Autodromo Prototipo Brian Redman LE Gallery
Just about a month ago, we announced the release of the Autdromo Prototipo Brian Redman LE; you can check that out here. Well, in the last couple of weeks I've had the chance to spend some time with both the steel and gold plated models, and boy can I tell you, they're nice. Now, we've actually talked about the Prototipos many times before, which includes an in-depth review of them, so I'm not going to go through them again. Rather, today I'm just going to share with you a gallery of pictures I took. But rest assure, my thoughts haven't changed since the review though these new models do offer a slightly different twist on the theme.The build and finish quality is the same, they exude 70's style and simply a joy to wear. The biggest difference is the addition of gold plating for 100 of the 500 watches. I was surprised by how much I liked it. I'm not a gold guy, and have never been drawn to gold sport watches, but it worked. The gold was less blingy than expected, with almost a champagn

BLNR for 15400?
Hi all! Looking for a little guidance and opinion here. Was recently in Miami this past week, and found my way over to the Bal Harbour Shops to check out the AP, IWC, FP Journe and Tourneau boutiques. I've always been a Rolex guy, and really have only been a 1 or 2 watch-at-any-given time guy too. I just like the simplicity; so right now I have a Speedy on NATO and a GMT BLNR that I just picked up.Now, on to the situation: never did I think that an AP would call to me like the 15400 did in the boutique. I tried it on in black and white, as well as the 15202 in white. I didn't love, the 15202, surprisingly. I thought I would, but since I'm a bigger, more muscular guy with big 7 wrists, it looked too small. Once I put on the 15400 it sang to me though - the size, the geometric shape, the extremely comfortable bracelet, the display back, the 60 hr reserve, etc. When I got back home, I called my local AD to get some numbers on the BLNR trade in for a 15400, and he quoted me $6.5k out of p

Interview with Francois-Henry Bennahmias and TheWatchesTV
Great interview that was just released. .thewatches.tv/en/watchthi...demars-piguet/Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. Watches are the new currency!

Contemplating Patek Repair Times for Grand Complications...
I was just amusing myself by calculating how much your grand complication watch would be out of your hands and in someone else's hands during your lifetime if the repair times were 6 months long.If you buy your grand complication at 40 years old and you live to be 80, how long will Patek have your watch instead of you during your lifetime, assuming a 6 month repair time?Depending on whether you include the last service at age 80, Patek will have your watch anywhere from 8.75 to 10 percent of your lifetime with the watch. OUCH! Now, if it takes even longer for them to service a grand complication than 6 months, say perhaps 1 year, then you are talking around 20 percent of your lifetime with the watch. My new philosophy is, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I would rather pay more later if there is additional wear and repairs and have more time with my watch. I do have other pieces I can wear when a watch is being serviced, but it does seem like a huge chunk of time. Perhaps Patek could b

I remember when....
This was the case...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk