The Nomos Metro and Ahoi Atlantik
At Basel this year, Nomos has done something so surprising that, had this been Geneva instead of Basel and cars instead of watches, it would have made primetime news. ?Let me set the scene…Imagine that one manufacturer made the engines that powered most of the world's cars, but each carmaker stuck their own brand name on the rocker cover. ?So your Mercedes was really powered by the same engine as a Kia. ?That's pretty much what happens in Watchworld. ?Nivarox, part of the Swatch Group, manufacture the?assortiment, the collection of pallet, balance?wheel, hairspring and escape wheel used by most of the world's watchmakers.Now, imagine that engine maker decided it didn't want to sell to anyone except its own factories anymore. ?Can you imagine the implications for?every other brand's cost, supply chains, production lines, tooling, sales? ?That's exactly what Nivarox has done. ?It's said that soon it won't sell its?assortiment?to anyone outside Swatch Group.This has left the industr

I'm one of you now, my new PO :)
Well I finally did it, bought my first Omega! I've really liked the orange bezel 42 PO since it came out a few years back, I had shopped them a few times but never actually pulled the trigger.Found this one locally, original owner, immaculate, worn once or twice, full set with box and papers at a great price.The only negative for me is that it's on a black rubber band rather than steel...I'm going to post a Want to trade bracelets in the For Sale section, hopefully someone will be interested.Also interested in other bracelet options, what do you wear yours on?Paul

Sword Hands, Bond Hands, Straight Hands ??
I'm really having trouble liking the latest crop of Omegas.....They are using too much of the skeleton hand that I don't like at all, and the Aqua Terra hands, which I like, are creeping upward in cost..It seems they're stretching their specialty line, Olympics, 007, and LE multicolored everythings, all over the map at the expense of their traditional fare..I don't know....I was looking at the offerings to fill an empty spot in the Omega box, and with no good Great White offering or replacement, I'm just not sure which one I might want to get...Usually something just strikes me, and I can see some future merit that justifies purchase.... not right now !!What about you.. ?

Patek 5131g
Is 94k euro for a brand new 5131 white gold model representing good value ?I don't know if I should spend this amount on it?

Undecided.... Grail Hunt
Hi guys. Ok, as alway I need your advice in what would be a better decision. I like movements and PP drive me nuts in a good way in that area. Currently my focus has been set solely on the 5712 in either ss or Rose Gold. Lately , I came across the Patek 5205 (either grey of black) which has a similar dial to the PP 5626. So, what do you guys think? What is the model to go for? Is the 5712 out shined by the 5205? Or, is the 5726 the way to go between those 4? Movement wise, are the 5205 and the 5726 the same? I know the 5712 movement is a beauty with the micro rotor but the 5626 is also great. All that said, thoughts? Knowledge? Words of wisdom? Here are some pics of the models from the Internet. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1369075221.030157.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1369075254.679413.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1369075273.662697.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1369075367.179245.jpg