I purchased a diamond bezel for my Chronomat Evo a while back, and put it on film for you guys to see. Its not everyone’s taste, but I enjoy it quite a bit. There are 2 carats of diamonds in this bezel, and for the money it is pretty cheap as far as getting a nice bit of bling on your Ling.
This bezel has the side-mounted diamonds as well as the front-mounted diamonds on the bezel.. I was quite adamant about having both. It is significantly cheaper to only have the front bezel-mount diamonds, which would have totaled 1.2 carats.
Breitlings look good with diamonds, and I will always stick to that!
Have you ever looked at your watch collection and thought to yourself.. what would happen if it were stolen? What would happen if your house burned down and thousands of dollars worth of timepeices were destroyed? Well then you may want to consider a few ways of safeguarding your collection.
There are a few ways you can protect your investment, either with insurance (you’ll need specific insurance as most basic ones won’t cover the high value associated with watches). I’ll talk about a few of them here.. and their pros and cons. Obviously having a home security system such as an Anti-Burglar Alarm is a benefit to not only your watches, but everything else. Additionally, these can help:
1. Third-Party Insurance.
Remember with third-party insurance you need to make sure they will cover the entire value of your watch collection. Most will only cover a few thousand worth of jewellry, and if you’re like me, that’s only one watch, if that! You can look at insurance through a bank such as TD Canadatrust or RBC, or a non-bank affiliated insurance company such as Cooperators if you are in Canada. In the US there are many private insurance companies such as Jewelers Mutual and in the UK there is a huge abundance… T H March has been recommended by some people I’ve talked to.
Third-party insurance is a great way to protect your investment and give you peace of mind, however it is still a passive method of protection.
2. Home Safe.
A home safe is a better active method of protecting your investment, but is difficult to implement sometimes and requires some planning. Bolting the safe to the ground is important, especially with larger valued watch collections. There are even some high-end safes that have winders built in such as the Scatola Del Tempo Time Safe. Of course these things will cost you more than your average watch.
3. Safety Deposit Box
Doesn’t get much safer than this. My father used to store his watches this way, but that means wearing the same watch for a week or two and then going to the safety deposit box to swap them. Perhaps a combination of methods rather than just a safety deposit box.
4. Get a Dog.
The right dog can be great for protection your wristwatches and jewelry! Just make sure it’s a vicious one. Always on the lookout when your valuable watches are sitting at home in the watchwinder/safe/what-have-you.
At any rate, I hope this article gives you a bit of insight into the situation and helps you decide what you want to do.
Baume et Mercier is making a stab at the higher end market with a new addition to the lineup – The Classima 8690 in a limited edition of 176 peices.
This watch is cased in rose gold with an exhibition caseback showing the modified dubois-depraz movement. It is an ETA base, and looks to be similar to the Breitling for Bentley Flying B. I wonder if its the same modified base movement? This is a nice upscale jump for B&M and is the right direction for the company.
Buckle and Case are all 18kt Rose Gold, Strap is Crocodile. Sunray black dial with Superluminova Hands. Water Resistant to 30M. Case Diameter is 39mm.
This might be old news to most of you, but Newly added to Breitling’s site are the new models of the Skyland Avenger and the rather controversial SuperOcean Heritage 46 and 38 models. This model is based on the old SuperOcean of yore, which was available in a few different configurations, one with a small seconds at 9, one with a 2-dial chronograph complication, and a standard model.
The new SuperOcean Heritage is a tribute to these old SuperOceans, and stays quite true to the original style, though a major departure from current Breitling Rider-Tab styling. Only time will tell if these models become popular as they tend to be more popular among the non-Breitling crowd with terms like “It’s the first Breitling I’ve ever liked!” coming out.
