My First Grail Watch: Victor Marks
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're giving you some insight into what drives one of our team members, Victor Marks, along with some philosophical pondering on "the one that got away."watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Victor Marks:?I'm Victor Marks, and I'm a watch aficionado and tinkerer. As a child, I took apart and re-assembled my toys. My parents built the family TV set. I used to make robots from electric typewriter motors. Whatever we wanted, making was an option instead of buying. It's been a family value of ours that we made instead of buying and did all the service work ourselves.When I bought my first car, I bought a set of tools and a shop manual and worked on it while my father would read the Sunday paper. When I taught myself to play guitar, I learned how to

Info on this Audemars Piguet
Hey guys, i was wondering if anyone here new the time when thsi wacth was produced and what the number on the back below Rolay Oak means.. this one says Nr. 73... it is also engraved in the fliplock.Thanks guys..Im sending it to be serviced next week, its my dads he has no clue of watches, but im interested so i decided to investigate!CheersEdit: sry about the crappy pics, but my cam sucks...I posted this in the NON Rolex forum, but thats sort of dead. If im breaking hte rules you can still/move delete it right?

Show ddaly12 your Speedy on Leather
Ddaly12 has a new Speedy Pro on the way (3572.50) and I told him he should stock up on straps to swap in. Mine's on the bracelet right now, but with all the Speedy owners here can we get some Speedy on leather pics going for inspiration?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Patek 2014 Swiss Prices
Might be slightly out of date. List was printed 03.2014... was a bit in a hurry and scanner broke; had to take pics and didnt manage to rotate the last two... but I think you guys will manage

PP5970G or 5170G+Plato
Please share your opinions with me. Any thoughts are appreciated.