Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Rubens Barrichello II Watch Available On James List
From a design standpoint I consider this watch to be the pre-cursor of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Survivor watch. Look at the two watches adn you will agree that this Rubens Barrichello II limited edition watch has design cues that made their way into the Surviror watch a few years late. Not exactly the same looks, but part of the same breed. These include the hands, dial design, light vertical texturing (see the strap links here) as well as the crown and pusher design. The pictured watch was part way "there" and then Audemars Piguet just went the distance with the Survivor. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Rubens Barrichello II watch was made in honor of the namesake Brazilian Formula 1 race car driver. For some reason Brazilian race car drivers seems to be the subject of many high end sport watches from not only Audemars Piguet, but also other brands such as Hublot and Richard Mille - can't say that I know why.The watch was offered back in 2006 in three limited vers

TAG Heuer has always been closely linked to the world of motor sport.
Throughout its history TAG Heuer has always been closely linked to the world of motor sport. Watchmakers of the mark requested their unparalleled creativity and technical sophistication to develop some really innovative watches in the world of watchmaking.

Breitling NYC visit
So I went to the Breitling store to get my Chronomat looked at and while waiting...And..Together

Patek 5960 My Favorite
I have several patek watches but the 5960 is my favorite. I prefer it over my 5970 perpetual chronograph since I don't have to wind it and I can see the power reserve. I hate not being certain about my time with when I wear my 5970 and not sure if it is wound. Although I cannot see the movement with the 5960 like I can with the 5970 due to the rotor, I don't really care. The automatic movement and Patek's first chronograph make it a special watch to me. I also love the mono chronometer dial. I use it as a GMT all the time. For example, my wife is in Europe now and I can see what time it is there with my chronograph once I set it at 12:00 to their time. The size is perfect and the annual calendar function is fantastic. To me it serves as a GMT and annual calendar watch with power reserve that is very useful to me when I travel. The day of the week and the ability to see the other time zone is what I require most when I travel.I prefer the original platinum and rose dial because of the

Buyer wants to open watch case
I have a buyer for my PAM 51 who is requesting we go to a high end watch maker to have the watch case back opened to give him comfort the watch is real. I would probably ask the same if I was dropping that sort of money on a watch. Is there any reason why I should be weary of this request? I will ensure he is first certain he wants to buy it before I agree to the watch maker opening the watch.Thoughts?