Patek 5167 or 15202
Looking for people thoughts here as I;m going to pull the trigger on one of these shortly. My usual daily driver currently is a BLNR. I can get the aqua now at a bit of a discount while I can get a 15202 in the next month at full price from a boutique. I know I'll get both eventually but can only get ONE for now. Love both probably equally however I have a desk job and my BLNR bracelet has been well loved aka pretty scratched. Not sure how the 15202 will hold up there. The Patek will be more under the radar and hold up better under desk scratches but the 150202 is more aesthically appealing to me I think, however, more attention grabbing. I've also listed this in the patek forum since I'm sure I'll get biased views in eaach

Money clips and AP's post em if you got em
Been using money clips for years.. Every time I watched the Movie Face Off staring Nicolas Cage, he plaid a drug lord who in one early scene of the movie pulls out a solid gold dragon money clip with ruby eyes and it bites down on the cash to hold it.. I was amazed.. Searched the net for years and never found anything like it.. Made a phone call to my wife's brother who works for legendary studios out in LA.. He made a phone call to the prop master for that movie and got the name of the jeweler who made the clip for the movie among other things.. Turns out after I spoke with the jeweler the clip used in the movie was gold plated and synthetic rubies for the eyes and the jaw was not spring loaded but fixed in the open position. He scanned and sent me over some sketches of the clip along with dimensions as he no longer had the original. I had a very skilled designer make the clip for me in solid gold with real 2.5 ct matching set ruby eyes each and a internal double counter spring design

panda + pam for a FC44...makes sense ???
I have an opportunity to acquire a FC 44, however this would require me to sell off my recently reacquired Panda and also a Panerai 88 plus possibly kick in a few dollars (not a significant amount). I have owned numerous AP's including both the steel 44 and the RG 44 at certain points in my watch journeys but moved both pieces for similar but diffrent reasons. The steel was lovely but was heavy, gave me trouble and simply did not work well, the gold was awesome but attracted a lot of attention and I simply wasn't comfortable wearing the piece and I traded down to a brand new RG ROC which I love and am keeping. I'm thinking the FC 44 would be easy to wear due to the weight (I had a Bee at one point so am familiar with the FC feel) and would make a nice complement to the RG ROC that I have. I would miss the Panda as it has a great wrist presence especially on the F1 strap I have with it and the bracelet which it came on. The Panerai is a good daily wearer for me I and enjoy the flex

Is Cal. 8500 that much better than the 2500?
Hi guys,Newby to the forum and, not really a watch collector or anything, but I have inherited a healthy respect for an accurate watch from my dear departed Dad.I am wanting an Omega automatic and cannot quite seem to decide between a PO 2201.50 and the new AT with the 8500 movement.I have decided that I like the looks of the PO better than the AT (though I am worried it might be way bigger than I am used to) but from everything I have read, the Cal. 8500 is the superior movement.So, the question I put to this group is this;Would you choose movement over aesthetics or the other way around?Stuck on the horns of a dilemma as to whether to choose the PO with 2500 or go with the less attractive (to my eye) AT because of the superior movement.Thanks in advance for your thoughts on the topic.DrumEdit: Second question, for those who have both... is the PO significantly bigger than the AT (231.10.39.21.06.001)? I have tried the AT and found it comfortable, but all the shop had when I was th

Oops, I Did It Again -- Speedy Time
I know it's not the classic model, but I love the gold and red on the dial! Sorry for the blur; iPhone pics don't always come out well!