Now Also Writing Watch Reviews For AskMen.com
While I started a few weeks ago, my first watch review is now up on AskMenwatches-dealer here - on the Guepard RetroSwiss watch. This is the newest venue to feature my writing and I want to first thank AskMenwatches-dealer for their gracious inclusion of my thoughts on watches. I'll be writing several AskMenwatches-dealer reviews each month. Their editorial process requires that all watches to be reviewed be confirmed by their editors. So the choice of watches to review is really a joint effort between the two of us.I will tell you a bit about AskMenwatches-dealer if you aren't familiar with it. It is a portal for all things "men." Parts of it are like a higher-brow Maxim magazine, other parts discuss issues related living, health, finance, fashion (where you'll find the watch reviews), and plenty of other topics for men of all interests, ages, and backgrounds. AskMenwatches-dealer is part of IGN Entertainment, which is part of Fox Interactive Media. I've always enjoyed their particula

Slotted countersunk hex heads bug the crap out of me
Just a minor rant; I love the 15202...a lot...but those stupid flush-mount slotted hex heads are the dumbest things in the world. Totally nonfunctional, even to the point of being nonsensical -- why slot a countersunk head that cannot be turned?Fully aware that the entire hobby of high-end watch collecting is intrinsically impractical, so I won't challenge the fact the screws are made out of white gold, but the sheer and utter uselessness of the slot design is akin to wiring a battery into the mainspring, a 2121 movement with no hands, or a date wheel labelled A through Z.Rant off...I'd really love this watch if it weren't for those (admittedly iconic) slotted hex heads. That don't do anything and can't serve any purpose.Flame away....

Macro Shots of Calibre 3120
You can see more pictures here. This calibre is just gorgeous!

Aquanaut Travel Time
Since the moment I had the 5650G for the first time on my wrist I fell completely in love with the Aquanaut Travel Time. Such a great complication and such a soft and comfy feeling on the wrist.Have you realized that the 5650G has an applied luminescent hour marker at 6.00, whereas the 5164 hasn't?Additionally it seems that the 5650G has a thinner bezel than the 5164. Can anybody confirm this or is this just an optical illusion? I wonder if Patek will release a blue dial 5164G soon and if yes which layout they will use...

5164 and 5712 owners please give your thoughts
Okay, so I have another incoming in a different section. It's gonna be gooooood. But that won't be in mid December. In the mean time as I look to replacing my 5711 I'm considering a 5164 or a 5712. Those who know my previous dilemma about the 5712 may know what's coming in December hehe. But this choice is very hard indeed. Don't go telling me to keep the 5711 cause it's already gone after 3 weeks and no love (I would rather where my RO anniversary in I'm going for the clean blue dial, blue the RO's blue datewheel gets me)Anywho, any owners of either chime in. Thanks! I'm no where near making up my mind. For me, I love the 5712's asymmetry and the moon disc is sweet. But the 5164 has a more practical movement and I actually like the deployant and rubber strap on the 5164...at first I didn't but it's comfy. Anywho enough now your thoughts!!!