Discussing DLC: Linde Werdelin Talks About The Hard Black Elemental Watch And Diamond Like Carbon Coating In General
You've probably seen at least something about DLC. You might not know what it is though, and the three letter term might go right past you. That's OK, because DLC is a relatively new addition to a watch maker's arsenal. Speaking with the very knowledgeable people at Linde Werdelin, I? recently have a new understanding of DLC, and am excited about Linde Werdelin's future incorporating the special coating on select lines of watches. Be aware that while DLC has many industrial applications, finicky watch makers demand only the highest grade materials and processes.DLC stands for "Diamond Like Carbon." Which is a bit confusing, as so many things are made from carbon, including diamonds. The idea is simple, diamonds are extremely dense in terms of their carbonic make up, and so is DLC. However diamonds have a crystalline atomic make up, where as DLC is more hexagonal in shape and formation; think of something that look likes. DLC shares a lot of diamond properties, but is simply different i

AP Purchase Diilemma
I have a number of watches and two APs--- AP royal oak overseas chrono-- steel black with red accents and an AP steel open worked skeleton. I have had a soft spot for a Royal Oak Chrono-- specifically I am interested in the blue dial version or the Italy special limited edition version (see below). I also really like the new yellow gold on blue dial version but do not really want a gold bracelet. Anyway--- do any of you own a Royal Oak overseas Chrono and Royal Oak Chrono? Redundant? Other Thoughts?

Seconds Hand Running backward
Figured it was time to ask this question. All 3 of my Pateks: 5712, 5164, and 5524 the second hand runs backwards when setting the time if i move hands anti-clockwise and it runs forward when moving the hands clockwise. So basically if i'm setting my watch to 10:10 everything is fine if i advance the hands perfectly. But if i miss the mark and move the hands to 10:12 and when advancing back to 10:10 the second hand runs backwards when doing this. This seems odd, but since all 3 watches do this they cant all have an issue right?

Meanwhile, at OP Singapore..........
when we poked our heads in this afternoon, my man there said he had something special for Madam. A minute later he reappeared with this............Here's the PAM 684 on a black 'gator as modelled by Mrs Van D

New Gunny Edbert (Assolutemente)
Here is my new Gunny Edbert (Assolutemente style) strap on my PAM 338. The strap works well with the gold colored hands of the 338. More casual look than the OEM black alligator.