Cartier Stainless Steel White Dial Pasha C B&P W31031H3

Last week we brought you a review of the Frederique Constant Slimline Moonphase, and today we're bringing you a review of a watch by their sister brand, Alpina. Alpina Watches has been in existence since 1883, making them one of the oldest brands that you might have never heard of. Founded by Gottlieb Hauser, Alpina was a genuinely innovative brand in the early 20th century, with impressive distribution to match. They manufactured watch calibers and chronometers in both Switzerland and Glashutte........

So I bought a spring bar tool thinking that changing straps would be like changing outfits, but it took me about 10 minutes to remove the strap from my watch. Whenever I'd catch the edge of the spring bar with the tool and tilt the tool toward the band, it'd slip right off the edge of it. The more I'd do this, the more the watch strap would stretch; at this point, angling the tool didn't seem to the trick. I actually had to apply pressure and move the tool directly to the left to release the spr........