AP in Forbes Magazine
Not sure if you guys saw this yet, but I figured I would post it anyways. Cool little article on Forbes about the most popular luxury time pieces... look whose got the number 1 spot. .forbes/sites/anthonyd...ry-timepieces/

You guys are such enablers!
You're starting to give me the bug to get an AP. Curious, what's a good deal on a new or used AP percentwise? Is it similar to Rolex, or are the prices more flexible? We looking at 20-25% off new, 35% off used, or what? Thanks a lot you, you.... my mother warned me about guys like you!

Why is the Submariner viewed as superior to the Seamaster?
I have not owned a Submariner yet, but I will one day. I do own a Seamaster Pro now though. I have handled and worn many a Submariner and to me at least it does not feel like its a $5K+ watch. It is very well built, but feels cheap in its bracelet mostly, and feels light to me. My SMP on the other hand is built like a tank. The bracelet is many times better than the Rolex bracelet. Im aware that Rolex uses a completely in house built movement, which contributes to the price of a Sub I am sure. At the same time I have trouble believing it is head and shoulders above a Swiss ETA based movement which becomes the Omega Ca. 1120 in my SMP. I firmly believe it is Rolex's control of their dealers and marketing, along with annual price increases on new watches that keeps the prices of the pre owned Subs so high. I actually had a guy with a Sub talk down to me yesterday when he saw my Omega. He said Heh you have an Omega, I a Rolex Submariner, a real watch. Then he proceeded to shove it in my f

Texas AD
Anyone know of any good AD's in the Dallas area?

Markup on a Rolex
Does anyone out there know for certain % markup on a new Rolex from an AD?