Jaquet Droz "The Writer" Automata: Awesome Antique Android
Watch brands like to pump up their history a lot. This is especially true in Europe where with age comes legitimacy. It also helps when your history includes impressive things. A lot of today's watch brands that bear vintage names don't always have the most interesting histories. Much of them can be summed up as "man X did in fact make watches or clocks 150 - 200 years ago." Two of the names that do come with a really impressive history are Breguet and Jaquet Droz (both conveniently owned by the Swatch Group now).Breguet is well considered to be the father of modern watch making. If you study his work and are lucky enough to see some of his surviving creations you'll see why. Pierre Jaquet Droz on the other hand is remembered not only for producing incredibly impressive technology, but also for his showmanship. He helped create many of the marketing techniques that high-end watch makers still use today to market and sell their products. Looking back at his work and legacy, his produc

Poor visibility with Grey themes..... Any others have similar issues
I have a 42mm ROO grey themes titanium on a bracelet. First of all I have to say that I love the watch and it looks amazing in person. That said, it's a little annoying that the minute it gets a little dim it becomes very difficult to tell the time. When you have an almost 30k watch and you have to take your phone out to tell the time it becomes a real pain.Actually thinking about trading it in for the 44mm ROO stainless and ceramic. Curious if any others have had similar issues.Thanks

AP in the Caymans
I swung by the AD on Grand Cayman Island and checked out their inventory. Thinking about a Royal Oak Chrono, either the all black or panda version. I had heard that the Caribbean was the place to go for discounts but they wanted $18,500 for either one. I haven't done much due diligence on this model, but I experienced some sticker shock & got out of there in a hurry. Maybe I could have negotiated him down a little? Is that what ROCs are going for now? Now I'm thinking of just holding out for the larger version.

The North Pole called - they want their ice back
This landed on my lap the other daySay ello to my little friend

Patek Philippe videos
Greetings TRF,With the new Patek Philippe section on (thank you again, Steve and the moderators) I thought it would be nice to share some of my favorite videos! Perhaps I don't have as much as Thomas does in his Audemars Piguet thread but keep in mind that I'm always on the hunt for something new so I may come up with some every now and then. Feel free to add yours as well! Birth of a legendTo my son