Watch Curmudgeon: How Little Did You Pay For That Watch?
What do you think a gorgeous watch should cost that's meticulously crafted, and features a fine ETA automatic movement, a thick, domed sapphire crystal, state-of-the-art lume, a superb strap or bracelet, and many more amenities? $5,000? $4,000? $3,000.? $2,000.? Hold that thought.Now, what do you think when you see a watch on worn&wound that has all the above going for it but only costs about 500 bucks? Impossible? Mistake? Piece of junk? Drunk editor? Typo? Probably made in a leper colony in Outer Mongolia? All the above?Well, if you're a regular reader of this blog, you know damn well what $500 will get you: a damn incredible watch! But did you ever wonder how that's possible? Or if serious watch makers offering those deals are making any money? Let me assure you that it's extremely possible, and those (smart) companies are doing quite well, thank you very much.Let's examine this conundrum by first looking at distribution. Watch companies that offer the most extreme value are sel

New strap!
I've been wanting to buy the Rubber Breitling strap for my Colt 44 but didn't want to spend the money and then not be happy with it. I was at my jewelers the other day looking at watches when I saw he had cheap rubber straps. I figured why not, it's only $25.Just installed it and I love it! The quality is actually really good for only $25. I'll keep this one for now but I will be buying the Breitling strap eventually!

A Treasured Patek �C Stolen Long Ago �C Can Archive Records be Retrieved?
My father-in-law Mike bought a simple manual wind Patek while traveling in Switzerland with his wife in the 1950s. My wife, then of school age, remembers the pride with which her dad displayed his new Patek after his return home. Mike wore that Patek for years and he was still wearing it daily in the early 2000s. I doubt that his Patek was ever serviced. Sadly, Mike's treasured Patek was stolen in about 2004, a year before Mike's death. My wife and I were clueless about fine timepieces and we had no idea at the time that the watch may have been registered in the Patek archives.I have only a vague recollection of Mike's watch but would guess it was a member of the Calatrava 96-series. I wonder if it would be possible to find a record of Mike's watch in the Patek archives. And, although we would be unable to claim the watch today, it would be interesting to learn if Patek has serviced Mike's watch in recent years.Can the Patek archives be searched with only the original watch own

389 Review
I only wear Rolex and Panerai and I flip quite often. Panerai ruined me with Rolex as now I can only wear the larger (42mm+) Rolex models as all of the others just look too small. I LOVE THE PAM 389!This watch is so good looking and really sings to me . The 47mm size makes it a real attention getter and the OEM weathered strap is second to none! Panerai has really stepped it up as of late on their OEM straps.

SS Daytona
I currently own a Submariner 16613 blue dial. Thinking about putting it up to purchase a SS Daytona. What would be a good price for one in your opinion? With papers of course. ��6.5k? Also why are they so much more expensive compared to Subs on the pre owned market? Thank you.