Watchuseek.com Under New Management: Interview With Founder
Not long ago, I received the news that the major watch enthusiast forum Watchuseekwatches-dealer was sold. This was big news, and I immediately wanted to speak with Watchuseek founder and admin extraordinaire Ernie Romers, who in a few weeks, would no longer have any association with his former creation and in some ways his "child." I've always considered Ernie to be "one of the good guys" in the watch industry. I first met him several years ago - probably at Baselworld in Switzerland - and was struck by his humility and gentle nature. This wasn't who many might consider to have fit the role of the person in charge of the largest and most dynamic watch lover community on the internet. Then again, after you think about it, Romers' personality fit the role perfectly. Patient and a natural diplomat, who else would be better suited to managing the complicated issues and personalities that exist not only when sitting between watch brands and consumers, but also between passionate watch love

A good reason for a refund or just weakness?
So, a great pal of mine has been desperate to change his twenty year old Tag Heuer Formula watch for either a Patek 5980 or Offshore. And for two whole months I received emails with pictures of watches entitled how about this one?Then suddenly a purchase was made for a BNIB grey ti themes and shortly after I received the customary email with a wrist shot and it was very nice indeed and everything seemed right in the world for the following 24 hours. The following day I received a call from my pal explaining that he was in significant pain with his wrist and he was going to have to return the watch to the dealer. It seems that the size of the watch and perhaps even the metal bracelet may have aggravated a relatively recent mountain biking injury.I'm slightly concerned that my pal may be going soft so I thought I might post a couple of photos to see if he deserves any sympathy, after all this was his 40th birthday present to himself.Full marks to the dealer for the refund too!

AP Stainless Steel Offshore Bracelet Price
This question is asked frequently on this site and the other forums. I thought it worth starting a new topic so that the subject is easily searcheable and perhaps draw folks to this site whilst searching the web.The current UK list price for the Offshore bracelet is ��1,340 which is around $2,150 usd.Cheers,John

Did You Know: Patek fun fact�� how much are OEM spring bars?
i asked service for for an extra set of spring bars for a custom strap i ordered and was told the price was $75i replied: oh my, that does seem like a lot for a pair of spring barsshe replied: im sorry sir, that is the price for onei felt much better once she explained to me they were made by swedish elves who transmuted the hair of a princess into gold. For a second i thought they might be taking advantage of me. Whew

Datejust - water / steam
Probably ridiculous questions, but with my luck I guess ill ask so I don't regret later. So I don't have a sports rolex watch like a sub, YM or GMT - which I guess are on a totally different level, I do have breitling superocean which I swam with many times and that watch is a tank. However with the new datejust I am a little skeptical. Is it safe to take it out for a swim in pool / ocean? Obviously no one can predict if bracelet links will come off, but rather in terms of water-proofness? Second question, wearing it in sauna - is that safe, in terms of steam entering the watch thru the seals?