Five Affordable Luxury Watches from SIHH 2014
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QUESTION: How Big Is Hublot's New Dive Watch? ANSWER: Big
Hublot's new King Power Diver 4000m is one serious dive watch.? It is, in following with the brand's theme of perpetual one-upmanship, rated to a depth that is 100 meter deeper than the other big dive watch out there.? It is sized at 48mm and features a locking inner-rotating bezel control at 2 o'clock.?? The watch comes in two case materials, titanium and carbon fiber.? It features a helium escape valve at 10 o'clock and a pretty cool strap-release system that allows the wearer to change straps with the greatest of ease, simply by pushing down where the strap meets the case.? The watch does come with both a normal length rubber strap and a diver's extension strap.The titanium version of this watch will sell for $19,900 while the carbon fiber version will be $25,900.?? 2 OF 5 3 OF 5 4 OF 5 5 OF 5

Looky Looky! Thanks to Train-Time B01 !! !!
Thanks to Train-time or i would never have found such a great deal from an AD...I will get better shots later when I get a new lamp I ordered...I cant tell you how nice this is, when you wind the crown it feels like silk...The bracelet is so complicated it took my local guy 30 minutes to size it, very complicated but very very nice...

mitsukoshi panda dial !!!
I just got word from Ofrei that my mitsukoshi dial and handset has shipped !!! I was told it was the last one available from them !!I wasnt sure which sweep second hand i wanted to use so I ordered 4 different ones ( one silver, one black with lume - same as original on 3570 and I ordered a black one with no lume and a vintage orange hand from a cal 861 thats aged and turned red)im thinkin ill go with the red hand ! stay tuned for pics early in the new year !!

5711 UK pricing
Hi All,I am a long time lurker and occasional poster!Previous watches include a PAM 312, AP 15300, Bi Metal Daytona and currently enjoying a GMT Master.I am relatively new to Patek, had tried on an Aquanaut previously and really liked it but the timing wasn't quite right. Having renovated a house last year, paid for a wedding which is coming up in the next few weeks (), sorted the honeymoon etc I feel the time is almost right to pull the trigger and buy something else.Currently considering;Aquanaut 5167Royal Oak 15400 silver dialRoyal Oak Chrono silver dialToday I tried on a white dial 5711. Wow. Haven't stopped thinking about it since, really loved it.The problem is here in the UK (not sure if the same elsewhere) I am being quoted 3 years waiting list for new (?18 030 list price) or I am looking at circa ?21 500 for a 2013 with box and papers.My concern is whether paying considerably higher than list opens me up to a big hit on depreciation as I am theoretically paying thousands more