Alpina Startimer Sunstar Watch
SIHH is becoming a cloudy memory, but just in time there's yet another Swiss watch show right around the corner that goes by the name of "Basel World" - perhaps you've heard of it? While there will be plenty of big reveals done during the show itself, we're starting to get word of some of the new models ahead of time. One that's grabbed our attention early on, is this new Alpina Startimer that's going by the name, Sunstar.Now, if you're familiar with Alpina, you know that they've got quite the range of aviation watches, stemming from the fact that they supplied watches to military aviators in the first half of the twentieth century. That means it's not much of a leap for them to come up with a new model. While I'm not deeply familiar with others in the Startimer line, I do know that the Sunstar is a sharp-looking piece.As is befitting for an aviator watch, the 44mm case is treated to a satin finish (the better to reduce reflections) and is topped with an AR-coated sapphire crystal. Und

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Royal Oak Bezel Screw
Hello all,Still having a tough time deciding between a royal oak or offshore (narrowed it down to the silver dial 15400 or the Safari). From the research I've done, I noticed the offshore doesn't use white gold bezel screws (rather stainless steel screws). Anyone know why the offshore a do not use the gold screws and the composition of the white gold? Also, I read a review of a royal oak and it said the screws can turn yellow due to lack of rhodium plating due to small size. I'm assuming this isn't true, but would like confirmation. Thanks.

Dsotm
I bought my new Rolex 114060 from my local AD this afternoon, a watch I've wanted for quite a while now so real happy with it on my wrist. The AD is also an Omega AD and they had the DSOTM on prominent display so I asked to see it and try it on. What a beautiful watch! It looks large in the display cabinet but wears a lot smaller. It felt instantly comfy on my wrist and my wife commented that she likes it more than my Sub ND. I've now officially added this to my watch 'Iwant one' list. The RRP was ?7590 but they don't seem to hold their price as well as Rolex as I've seen NIB dsotm's for as little as ?6000. Even at ?6K they are out of my financial league at the moment but who knows what the future holds eh, one day........ one day.

Tudor Black Bay Purchase
I've been browsing these forums for weeks and I'm finally ready to purchase a Tudor Heritage Black Bay. The AD near me has both ETA versions and the in house available. I'm not going to ask which is better I like both. I'm worried if I get the ETA I'll be disappointed I didn't get the newest version but at the same time I enjoy some of the aesthetics of the ETA and yet I do enjoy having the latest tech. How should I decide?