Watch Collecting In Japan: For F.P.Journe Enthusiast Toshio Aoyama, It All Comes Down To Design
Given the opportunity to collect any modern brand, based solely on your aesthetic preferences, where would you go? For Toshio Aoyama, founder of Japanese luxury lifestyle publication Nile's Nile, the answer was simple: F.P.Journe. We had an opportunity to speak with Mr. Aoyama during a recent trip to?Japan, learning more about his tastes as a collector and the reason he bought not one, but two Journes on his first visit to the Tokyo boutique.Not unlike one of our previous interview subjects, Alan Maleh,?Mr. Aoyama doesn't shy away from the fact that his purchases are, for the most part, dictated by the aesthetic design of each timepiece. The fact that both these collectors oversee luxury lifestyle publications is perhaps a coincidence, but their perspectives are indeed refreshing in their honesty. Watches are not art pieces �C they are meant to be used.Toshio Aoyama Mr. Aoyama selected three of his?favorite timepieces?to share with us, all modern F.P.Journe watches that re

Diver- steel? Fc?
Any of us here owning the diver both forge carbon and steel at the same time? Could u please share which watch u wear more?CheersSam

With Patek Philippe.....
... the devil is in the details.I would like to share some (poorly taken!) macros of one of my favorite watches on this relaxing Sunday afternoon. Seen close-up I realize that there are many hidden details in this magnificent watch. I think this is something that keeps many collectors coming back to this brand: great depth in line-up, rich history and the actual watch(es) worn on your wrist have a lot more than you may have initially expected!Enjoy the weekend guys.

Instagram ??
Forgive me if this post is not appropriate , so if not allowed, feel free to delete it ?I am one of those old fashioned guys that are not on Facebook, twitter, ��But��.. I enjoy taking pictures from really nice watches. Those pictures are not the best but I think I can say they are not bad either.So somebody asked me why I didn't post them on Instagram. Old fashioned as I am I didn't even know what he was talking about LOLBut I went to that site and made an account LOLFirst I googled a bit to find out more, and try to understand how it works. First things I found via google were things I did NOT like. Many links if you want to 'BUY FOLLOWERS' �� wtf ?No, I'm not interested in buying followers but on the other hand I don't know how to get 'real' followersSo ��. any members here on Instagram ? Help is really appreciated !btw, I registrated under the name 'collectible_watches'

233, 321, or 499?
I've been attracted to Panerai for some time now. Something about them that I can't explain. I keep looking at them. I've been doing some window shopping and the 233,321, and 499 sing to me. Any suggestions for my first Panerai piece?