Skeleton !
Just picked this up with the help of amehta87. He found the piece I found the cash. Had owned it once before, didn't realize what a great watch it was & let it go. Will surely stick around this time, I hope...till the stickers come off. 😭🍻

No longer an owner of AP ROO's
I regret to inform you that I sold both of my ROO's (BB & Rubberclad). I wasn't wearing them as much as my Daytona and I thought I sell my 2 assets and reduce my depreciation since the new line of ROO's are 44 and AP is slowly closing down on 42mm line.I enjoy my AP's Rubberclad for 4 years and my BB for 2 and I was happy till I started not to wear them. I am now wearing my Daytona SS everday 24/7, god knows which watch I'll be purchasing in the future. I dont mind a PP Nautilus 5980 in a couple of years time. For now I'll rotate between my PAM 339 and Daytona 116520.

Has Patek ever scratched your watch?
I bought my 5167a new from an AD in June who also fitted the strap. After a week I found the strap a bit tight (fitted in an air conditioned office). So I got my local AD (as they were closer) to order a new strap and fit it for me (costing ��180). Unfortunately they managed to scratch the lug. They also noticed the AD who fitted the first strap had scratched the clasp. So they sent it to the Patek service centre in the UK who polished out the scratches and returned it to me 5 weeks later. However they had switched over the straps so the clasp was not centred (they put the longer strap at 6 o'clock). I sent it back to them to switch it back and they returned it today. To me amazement there is a new scratch at the 11 o'clock lug! I am not sending it back again, it is a new watch that I have only had in my possession for a week and I am not sure all this polishing is a good idea. I am very careful with my watches, but appreciate that marks are inevitable, however when they are caused by s

5711 5712 caseback
Please explain to me,The 11 is a normal screwback case ,the whole watchcase out of 3pcs the middlepiece the caseback and the bezel fixed with 4screws to the middlepiece.How about the caseback of 12 ?Thanks

Stashing Rolex at the gym
I just became the proud owner of my first rolex (an LV), and naturally don't ever want to take it off my wrist. However, I also live in NYC, where driving a personal vehicle,etc isn't a thing. I go to the gym every day, Mon-Fri, straight after work because its easier for me to get to the gym from work. The gym has the type of locker room where you bring your own typical combination lock, find an empty locker, and lock up your stuff until you leave.I never bat an eye about doing this every single day with my clothes, wallet, and daily beater watch, but I would never do so with my rolex (as I'm sure neither would many of you). The gym is not a high-crime area/population or anything, but it just isn't a risk I'd take. So my issue is- I end up only being able to wear my wonderful watch on the weekend! Which sucks.However, the gym also has lock boxes by the front entrance, directly across from the check-in desk which is constantly manned by at least 1 employee, and also in pretty much direc