A few words of appreciation from a regular ol' United Statesian:

Thank you for being at our side during two world wars and at our darkest hour following 9/11.

Thank you for negotiating and agreeing in good faith to forming the most powerful, valuable, successful bilateral trade relationship in the history of humankind.

Thank you for being the best neighbour-nation that any nation could possibly hope for.

From time to time I come across remarkable short films on watches, watchmaking, and watch fashion that I think many other watch lovers would enjoy viewing also. I thought it would be nice to make a repository on this Forum to keep and share each others' finds.

I'd like to start off with this short film made by Jaeger LeCoultre. Yes, it was made for promotional purposes, but it's beautifully done…and…I just really like it. Amusez-vous bien!

July 17th, 2015 is the 40th anniversary of the rendezvous and docking of the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft, the culminating event of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. This mission also marked the 12th and final manned flight of the venerable Apollo spacecraft; the Soyuz spacecraft continues to fly today.

In 1975, the year of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Omega released 500 commemorative Speedmasters (in stainless steel) to the general public. In the decades that followed, Omega…

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