Speake-Marin Marin 1 Watch Hands-On
Peter Speake-Marin is a highly noteworthy independent watch maker who has his hands in many interesting watches out there. Most important of course is his own brand, Speake-Marin. 2010 sees a new model, and most importantly a new movement - the Speake-Marin in-house made SM2 automatic. The movement is really beautiful. You can see it through the new Marin 1 watch caseback - being able to appreciate not only Speake-Marin's attention to detail and decoration, but also how beautifully it is made. The hallmark of a true luxury movement is that it looks beautiful from a quality standpoint, and that the actually design of it is made with form and function in mind. The automatic rotor has a hidden weight on the bottom so that seeing it from the top makes it look symmetrical. The design (which is carried over to other parts of the movement) of the rotor is very cool looking, like a mixture of classic floral decoration and tribal style tattoos.The SM2 automatic movement took Speake-Marin a few

Which ceramic dial version
Thinking of swapping my 44FC for a Ceramic and wondering if any owners of the new 2017 dial version out there.With 5 warranty and drop in rrp for new dial do think the older ceramic dial are due price adjustment as currently there is not a lot of difference in price between the 2.Any owners for new dial version wish they had got the older dial ?I'm on the fence and can go either way.

AP Royal Oak Ref: 15400 Blue
Hello everyone,I am no stranger to Rolex watches but I recently caught the AP bug... big time...I tried out a black dial at the local AD and i find it really nice...But I would like some opinions... I am thinking of holding out for the blue dial to be available before I make my final decision.My question is... does the blue dial sort of like a chameleon? That it doesn't look as blue as the pictures suggest.Some have said that it always look really black, unless when you're under sunlight, then it will show blue... but most of the time it will look black.Anyone here care to give some opinions?Thanks in advance.

New guy checking in
I have been a Panerai guy for the last couple of years and wanted to branch out. I was convinced a vintage GMT Master would be my next purchase, until is saw the Good Planet PO. A short drive to my dealer and I was trying it on, along with a few others. Long story short:

Some of my Speedy photos:
My first Speedmaster, the Classic:And although it says Speedmaster on the dial, it is actually a Seamaster 120m: