IWC Wins Reader Voted Best Luxury Watch Brand On Luxist
I recently nominated a few key luxury watch brands for a reader poll on Luxistwatches-dealer. The poll was to determine what brand people considered to be the top luxury brand. Not exactly a scientific study, but it is interested to see what people who read the world's top luxury blog had to say on the topic. It wasn't too difficult to consider the nominees. It wasn't a matter of who necessary made the best looking or most mechanically perfect watches, but rather about perception.As such, I made the obvious choices. The five nominees where Rolex, Patek Philippe, A. Lange & Sohne, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and IWC. Four Swiss and one German high end brand. Prices really all over the place, but brands that many, many people would know. Each brand has plenty of offerings over $20,000 and each brand has at least a good portion of their watches with in-house made movements. More importantly, there is a good chance that you can walk into a yacht club with logos of the brands and people would rec

Watch Spotting: An Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph On The Wrist Of Danny Willett During The Green Jacket Ceremony
England's Danny Willett was already reaching for his Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph when Jordan Spieth missed a short putt for birdie on the 16th hole, all but sealing the race for the 80th Masters. And the carbon watch was on Willett's wrist by the time he was presented with the Green Jacket, the first of his career.Spieth looked to be on course for his second consecutive Masters title, leading the pack from day one and starting strongly on the final round. But the young American crumbled on the back nine, scoring a quadruple-bogey on the 12th and leaving room for an unlikely comeback. Willett, who started the day three shots behind Spieth, fired a 67 to capture the 80th Masters title.Audemars Piguet is strongly linked to the golfing community. The manufacture's CEO, Fran?ois-Henry Bennahmias, once had a promising golf career in front of him, ranking as high as #25 on the French golf tour before pursuing a career in luxury. But he's stayed very close to the professiona

Platinum 44 with dark blue rubber strap
I have a few straps for my 44 including the mid blue that AP offer as their platinum option but to my eye it clashes a bit with the dial shade which is a different blue - this is one reason why I think the white rubber looks so good.My question is does anyone here have a photo of the platinum with the other AP blue option which is a dark blue? AP UK have both options in stock but I'd just like to see a photo of the dark blue before I decide. Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Used Omega 3570.50 - where to shop (delivery to UK)
Hi everyone, This is the time I decided to buy my first real watch and I am very nervous about it.After hours of surfing through the internet I decided that my watch of choice will be Omega Speedmaster Professional 3570.50. So the most classic of moonwatches. Due to limited budget, I can only afford a second-hand piece. So this is my question to all of you Omega lovers. The only reliable site I found for second-hand watches is Chrono24. Also there were few on ebay but I am afraid of custom fees when they are shipped to UK from Japan or US. Are there maybe any Omega second-hand stores in London? (I didn't find any particular when searching for them online).My budget is generally around up to ��2,200 ($3,250) and I am looking for something younger than 2006 as they are usually in the condition I like. Also I would really like it with the original box and papers/cards. Thank you for your help,Matt

Rolex values, trades, Zenith, etc.
I've been wearing my brand new BLNR for a week now, and already I'm getting the urge for something new. I think I'm addicted to dopamine...Anyways, I (think I) want to trade for a Zenith Defy El Primero 21, but am worried about the long term value. One of the reasons I justified an AD purchase of the BLNR was that I knew it's value was solid. In a pinch, I could have 10k cash in a day or two. Where do people see the demand/value for The Batman going? Do other HTF Rolexes become not HTF? Do you think this stainless steel craze will end? Any input on Zenith is welcome too. They are very innovative company, with a decent worldwide market but rather small presence in the US. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk