Madison Avenue Watch Week 2015: Celebrating Five Exciting Years Of The Art Of Watchmaking
Sponsored PostIn the last five years, Madison Avenue has become the epicenter for haute horlogerie and the largest fine timepiece marketplace in North America. This unprecedented congregation of watch brands establishing flagship boutiques motivated the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District to create the first Madison Avenue Watch Week. The concept for the Madison Avenue Watch Week was simple; to display the newest Swiss watch innovations with in-store events for the New York audience. Madison Avenue Watch Week will be celebrating its 5th Anniversary from April 20 to 25, 2015.Thanks to the hospitality and creativity of the participating brands, over the years, thousands of watch collectors and enthusiasts have had the amazing experiences of seeing master watchmakers at work or demonstrating the inner mechanics and technology of superlative timepieces - historic and brand new. Madison Avenue Watch Week has featured talks by watch connoisseurs on the art of collecting; panels with

What I Learned Building A Watch With watches-dealer At Frederique Constant
The following article was written by Andrew E. who accompanied watches-dealer Founder Ariel Adams on a trip to Geneva to build a watch with Frederique Constant. This is his account of the experience and you can read Ariel Adams' full account of "What It's Like To Build A Watch" here. We thank Andrew for recounting his experience and sharing his mutual passions for watches:When I first tried to describe what it was like to win the watch lover's trip of a lifetime, I ended up writing a lengthy travelogue that while descriptive, failed to adequately put into words how it felt to win the watches-dealer/Fr��d��rique Constant Holiday 2012 giveaway. How can you write about something so insanely cool for a watch nerd? Even though the experience has come and gone, I still struggle to describe the mixture of elation, incredulity, excitement, and gratefulness that I feel about the whole thing. So in this article, I would like to paint a broad �C and wholly inadequate �C picture of what has happened t

My little self contained thread of AP 44mm ROO Pics.
Instead of starting new threads everytime I take a picture, I'll keep it all here.I still can't get over how much this watch changes under different lighting and viewing angles. I still love my Daytona, but it makes the Daytona seem so one dimensional.Sitting here waiting for the motorcade to run through, decided to take a few cellphone pics.Today's theme: it is ok to wear an AP with a suit. It fits nicely inside a shirt cuff.Waited 15 minutes in standstill traffic for the President to leave the WH.

Omega PO -- Virginia / DC / MD Dealers
I'm thinking of getting an Omega PO and live in the DC Metro area. Any suggestions for dealers in that area? Or, I heard tell on the watchuseek forums that there is a so-called favorite AD. Anyone help me find them? Thanks.

HELP me decide on my next watch!!
Hello AllAfter much thought, i have decided my next watch will be a Panerai.I am asking for you guys to give me your suggestions for a PAM with a SS Band. Also, if you could provide a pic and the retail. I am also not sure how the pricing on this works, so if you could give me how much off MSRP from a AD can i expect to get?Thanks!