Lang & Heyne Augustus I Watch Remembers Your Special Dates
Lang & Heyne out of Dresden, Germany will release a very interesting new calendar watch for 2014, called the Augustus I, named after the 19th century king of Saxony, Frederick Augustus I. The point of the watch is very unique: to have a sort of computational calendar that tracks the dates and anniversaries of 12 custom events or people�C and all in symmetrically attractive dial.Each Augustus I watch will be made to order per the specific wishes of each customer. That is natural because there is no way for Lang & Heyne to make the watch without knowing the the 12 events and their dates. To that effect Lang & Heyne has claimed that they will produce perhaps three Augustus I watches each year. The concept of how the watch works is relatively simple, but explaining it is a challenge mostly because their press release reads like East German shortwave radio instructions.According to Lang & Heyne, the calculating element in the Augustus I watch that not only indicates the dates

The Tissot Luxury Automatic Watches For 2013
Tissot has teamed up with their Swatch family sibling, ETA, to produce a new movement for a range of budget-minded automatic watches. The new range has been dubbed the Tissot Luxury Automatic and will include both ladies' and gents' models with an option for COSC certification. With pricing that falls squarely between stiff competition from Citizen below and Tag Heuer above, do these new Tissot models have what it takes to be a hit with casual buyers?Putting the rather flavorless naming aside, the technology here is actually noteworthy as ETA has created a new caliber that boasts a considerable 80 hour power reserve. The new ETA CO7.111, aka the Powermatic 80, is an automatic three-hander with a date complication that, as previously mentioned, is capable of COSC accuracy. The 80 hour power reserve is notable because the movement is being fitted to watches with a starting price under $900 USD.The watches are conservative and should work well as a good option for day to day wear, with st

AP Newbie Royal Oak Assistance please?
Hello to you all,Could I ask for some advice please?I am very new to the AP watch world and am not as yet an owner.A few questions follow that I am having difficulty in obtaining answers. I have written to AD's / Boutiques but no repsonse (seems to be the norm from what i have read?)The models in question.Royal OakRef # 15400ST. 00. 120ST.03 Stainless steel, Blue dial, 41mm.Ref # 15202ST. 00. 1240ST.01 'Jumbo' or extra thinStainless steel, Blue dial, 39mm.What would be the approx. wait / order time? (US or UK)Current approx list prices? (with or without tax US or UK)When you purchase an AP what 'papers' do you receive from the AD? Is it the same principle as say Rolex, i.e. named AD, serial number etc?With the Royal Oak I notice a serial number on the case which starts with a letter - often i see another number ...others i don't? What would be the other number? Simple questions I'm sure for many - unfortunately my work location is not in viable distance for a AD visit.I would be very g

Incoming...well it already came!
Just got this from a Trusted TRF seller lee2375 (Peter) he gets 10,000% feedback from me for our second transaction. Brand new from the AD.... Those AP stickers are a nightmare to peel off....!Loving it...!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Followilng NigelUK��s lead... New to Me!
Hello Forum Members! Just bought my very first Panerai (PAM00512) and received delivery this past Tuesday. Absolutely in love with the watch for all the reasons Nigel UK has written in his posts. I've included a few pictures below.Being new to Panerai, I was wondering if forum members could help me out with answers a few questions...1) I have the original box, manuals, hang tags, and warrantee form with the watch which was purchased in January 2016 here in the US. What I find curious is that the watch is a early Q series example (<100 out of 2000) and has a rubber strap and deployment buckle. Does anyone know if the rubber strap is the original that came with the 512? I looked on the Panerai site and they do not sell this strap for the 1940 Radimir nor have I seen any pcitures I have seen so far. 2) Another curious item is the deployment buckle. Per the serial number and the Panerai labeling, it looks like a factory item to me. Has anyone seen this deployment buckle before?