In house or not?
Is a watch having in house movement a plus, a must or you don't care?Some of the most seemed and valuable watches don't have in house movements, most highly collectable Pams don't and just have ETA, the AP Jumbo has a JLC base movement, the Patek 5970 and 5070 have Lemania base movements, it doesn't mean that in house the movement will be better, some great watches have non in house movements.So for me if a watch's movement is not in house it's absolutely not a deal breaker, but I do prefer one which does have it as for me an in-house movement means that the manufacture has reached a certain level in the horological art and is capable of making their own watches from A to Z without any outside help.I know that usually when people start to be interested in watches if they go for pieces 5K and up it's obligatory to have the in house movement, but more experienced watch lovers understand that it's just a part of the process and that even if the brands get movements from other companies th

Incoming! PO8900 Orange
Picked up a Planet Ocean 8900 yesterday. Had a Planet Ocean 8500 orange but flipped it about a year ago. Everything that was wrong with the 8500 has been fixed with the 8900. So far, I am loving it. It is very comfortable on the wrist. I am loving the new bracelet and clasp with the push button micro adjuster. Looks like it will probably give +/- 10mm of room. If you do need to throw it over a wetsuit, there's another diver extension you can open up. Although it's 16mm thick, it's balanced out very well at 43.5mm. My biggest dislike with the 8500 was that it was very top heavy at 42mm. Not the case here. Sorry for the poor iphone pics.

Abandunce of models suddenly - a theory
Many might know I am a huge fan of the 5327 blue dial and for various reasons being holding back (Baselworld etc). However every dealer I go to seems to have one in the window. Isn't it selling?? Then I noticed when looking for 5205R my AD only received them in October every year! Wierd!! No ways I was going to wait Then we have had a surge in 5131R's...increasing production? Cleaning out the cupboard??Here is my theory following chats with various AD's and Salons and my interpretation. PP is a profitable business and Swiss. Known for efficiencies and precision...it's obvious they schedule production runs. We know the cases are made in batches as are dials so it makes sense that in a factory of 2000 watchmakers they know down to the date and hour which assembly line will be doing which assemblies and how many and for how long. It's therefore feasible that following a run of Worldtime or 5327 these are shipped globally. You will therefore see a glut for a period of time until demand abs

Patek 175th Anniversary Auction
Fellas, heres a vid from Hodinkee about the 175th Anniversary auction for Patek. Interesting video as always from Hodinkee.Enjoy! There are some fantastic pieces here

Tudor Oyster Prince 34 Question
I have the Tudor Oyster Prince 34 pictured and had it serviced by my watch guy (independent). I had him service the movement but not polish or replace anything except the crystal which was cracked but still in one piece. Originally the watch had a slightly domed crystal, something like a 1016 Explorer. He told me he could not source a crystal like that and put a high, flat crystal on it. It looks okay, but I really like the look of the original crystal. The first picture is the new crystal. The second and third are the original crystal. I had him give the original crystal back to me.Can anyone recommend somewhere to get an original style crystal for this watch? It is an Oyster Prince 34 with a serial number and 7909 on the case back. Thank you, in advance.