Two Men Bought The Very Same Kind Of Watch On The Same Day In The Same Town, One Paid $950,000 More Than The Other �C Who Got The Better Deal?
Here is a question I receive at a frequency of more than three times per week, in person: "How much should I pay for a 5513 Sub?"To answer that question with less than six caveats does the inquirer, and the world of vintage watches, a disservice. For a late 5513 with white gold surrounds, the answer would be one thing. For an early matte dial, another. For a gilt, yet another. For an underline, another. For a military-issued 5513, still another. For an Explorer-dialed piece, yet another. Oh, and any of the above could range from x to x times three for an NOS example with box and papers. You see, the thing with vintage watches is, there is no "market price" for an entire category of watches – and that is the first thing I want new vintage watch lovers to understand. And that is why I am here to tell you about something that happened on November 8th, 2015 in Geneva – to show you just how wild this market is, so that you don't try to make general assump

Incoming... my first AP!
My first AP just got delivered today thanks to the ever so wonderful Addy616 (thanks again Adnan) whom I've now dealt it time and time again; highly recommend him! I give you, my first AP, a watch I've lusted after for a long time, the Royal Oak!And specifically the 15400ST Silver dial Thank you all for all the posts/conversations on this AP subforum, I've learnt so much reading and researching!

5711 Blue Dial available at New Jersey AD
Hi, just wanted to let anyone who's interested know that LaViano Jewelers in Westwood, NJ just this morning got in a brand new 5711 blue dial. I'm getting one from my local AD soon so I passed on it. I have no affiliation with this dealer and just wanted to share the info as I know how incredibly hard these are to come by. Call and ask for Mike!

Patek Phillipe service estimate
I just read a post on another forum from a watchmaker who recently sent a 119 year old Patek Phillipe 14k pocket watch back to Geneva for an estimate to repair it. As you probably know, PP will repair any watch they've ever sold, for a price.The estimate came back at $13,000.00 with an ETA of approximately 40 MONTHS!!! Kinda makes a Rolex $500 - $600 service seem like a bargain, huh?

Are Daytona Cs opening up in distribution or does the lockdown continue?
What is the wait? Years?