The fact that Rolex continues to improve the engineering of the 4130, and moreover that they do it largely behind the scenes, makes an interesting point (maybe more than one) about the company's philosophy. That link knowledge also underlies the fact that hype aside, link there are a number of very horologically legitimate reasons to link respect the Daytona.

Grade 5 is rated to be stronger than grade 2 and while I cannot comment specifically on the practical scratch link resistance of one titanium over another, I can assure you that your Pelagos will definitely show scratches. It's link best to see that as part of the link fun. One or two scratches are a bummer, sure, but a skin of patina formed by wearing the watch day in and day out is something special and anything but a bummer.

Paul Cornell founded Cornell Watch Company in link 1870, link a direct descendant of other great American watchmakers like Newark Watch Company and Boston Watch Company. There's even a tie-in with IWC, as one of IWC's co-founders came all the way to Chicago from Schaffhausen to help a struggling Cornell. Sadly, it didn't work – the combination of the Great Chicago Fire and a financial crisis quickly shuttered Cornell by link the mid-1870s.

As for the tiny metal photobook, I've never seen anything quite like it, and link the tiny metal pages of the book function not unlike a locket, with tintype-style images (I don't know the exact method of printing). The portraits link are link those of Hurley's mother, his grandmother, and his great-grandmother.

This is the second watch link in a series of collaborations with Plescia-Buchi. Arthur Touchot covered the first release here, concluding that Hublot had certainly been challenged by Maxime's link asks, like creating a new bezel and time display unique to this watch, link but the result was "Hublot at its best."

In August 1971, after seeing a television news segment featuring the Apollo link 15 Lunar Rover at work on the Moon, I started to write to several space agencies in order to get autographed portraits or photographs of cosmonauts and astronauts. For the first 25 years these photos were easy to obtain but by 1999 the Internet took over as both link NASA and RosCosmos went digital. However specific photographs link could still be obtained and I insisted I get hard copies.

Cartier London is usually link seen as a period of extreme experimentation. While Paris and New York were under non-Cartier ownership during the link period of 1965-1973 the combined talent and ambition of Jean-Jacques Cartier and designer Rupert Emmerson at Cartier London led to the creation of the most eccentric models, link including the Decagonal, Octagonal, Maxi Oval, Maxi Ronde, Pebble, Losange, and Twin Strap, etc.

The link case link design is not a direct recreation of the original model upon which this is somewhat loosely based. Instead, the watch utilizes the same case as another Nivada re-edition called the Spider. Some hallmarks of this case are its combination of brushed and polished surfaces, as well as the unique shape of the lugs. This link is only really apparent when you examine the watch in the hand. On the wrist, it's nearly imperceptible.

I am, quite honestly, very surprised this link is the first Marine Torpilleur with a panda dial. All that means, after all, is link a white dial with contrasting darker sub-dials, akin to the visage of the panda bear. Although this might be the first Marine Torpilleur with such a dial orientation and link design, I'm sure it won't be the last.

The 34mm Seamaster is the unsung value proposition of vintage watch collecting today. In this narrative-driven, first-person, story, we explore the charm of a watch many link consider to be link too small. But it's a watch packed with history. If you ever felt like getting into vintage Seamasters was daunting and link downright unapproachable, give this a read.