Artya Perpetual Calendar Piece Unique Watches
I got a sneak preview of this watch a few months ago and am happy to now be able to show it to you. This is the Artya Perpetual Calendar watch - it combines an exclusive manufacture movement with a surprisingly clean and technical design from the "art watch" brand. The Perpetual Calendar will be available as 10 limited edition pieces. Each piece will have its own materials and colors so that it is totally unique.The first thing I noticed about the watch was the bezel. According to Artya's Yvan Apra, the bezel was influenced by the art and style of Stargate - which is essentially futuristic ancient Egyptian. Aside from looking really cool, the engraved design includes hieroglyphics that actually say something (though I am not sure what). The motto of the watch is actually very ancient Egyptian in theme and is "Vita brevis, ars longa." Thank you Artya for helping to keep my knowledge of Latin fresh - that means "life is short, but art is eternal." We all need things to leave behind for t

Watches and F1: The Schumacher Omega Speedmasters
The Omega Speedmaster is perhaps the greatest icon in the watchmaking world. For over 50 years, the Speedy has been the gold standard by which all high-end chronos are measured, and the history of the line can fill volumes (in fact we have: check out our series on the history of the Speedmaster here). However, for all that game-changing, moon landing history, and the dizzying array of variants, there's one line of Speedmasters that always seems to fall by the wayside somewhat: the Speedmaster Schumacher. It's easy to forget with the NASA heritage and the Moonwatch designation (which, even as a racing fan, I can't argue, is the coolest distinction ever awarded to a timepiece) that the Speedmaster line was designed as a racer's watch, and the Schumacher Speedys take that to the nth degree by partnering with the man who, by the numbers at least, is the single greatest racing driver of all time- Michael Schumacher.Now, I grew up watching Michael dominate the championship again and again wi

Very pleased with my first Panerai
Hot on the heels of the Sub-C and not being one to let the enthusiasm wane, I thought the best follow up would be a Panerai. I have a confession... before I became interested in Rolex I had not registered that Panerai existed! Is this usual.. Yes Patel JLC Omega but for some reason Panerai had never come up.However, after trying on a few at various boutiques in Asia and researching here and other places, the Panerai story is really interesting and I have a soft spot for anything to do with Firenze even though the company is based in Neuchatal Switzerland.How did I decide on the 104? Not an easy thing with all those numbers but the thinking went this way... need a second hand as I like to see something moving, not yet enough budget for an in-house movement, like a date so 104!for the future my research has opened up the possibility of the 233 and 422 as I tried one on in Saigon and loved the power reserve on the back and the Sapphire. So meanwhile here is my J series 2007 Pammy 104 to c

Here is an article on Grey Market Dealers
I found this to be just an ok read. The author made it seem like its a rarity to see Rolex on the grey market, which we all know to not be true. And the author only touched on watches being sold at a discount. He made no mention of in demand watches like the Daytona C that goes for a premium in the grey market. quillandpad/2018/02/03/na...fores-archive/Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Rose gold vs yellow gold
Hello trf. I'm thinking of stepping up and getting a nice pm model.Torn between yellow and gold. Help me out