Hublot Big Bang MP 02 Key of Time Edition Japanese Watch in PVD Case

Get To Know Your Fellow Watch Collectors With This LGI Survey Data Exchange

LGI is a company that works with retailers to determine what watches are selling, where, and to whom. It is a valuable service that the watch industry relies on (at least here in the US) to advise them what the market demands and helps them decide what types of watches to produce. LGI is expanding their research to individual collectors and if you participate, they will share the entire survey data with you. Basically, if you are interested in who your fellow high-end watch lovers are, what they are buying, and how much of it, all you need to do is provide the same. It is a fair exchan

Bell & Ross Vintage BR Sport Watch

When I wrote my Baselworld 2012 recap, I pointed to this watch as being one of my top picks from the show. There is nothing inherently novel or innovative about it. Nor does it represent a new design direction for Bell & Ross. Still, the piece is extremely appealing and well-done from a design perspective. So why is it still a top pick and great watch from Bell & Ross?Between when this watch was debuted and now, Bell & Ross changed the name of this piece. The official name (now) is the Bell & Ross Vintage BR126 (BR 126) Sport. That little Sport part of the name was lik

IWC Pilot Chronograph Top Gun Miramar Watch

Hitting pretty close to home (for me) IWC announces its first new watch of 2012 with a piece titled after the location of a US Marine Corps base in San Diego. Miramar is the location of the Naval Air Station and where TOPGUN pilots are trained. For a while now IWC has been proud of its Top Gun labeled aviator watches and 2012 sees the continuation and extension of that collection.According to IWC 2012 is going to be the year of the pilot watch for the brand. It seems as though their new strategy is to focus on? specific product families each year. Last year IWC focused on a major refr

New Breil Mediterraneo Watch Adds Dash Of Deck Wood Style Really

Breil Milano is one of the few "fashion watch" brands that I take a keen interest in. The Italian watch designer has been slowly creeping their way upmarket with some really appealing designs. The newest model to watch my attention is the Mediterraneo watch with the inset strips of wood. Note that not all Mediterraneo watches have the wood insets. The purpose of this is to recall the style of yachts and boats, in the Mediterranean that is. I have to say the nautical suggestion is well done. This watch evokes a boating feel, not simply a diving feel. And that really makes it different. M