Tudor North Flag Watch In-House Mvment Baselworld 2015
No point in waiting, since one of Tudor's new-for-2015 watches has apparently been leaked a bit in advance of Baselworld 2015 - this is the Tudor North Flag watch, and I think we are going to rather like it. A picture of a catalog or magazine page with the Tudor North Flag watch has been posted by watchawrist (the personal Instragram account of fakewatchbuster) and I don't doubt that it is real. Tudor even has a trademark registration for Tudor North Flag. I also suspect that another 2015 watch from the brand will be the Tudor Wildcall - so we will see what that ends up being.Aside from having a dial that looks a lot like the lovely Eterna KonTiki Diver from 2008 complete with the same color tone and style of power reserve indicator, the Tudor North Flag is said to contain Tudor's first in-house made movement. Given that Tudor is owned by Rolex - who makes movements for all of their own watches, it isn't surprising that Tudor has an easy way of getting well-made in-house movements. Wha

Introducing: The Rotonde De Cartier Astromysterieux
This was a big year for men’s watches at Cartier. You may have read about the new Cartier Drive and the other pre-SIHH releases that we covered in December of last year, but one that you may not have heard about yet is this Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Astromystérieux. 1 OF 3 This watch is a fantastic example of the technical skills that Cartier possesses and doesn't show off enough. Cartier is known for their vintage (and modern) mystery clocks – Louis Cartier and Maurice Couet mastered the mystery clock mechanism in 1912, taking inspiration from the famous illusionist Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. This year, Cartier decided to modify and apply this technology to the Rotonde de Cartier in their brand new Astromystérieux. 2 OF 3 This watch is different from any watch I have seen in recent years. It is not just a mystery watch, but rather a mystery movement. Instead of just the hands being attached to the two moving crystals, t

5167a -- Got bamboozled this morning!
Called an AD this morning to check on their Aquanaut stock (specifically the travel time, I knew 5167 was not possible). An enthusiastic sales guy picks up the phone, the conversation ensues: me:Hi, I'm looking for a stainless steel Aquanaut Travel Time, 5164sales guy: ok...let me check our stock, unfortunately, no 5164me: Oh, ok, when do you...(cuts me off)sales guy: But we have the 5167me: gasp...what? ummm ok, I'm getting in my car now.sales guy: perfect, looking forward to meeting youme: (got in my car -- left the parking garage and received a call back)sales guy: Oops sorry, the watch I was talking about is already spoken for, there's a 10-year wait list on it, its impossible for you to get itOk, I might have been overly optimistic and gullible at that moment, but when an AD tells you they have the watch, who are you to say, no, you're lying to me!! Needless to say, this left a sour taste in my mouth; if you were me what would you guys do? Probably not much I can do, but just curi

Flipping
Stop it. Just stop. I'm speaking to those that are regular consumers like myself who are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to buy a premium piece aka hard-to-get piece at an AD for retail.My advice to you if you fall into this category is to not flip the watch. Either pass, or keep. There are unintended consequences of your decision to flip a watch. AD's could and will literally lose the Rolex line. It's happened, it will happen again, and we are responsible if we are part of this problem.There are many, many negative outcomes that may play out as a result of flipping. For what? $5 grand? An easy $5 grand sounds nice, and while that may be on the higher end, it is possible. Looking at the big picture though, it's nothing and it's not worth it.

Absolutely torn down the middle.......
Ive always been dead set on the blue SS SkyD BUT Im now torn down the middle between the blue and black dials. Ive tried on the white and liked it but not for me. Whats making me also consider the black is I have the blue Milgauss which I love and Id part with it if I got the blue SkyD. My black dial game is nothing special as I have the 1957 Speedmaster. BUT blue IS my favorite color..... would love any comments or pics.