the press release please click here ) This piece is a working prototype, and nothing beats seeing the real piece .   Here we go ......... The colour scheme is British Racing Green.  It is also one of the corporate colour ...

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Press Release   After "Why" and "Challenge" videos, this new video of Meridiist phone, called "Genesis", shows how TAG Heuer imagined and created a unique mobile phone, which combines technology, innovation and design.   Below is a video from the Meridiist official YouTube channel: This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2008-08-06 22:20:48 ...

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We decided to organize a small GTG between French Purist Friends, who weren't already in Holidays, yesterday.Ok, you will say that this is another GTG, and that this is not exceptional...You're wrong!Each time friends decide to organize a GTG, this is an exceptional moment, as this is always great to share time, spend a moment between real true Friends.So, Patrice and Jeff ( Dr Strong ) were coming from the south of France, Foversta and me from Paris, and Jeff's friend was joined us for a quick moment.5 Wat...

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hi, all   dunno whether this has been posted before, i got it from another forum   new entries are welcome!!!   best regards, ping3288     here are some of the personal accounts of fellow watch addicts... (compilation)1. When in a Mall you 'always' look in or walk in watch store.2. When a family members says "what do you want for Christmas you always think of a watch.3. Before you decide which watch you want to wear every day you stand there for a few seconds admiring them all.4...

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can you prevent this from happening ...

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I bought a Greiner Antimag 2 de-magnetiser mainly because my Panerai 249 has suddenly gone from +4 seconds per day to +50 seconds per day and I thought it may have become magnetised (which can cause such behaviour). Unfortunately I do not have any instructions in english so I was hoping someone here may know how to use the machine.Here is a picure of it: Thanks.Simon ...

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Dear fellow Purists,   It’s been many months since the migration to the new platform and I thought this would be an appropriate time to do some naval gazing, consider where we have come from and where we want to go.   Obviously PuristSPro is a complex organic structure made up of all of YOU, with varying ideas, approaches and personalities, but with the common thread of an interest in mechanical and related timepieces. We do, however, have some say in the directions we want to head...

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OK gentlemen. I can't really imagine any women wanting to read this after my "Hublot Big Bang King" below, as in home.watchprosite.com but this one...is for those who really do like movements AND a big wtch, and I really do like THIS DB24, and next to the "king from Hublot", this is the exact opposite, size is retained as an attraction. No Patek type of conservative BS here..chuckles, no offense to Patek!     Now for the very exciting parts and bits... And this...

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Hi All,This is my first posting on this forum. I'm Andrew and I need some of your help in finding an IWC deployment clasp for my incoming  Pilot Chrono (should be today). My local IWC dealer does not have any in stock and they advised me of a two month waiting time - this is too long!For those in the know, would you please email me a reliable source to get one of these on my soon to be baby.Thanks,Andrew ...

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OK gentlemen. I can't really imagine any women wanting to read this after my "Hublot Big Bang King" below, as in home.watchprosite.com but this one...is for those who really do like movements AND a big wtch, and I really do like THIS DB24, and next to the "king from Hublot", this is the exact opposite, size is retained as an attraction. No Patek type of conservative BS here..chuckles, no offense to Patek!   Now for the very exciting parts and bits... And this is what watch making of this centu...

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Fellow PuristS, The contest ended at 23:59 PDT 31 July 2008; contest rules and background reading clues: click here   The scores are in and tabulated. The judges have pondered, debated, and cogitated. We used our fingers and toes to tally the plus and minus points; and the winner ................................................................            ........will be revealed "after the break"  CLICK HERE  to see who the winner is! ...

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I was thinking about my search for a good beater watch--the watch you honestly can wear everyday--to 90% of all the places you go including work. It's the watch that you feel bonking against a wall but you don't want to kill yourself. It's the watch that blends into your life--you allow this watch to become Ordinary to you--even though it is in no way an ordinary watch. It gets scratched but the scratches give it character--the scratches liberate the wrist to fling about wherever it may, while gesturing in ...

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I read the article that we all have watch boxes collecting dust and what i cant understand is that we spend all that money and not many offer a winder with the box i think it would be good if all makers include a  winder that way the box should at least get good use after all we are spending big money for these time keepers, i know some do offer this but not many what are all your thoughts on this. Regards Garry This message has been edited by gazoz on 2008-08-05 04:11:51 ...

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Interesting 3D earth but I can't imagine how this all sits on the wrist... Watch design is getting weirder and weirder - not sure it's all for the better... COLOSSO is an extremely complicated watch; as hanged up in wheels Milky Way, a three dimensions' earth of 12mm diameter at 12 O'Clock turns on itself in 24 hours and can be set at the local time or at the GMT time. ...

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Disappointment is often not far from pleasure and sometimes we make bad decisions and while the world’s best watch maker’s produce ever amazing and complicated fine pieces...there still seem to be some disappointments that bug us as end users. Is it the watch ...or is it our individual inability to operate it as designed. I have a “Pet Hate” with a watch I bought a couple of years ago from Breitling. It is the Crown...but I would not call it a crown... more a Dome. ...

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The dial measures a mere 1.8 cm in diameter - much smaller than some lady's watch Part of a painting of a church- a picture clock Strikes 18 times after the hour   - three times a day - at   6 am .   12 noon  and again at   6 pm Called the Angelus chime - a call to prayer for monks in ancient European monasteries. A truly unique and rare time piece- from Austria. Gilded frame painting - see clock face Dual mechanism - for hour and Angelus strike Dial face 1....

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Watches today have many different types of complications and features.My favorite features/complications- Traditional, easy to read dial (40-42mm dial) - I appreciate the design behind regulators, jump hour and retrograde displays and other means of telling time, but I prefer the old-fashioned way of presenting the time.- Big Date - I'm over 40 so my eyes appreciate this feature more and more each day. I like the GO big dates the best (although I don't yet own one). I'm surprised this isn't a more common...

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I am ONLY THINKING about putting a glass back on my  AP 15002--just THINKING about it!!!The movement is pretty fantastic--and I'd love to see it more often. I guess this would 'ruin' the watch in terms of The Purist view...But I have a specific question: does a glass back always make a watch thicker? The thinness of this watch, to me, is a key element of its character.Just thinking!!! ...

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