Linde Werdelin "The Lab" Watch Maker Blog Exemplar
Watch companies are getting keen on blogging. Maybe I have shown them a good example? Different watch brands are experimenting with various ways of doing it, but the best approach is something like Linde Werdelin has done. Sure they could have more posts up and spend more time on it, but they are doing a good job so far with their new blog that details not only the development of Linde Werdelin watches, but the lifestyle that goes with Linde Werdelin watches from the maker and owner standpoint. From your seat you generally only see the "finished product" and the fancy marketing photos that come from the secret watch making lairs - often in Europe. But who are these people? And how serious are they about all the claims they make such as "sport watch" or "1000 meters water resistance." Sometimes it is really hard to tell and you don't know whether it is a marketing goon writing about this, or actually a couple of watch nerds testing each claim.Linde Werdelin's "The Lab" blog helps shed l

Incoming! Omega Speedmaster Professional 3572.50
Upgraded my my Omega Speedmaster Reduced to this 3572.50 thanks to George! Absolutely love the hesalite crystal! The reduced I had was Sapphire. My watch collection now consists of this guy and a DJ 16013 with a white face. I feel comfortable with this setup for the foreseeable future. Cheers!Ryan

Patek/Geneva Pictures
In my incoming thread for my 5116R someone had asked to see any pictures I wanted to share from my recent visit to Patek. These were a few I felt had value, I wanted to make sure the only people appearing in the pictures are Patek employees.imgur/a/YHcOiI didn't really take a lot of pictures of watches on the trip, I'm not a big picture taker, but I did get a picture of one of the Grandmaster Chimes alongside a 6300G. You probably can't see too often unless you're one of the 5 people that owns a 5175 so I couldn't resist taking this one picture.We did get to hear the minute repeater on the 6300G.It's odd, but the loudest minute repeater on a wrist watch we heard during the entire trip was actually a 7000R. It was as loud as the pocket watches for some reason.

Pepsi Dial Change new crown added
Did you notice on the new gmt at the bottom below 6pm in between siss made there is now a Rolex crown also in white added there too - awesome touch

DaytonaC Replacement Value Appraisal for Insurance
Greetings all��I've tried searching for an answer to my question to no avail, so forgive me if it's a topic that's already been discussed. I need to have my DaytonaC appraised for insurance purposes (via State Farm), but given that the market value is significantly higher than MSRP, I'm concerned that an AD wouldn't provide an appraisal that reflects a fair replacement value. Am I correct in this assumption? Have any of you had a 116500 appraised for more than $12.4k (perhaps +tax)? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Also, any recommendations for appraisers in the NYC area would be very helpful.Thanks!