Bell & Ross BR03 Type Aviation French Air Force Watch: For 250 Really Lucky Fighter Pilots (At First)
There are two ways that this watch was made - Note that Bell & Ross is based in France. Either the French military strong-armed Bell & Ross because they felt like bullying someone around, or Bell & Ross begged the Air Force for the PR opportunity as the military arm probably had better things to do, and was not interested in gifting a select bunch of pilots with an expensive watch. Who knows how it went?Well what ever the impetus for the creation of these Bell & Ross French Air Force watches, they are pretty neat. Basically, they are an exact melding of the traditional Bell & Ross BR01 design, mixed with the ubiquitous Breitling Aerospace (and its derivatives). It is funny because even though the Breitling Aerospace is getting close to being two decades old from first appearance - it is only now getting a serious number of homages and copycats. These are harsh words in the watch words, but they are not bad. The industry is based around a combination of reformulation

Boutiques vs. ADs
Hi,Forgive me but I don't understand something. Hoping you all can clarify?I was always under the impression that an AD is something like Tourneau or Mayors Jewelers (both of which I have visited locations of.) Several brands such as Rolex, Panerai, IWC, Chopard, Breitling, Tudor, etc under one roof.With a boutique being set up BY the brand to sell only that particular brand?!For instance - AP in NYC on 57th, and the Bal Harbour MIA location. Now, I've been to both and KNOW for a fact that ONLY AP is sold in these boutiques.^^ Those ARE AP boutiques, correct?And, is that logic correct??With that said, and with talk on here of moving toward boutiques and away from ADs - what will happen to stores such as these - of which, again, I have visited every single one in person and KNOW they sell multiple brands in the one store??Swiss Fine Timing - Magnificent Mile, ChicagoExquisite Timepieces - Naples FLHing Wa Lee - Walnut CAWestime - Beverly Hills CAWestime - La Jolla (San Diego) CAThey may

A grail?
OP6500 you BET it is!

Hello TRF. New Member and Intro.
Hi TRF,Sorry for the longish post.New member here and my first post. I didn't find this great community until very recently. I have been trying my best to read as much as I can...but most of my time ended up in the forsale sections:)A quick and brief intro about myself and my Rolex/watch journey up til present. I am in my mid 40s and a tech executive in a tech company. I have always been happy wearing my Casios, Seikos, and Citizens as my every day watch and still am but have a few nicer watches to go with the them now. My wife bought me my first Rolex about 4 years ago, a pre-owned DateJust 16234 from our jeweler who is also a Rolex AD. I have really enjoyed this watch. The following year we bought a pre-owned SD 16600 Y serial which was a trade-in at this same store.Fast forward 2 years, I have bought 2 brand new rolexes from the same store a couple weeks ago. I wanted an everyday work watch that fits into my work environment. Something low key, not too flashy, not too big, not too

Tudor Pelagos vs Rolex SubC Date?
I was speaking with a friend about this today and he brought up some good points. Is the Pelagos a better choice for a daily wearer? Comparing the in house movement 25600TN to the 116610LN. Aside from being quite similar to the SubC, the Tudor has:-Better water resistance at 500m-Better power reserve at 70hr-Gas escape valve like that on the more expensive Sea Dweller-No cyclops which is a perk to a lot of peopleThe Rolex has:-Better finishing-Longer, 5 year warrantyOutside of these points, the watches are incredibly similar. Same purpose, well built, both have micro adjustable clasps, all in all great daily wearers. However, when you can buy a brand new Pelagos for $3500, but a brand new Rolex SubC date is $7500..........is it really worth a $4000 premium? Opinions?