Joining The AP Family; My First AP!
I don't know how to properly convey my feelings on acquiring my first AP. This is sort of a big deal to me and quite the journey as I have wanted one for some time now but things kept getting in the way.I came very close to buying a 15400 blue dial last year but about a decade ago my father got his watches stolen which destroyed him and I felt I should get him a timepiece instead of indulging myself so I ended up getting him a JLC Grand Reverso Calendar.Fast forward to life getting in the way here and there with work and new housing and I lost interest in awhile as I kept wearing an Apple Watch for my active life. I always kept in the loop on the forums and other sites/blogs/youtube.My first nice watch was a new Milguass GV and subsequently I picked up a pre-owned Speedmaster Moonphase on rolexforums for fun. I am a fan of all Royal Oaks but oddly the watch I had always coveted and often seen in boutiques and shops while travelling was the 15400OR silver dial on brown leather strap. Fo

New AP Royal Oak Offshore chrono 37mm
Did anyone see this one? It was announced at SIHH 2010. Pricey at $17,000MSRP, but I likey. I think the case thickness measues in the 13mm range. I am a huge fan of the Royal Oak Offshore line, but the 44mm (or maybe 42mm?) case size and thick case was always a turn-off for me. Price wise, some what out of my league. I can always dream or hope for a deep discount in the pre-owned market some day. I found this link while surfing on another watch forum. I hope it is ok to post the link.thesydneytarts.blogspot/2...nomatopia.html

Thinking of flipping my pelagos for a black bay steel...
Anyone own a black bay steel? Thinking of flipping my blue pelagos for one....Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Time to Buy..Either a Sub No or Explorer I & a Tubor BB
Hi all ..getting ready to pull the trigger on my first big watch purchase. Like many of you I gone back and forth and back and forth and.....on what watch to buy.My choices have narrowed down to two...Either the 1. Sub No Date 2. Explorer I and a Tudor BB with the Black BezelJust spoke with my local AD and they have both the SUB No date and Explorer I in stock.I work in an office all day so would an Explorer I be a better daily office watch and then have the Tudor BB as my weekend/vacation/travel watch. Or should I just go with the Iconic Submariner. For the price of the Sub I can pretty much get the Explorer I and the Tudor BB for a few extra dollars.Thank you all in advance for your feedback.

GMT misaligned hour hand.
Hey folks,Bought a used 116710LN a few months back in early August. Hasn't left my wrist since. It's my first Rolex and I absolutely love the damn thing. Unfortunately a little while ago I noticed that the hour hand drags behind by about 20mins. That is to say, the hour hand won't be pointing directly at the hour marker until the minute hand reaches the 4 o'clock position (ie 20min past the hour).I thought I could live with it for a while but with such a substantial misalignment it makes it difficult to accurately read the time at a glance. I emailed the dealer with no response and will probably head in later today to speak with him. My question is has anyone eelse experiences this before, what may cause this and whether you think it's the dealer's or my responsibility to fix? Thanks everyone. You're all legends.R.