G��rald Genta Has Died at Age 80
G��rald Genta, designer of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Patek Philippe Nautilus, IWC Ingenieur, Omega Constellation, Cartier Pasha, Bulgari Bulgari, and other icons of the modern era has passed away at age 80. Genta was born to Italian immigrant parents in Geneva in 1931. He launched his career as an independent watch designer in 1961, and in 1968 he designed the Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse. As Lucien Trueb wrote for WatchTime in December, 2006, “A crowning moment came when Audemars Piguet commissioned him to design a sporty stainless steel wristwatch. Genta met for preliminary negotiations with Paul-Louis Audemars… and his son Jaques-Louis…. The elder Monsieur Audemars died before he could see Genta’s design for the Royal Oak, famously drawn in one overnight session in 1970. Genta presented the sketch to Jaques-Louis who was initially aghast: a sporty watch in a steel case was something entirely new for Audemars Piguet.” Though the design was unprecede

Reasons NOT to buy an AP Royal Oak?
I know all the good things, but what are some of the downsides of owning a royal oak.. specifically the 15400 or 15450st.. Thanks....

Breitling Re-editions
If the words of the new CEO are to come true, we are likely to see a few nice re-editions of some vintage watches from Breitling in the next few years. As a collector of re-editions (the more accurate the better), I'm certainly looking forward to that. Anyway, some have said that the one on the right in the first picture is the nicest re-edition of the original all-black dial Navitimer 806, and I would certainly agree. However, in my opinion, the one on the left is the closest we have of a modern interpretation of the original Chronomat, even though it is labelled as a Montbrillant. That said, I can't help but wonder how much nicer they would have looked if the bezels had been swapped.Anyway, what are you hoping for from the new and improved Breitling?

New Shoes - a Ferretti strap for my PAM005
Just received a Ferretti strap yesterday (bought from a fellow forum member - cryshann001, who was great to deal with ).For quite some time I was thinking of a Ferretti strap, but did not find it easy, also I did not try that hard. I contacted Ferretti directly, without success and was happy to see one for sales on the forum.here are the pictures:

Dj41
Can you change out from Jub to oyster on DJ 41.