AD visit
I was in town and visiting my AD so I decided to check out their inventory. I was glad to see a new 41mm royal oak since I hadn't had the chance to try it on. I was also my first time trying on a forged carbon offshore, wow, that watch is amazing. They also had a panda on the bracelet, a bumble bee, and quite a few others but I only managed to get wrist shots of these 2.

My first Breitling..
My first Breitling...waited a long time for this. Not just because of cost, heck I've spent far too much on watches & flipping over the years. I essentially traded a Tag Heuer Aquaracer automatic & a Tudor Classic for this one. It was a matter of finding the one I really wanted, that fit me and I would keep. I wanted the Super Quartz in this case, the brushed bracelet and 41mm case size. I looked at the new Colt 44 and despite being glad to see they brought back the Breitling rider tab bezel, the size was wrong, the case back was blah and the bracelet did not seem as nice, though I could be wrong about that last point. I looked at a lot of Colt's and found one on the secondary market that not only came from an AD, it was also just sent in last month to Breitling for a service, so I knew it was authentic. Need to say thank you to Erik from Radcliffe Jewelers for this one, LOVE IT!

What's so great about "Co-axial?"
Sounds like a marketing gimmick to me.

Looking for a new black (2534.50) or white (2538.20) SMP GMT?
I happened by a local AD this afternoon who has these two in stock:If you are interested, PM me for contact info.If you have any questions, you will need to talk with the AD.Fr. John?

Back into the modern era, just...
Ever since trading off my Daytona and Hulk as part of a trade to get my holy grail watch (among other things), I've been longing for the sturdiness of a modern Rolex dive watch.I felt my pulses go up when the SubC ND came out, but then it was too close to the Hulk that I let go. It was a slightly different case when the SD-C 4000 came out. However, I felt it was more of a design variation of the SubC, rather than something technically superior like the DSSD, so couldn't justify spending the money.On one eye, I have been closely monitoring the 5 digit dive watch market, the 14060, the 16610, and of course the 16600. I was quite decided, that it was either going to be one that is a very early model with a weathered look and patina, or a near NOS last of the series release before Rolex went full-on bling with the ceramics. But the fact that I already have a 5513 from 1968, pushed my decision towards the Last of the Mohicans of the modern era pre-ceramic tool watches.As I was searching the