Scratched my Royal Oak itch at last!
Really happy! Joined the AP club! Picked up a one year old AP 15400st white dial today for ��10500! Full box and papers with AD stamp. No wrist shot though, have it straight to watch finder to have the bracelet polished as there were a few light scratches. Back with me in 3 days.

Hands-On Review Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Stainless Steel ref. 26574ST
Just in case my review of the new Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar in 18K rose gold wasn't enough of an instigator, here's the review for the stainless steel model so you can properly drool. I explain why this is a new grail for AP lovers. .watchcollectinglifestyle....-for-ap-lovers

New Info on Dark Side of the Moon
Just heard from an Omega Boutique that the watch will be available in January for roughly $12,000. I can't vouch for the accuracy of the information, but I thought I'd pass it along.

First Panerai: PAM183 or 609, p.5000 calibre
I am looking to buy my first Panerai and have narrowed it down to two options: PAM183 vs PAM609I'm based in HK (anyone got any recommendations for HK dealers AD and grey market?) and the prices of the two are pretty identical - I really like the look of the 183 with the cleaner, sandwich dial (I am not a fan of the 609's sausage dial) but feel like the in-house movement of the 609 makes it much more worth it for the amount of money. The power reserve of 8 days of the in-house P5000 vs the 56 hours in the ETA based Unitas movement is also a HUGE difference. I went into a Panerai boutique here and they quoted 3-5k HKD (approx. 390-645 USD) for servicing the p5000 calibre...and i've also heard of reliability/accuracy issues on this calibre, anyone can confirm? Also, How much does/did it cost to service the Panerai OP XI calibre (based off the ETA6497) and would that presumably cheaper cost justify purchasing the 183 over the 609? Does the 8 day power reserve and in-house movement trump th

First post, first Rolex... Advice needed.
Hi dudes. I'm going to finally buy my first Rolex, and am torn between a used GMT (Pepsi, 16710 - I prefer a newer, cleaner look opposed to vintage) v. a new 41mm Datejust (blue dial, jubilee). I never thought I would consider a Datejust over a sport watch, but the new 41mm with the jubilee is just gorgeous. With that said, I've always wanted a Pepsi GMT, so it's a true first world problem!My current collection consists of: Speedy Pro, Nomos Metro Datum Gangreserve, JLC Master Calendar, GO Seventies (three-hander w/ blue dial), IWC Le Petit Prince, Tudor Black Bay (Red - ETA), and a trusty SKX009. I don't need the watch to fill a spot in my collection, but context is always helpful.Any advice is appreciated, many thanks.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk