IT IS HERE--thanks DavidSW.-- INCOMING.....
THE AP BUG HAS TAKEN HOLD.......I AM HOOKEDYes I'll unwrap/desticker it soon

Ceramic diver getting rare
With all the black ceramic diver incomings and the fact it's being discontinued it seems to get harder to find, on chrono24 there are just 3 on sale, 1 in the US, 1 in Hong Kong and 1 but used in Denmark, there are more white ones though but I would not get a white one, except if having a large collection and wanting to add a fun watch for weekends and holidays.I could be wrong but I have a feeling the black ceramic diver is going to become a highly collectable piece, like the 15300 and other pieces, I mean it seems to have been made at less than 600 pieces, mine is around 550 and I just got it, so the final number should be around 600 which is very limited and much more limited than some limited editions.Plus the fact that it' a really cool watch seems to me all the makings for a very collectable piece, with the 44mm ceramic ROO's it's definitely the coolest ceramic piece around, all the other ceramic watches I've seen, Pam 335, Omega DSOTM and a few others are no where near as cool a

A Case for the Lemania-Pateks
Over the last decade of collecting, I've become fascinated with Lemania based chronographs manufactured by Patek. This post is about 4 references and my thoughts on those watches. What are they? Lemania-Pateks are essentially (leaving one out :)) four modern discontinued references that once featured prominently in the Patek Philippe catalog: 3970, 5004, 5070 and 5970. All four references are manual winding chronographs and have a base caliber movement created by Lemania (CH27-70 in 5070, CH27-70Q in 3970 / 5970 and CHR27-70Q in 5004). Prior to using Lemania calibers, most Patek chronos were Valjoux based. Lemania was once an independent watch and movement manufacturer and it no longer exists today (as Lemania). Lemania made movements and other components for a number of historically important watches, including early omega speedmasters (Caliber 321). Why many collectors love them?1. 3970The 3970 is the perpetual calendar chronograph that replaced Ref. 2499. Ref. 2499 is a 38mm Valjou

Nautilus 5711/A/011 or Vintage Daytona Big Red 6263?
New to Patek because I've always considered it way out of my league. For my next purchase I have been patiently waiting for a mintVintage Daytona Big Red 6263 (Black Dial w/White Subdials) to come available although the White faced Nautilus 5711/A/011 has certainly caught my eye from pics I've seen online. I realize these are two totally different watches but unfortunately can't have them both. If you could only have one, which would you choose? Is this Nautilus available to purchase yet and do you guys see a huge demand for this particular model?Thanks,Mike G.

Pre-owned BLNR from AD
Hey everyone, I went to the AD who helped me out with fake tt sub I bought on ebay. I told them I would like to buy a new watch from them, a BLNR. None in stock, but they had an excellent condition BLNR from 2014 for 8k. I was tempted but decided to go on the wait list. She told me it should be maybe a couple months. I was good with that but thought about turning around a few times on my way home, lol. Not many BLNRs out there, but I would love a brand new one for msrp, even if I have to wait a bit.What would you have done?