Master Watch Maker Vianney Halter 'Tells It Like It Is' In Interview
Most watch lovers have a fondness and strict appreciation for watch maker Vianney Halter - who is the man behind Janvier Manufacture, a number of interesting timepieces (including the iconic Antiqua), has set the bar for luxury steampunk timepieces, and is a respected personality in the world of horology. Haute Horlogerie Magazine recently interviews him (link below), and I suggest the short read due to Vianney's actually straight forward and sober responses.Any watch industry journalist knows that while you need to interview the CEO's of major brands in the hope that you might get some advertising income out of them down the line, said brand executives mostly make for pointless discussions. They speak in vagaries, are overly positive, and often only speak in "brand mantra." Independents are?? often much better to speak with, and Mr. Halter makes for a good opinion.Here is probably his best quote from the interview:"[T]his year I've seen some totally out-there products that take buyers

Used 44mm ROO SS...
For Christmas, I was planning on purchasing the new 2013 Rolex YM 2 SS until I started lurking around the AP threads. Now the 44mm ROO SS has got me really thinking. First question I wanted to ask everyone here is if my budget is around $17,000 is it possible for me to even purchase the 44mm ROO used at that price? Second question is are there even any used 44mm SS models anywhere being that its a new model itself?

The Mitsukoshi dial...
I've been trying to land on the right Speedy for me. I'm not sure this is it...but wow is she pretty. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1359579275.797497.jpg

Would you buy this if patek released it?
was playing around in photoshop.want to see what everyone thinks of a 5990 in rose gold.

I present my new Tudor BBB 79220N
my new 79220N BBB ETA movement, the only one that remained for sale in all of Spain