Which one
To choose for this evening Some nice cigars I received for my birthday today Merry Christmas everyone

44mm ROO SS vs 42mm Diver SS
My brother-in-law purchased a 44mm ROO in SS yesterday and I received it today for him and WOW!!! I cannot believe how much I love this watch. Originally I thought it was crazy that the watch costs $14,100 more than the diver... But after inspecting it further, I can say that the 44mm models are in a completely different league... And I can now understand why such a big price difference. The 44mm models are just wow. I would've bought the 44 too but the price was just out of my budget. Sigh...Here's a shot of the two watches.

I was stupid enough...
I was in Tysons Corner, VA area for meetings, stopped by the Mall for lunch and walked into to the only AP AD in the area. I know the sales people very well and they take good care of me. I really wanted to try on the 39mm Explorer one more time before pulling the trigger on one, but there I was drifting towards the AP case instead...I got to try on the new 44mm carbon chronograph in black, very nice piece, especially the weight in relation to the size, but then sales guy - knowing me - insisted that I try on the classic 42mm rose gold chrono. And I was stupid enough to agree... Wow! Just wow! I'm totally blown away by that watch!I never see myself dropping $55,000 (regardless of what the discount might end up being) given how many kids I have (and yet to put through college), but if I could spare the change I would surely strongly considering awarding myself of of these pieces.What a wonderful piece of horology![photo cred: AP's website]

Speedy Pro price in Italy?
I am heading to Rome in a few days and wondered if it's worth buying the speedy pro there, as opposed to Hong Kong? I'm not sure what is the 'street price' should be? It's around 5,000 USD in Hong Kong.Thanks

New investments
2 - 116600 sea dwellers full stickers 2 - white milgauss full stickers, one m serial and one v serial1 - black milgauss full kit, full stickers , v serial2 - hulk full stickers Part of the retirement savings plan at the local Maui bank