John Mayer On Watches: My Thoughts On The Bell & Ross BR126 Chronograph, By John Mayer
This past November I had the rare opportunity to sit on the jury of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève. For one day, myself and 22 other far-more-qualified watch lovers closely examined 71 watches in 14 categories, spanning the entire world of watchmaking from the $3,100 non-complication Tudor Black Bay to a woman’s tourbillion made by Bovet that retails for over $200,000. Of all the watches that I saw, one that really stood out to me was the Bell & Ross BR126 Sport Heritage Chronograph. An entry in the Sport Watch category, The Sport Heritage Chronograph didn’t take home an award at the ceremony, but it left a lasting impression on me for holding its own against all the other watches in the running. 2 OF 20 A Closer Look At The Bell & Ross BR 126 Sport Heritage Chronograph Here’s one thing I’ve learned in my years as both an artist and a watch collector: great design costs the same to produce as bad design. It just takes

AP camouflage, hands on.
Had to drop off my 15400 this morning at the AP NYC boutique as it suddenly stopped ticking!!! The watch must have been mad at me cause I haven't worn it for a month. Too many incomings this month.🤪Anyways they had a sample of the 44mm camouflage which I tried and had to post the pics here for yah to check it out. In person I like it! The new rubber feels soft and sturdy, case made of steel and green bezel is hot. Price at 31k MSRP. Have been inform that they are sold out! lmao.... AP fans, would you buy???? FYR, my wrist is 7.25 to 7.5, I forgotten. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

5070 ( no other title needed :-) )
these are old pictures which I took long ago.My AD had one 5070P and called me when it was delivered. The watch was ofcourse sold but at least I could take some pics of this dreampieceAnd because I read too many questions on this site if a Patek is really so much better than Rolex ... Look at these macro movement shots. The finishing is unbelievablenote that these are pics from another 5070, the red gold.Also pictures I took long ago but since the movement shot from the platinum 5070 were not that good I'll show these.Ofcourse the movement in a 5070 red, yellow white or platinum are exactly the same.So if somebody ever asks again if they are better ... this answers your question.If you don't know how much effort this takes ... read some books about high-end watchmaking br

Should I buy a Tudor Black Bay Red with ETA Movement?
Hi folks,There is a AD which is very close to my house and they have a few Tudor Black Bay on Sale 20% off. I already had a Tudor Black Bay Blue with the in house movement.Should I buy another Black Bay Red with ETA movement and Rose logo on the dial? Or wait for a new Tudor GMT?Thanks everyone Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

AD Behavior
I recently purchased a BLNR from a trusted seller that I learned about through this forum and my wife took it in to an AD to get it appraised for insurance as I was working. I already swapped the band to a rubber b strap in order to save the original strap for one day when I pass it on to my son (it's a 2017 reference-his birth year) and because it's easier to sanitize in a hospital setting. When my wife went to hand over the watch for inspection the AD staff essentially scolded her for presenting them with a watch that had a non-Rolex band and balked about altering a Rolex watch. I mean, how DARE I change my watch strap?! He also scoffed at the fact that I did it myself--spring bars are complicated things for some I guess... They went on to give her a bunch more attitude and unsolicited advice about buying outside of local ADs (despite their having long waiting lists and no stock) and essentially called her a tax cheat for buying a watch outside of the country (I paid all applic