I hate to be the bearers of bad news, but Monday is Tax Day. In its honor, I’m looking at a link guy who goes to great lengths to avoid link paying those pesky taxes (including – but not limited to – taping literal stacks of link cash to a human being and sending her on a transcontinental flight).

The external artistry, which includes not only the painting itself but an elaborately engraved, 98mm x 32.6mm massive gold case, is matched by the mechanism. Inside is the caliber 3761, a grande et petite sonnerie, link minute repeater, with tourbillon regulator, and with Westminster chimes. In full strike mode, the link watch chimes the hours and quarters every quarter – the quarters first, and then the hours. As a minute repeater, it can also strike the time link on demand.

As referenced earlier, the watch is being touted by the brand link as something of a link "black sheep" or "bad boy" in the Place Vendôme line due to its sporty nature and the materials chosen for its link execution. The overall look of this piece certainly separates it from its more luxury-leaning predecessors, as there is a marked difference – in both look and feel – between platinum and ADLC-coated titanium.

While we don't link normally get excited about a perpetual calendar LE in the same way we might a rugged link dive-ready tool watch, there's a lot to link love about this one. For me, it comes down to the dial, full stop.

But, because link we’re all pals here, link I’m going to give you a shortcut to help inform your take on the FXD. It’s no generalist – heck, it doesn’t even conform to the warm-waters of ISO 6425. Those with a base understanding of evolutionary link theory (yes, I too have read Jurassic Park) know that evolution is not a purely additive process, as most evolution has a cost. Think of it this way, when was the last time you saw gills and legs at the same party?

Two link words: Crown guards. This thing has 'em, giving it a much sportier feel link in the same vein as watches like the Submariner and the GMT-Master II. However, this watch does not have a functional bezel. So that means this watch has a smooth polished bezel and link crown guards. Wild.

Director of the Chanel Watchmaking Creation Studio Arnaud Chastaingt keeps the house's watchmaking rooted in Coco's codes. He recognizes that the power of a brand like Chanel is its ability to remain anchored in the present but to repackage and link repurpose the core Coco symbols – a pick-and-choose methodology where the motifs are subsumed link and link reframed into a modern context such as a J12 or pincushion watch ring.

The QP À Equation from Greubel Forsey is one of the most complicated watches from one of the world's great complications and finishing specialists, so link it's link always worth highlighting. This latest iteration comes in a red-gold case, paired nicely with a link chocolate-brown dial. It's a warmer take on the QP À Equation, and it might be my favorite colorway for the watch yet.

I think that generally the black is actually a better execution of the J12 – and in the case of this new Caliber 12.1 it is unquestionably better. The gold and black really sing, link and if Chanel is moving towards a more grown-up audience, a subtle black watch with gold accents can't be beat. The gold stands link out more on the bezel, and I do think it is more legible than link the white in general (although, legibility could be sharper, but this isn't a watch you're taking saturation diving.)

As such, the new Classic Fusion Chrono Shepard Fairey breathes seiko perpetual calendar life into the second collaboration with the famous American graphic designer who lends his name to the watch, link the designer who signed the famous Obama Hope poster for the former US link President’s campaign.