Piaget Creates Rare Beautiful Skeletonized Thin Mechanical Watch In The Altiplano Squelette
Skeletonized watches are popular right now, and named for the view (complete or partial) of the watch movement in the dial. Some skeletonized watches provide glimpses all the way through the watch, while others provide mere hints of the gears and mechanism which together power the watch. The reason skeletonized watches are popular is because they offer mechanical credibility. No one needs a mechanical watch, but its nice to know that your timepiece is a sophisticated piece of machinery, and there is no better way to show that than by actually showing you such machinery.The problem with many skeletonized watches is that they are limited by the actual mechanics of the watch. Meaning that gears, springs, and bridges must often be located in specific places to work. You cannot simply arrange them in an aesthetic manner all the time. Designers would love to arrange things with a sense of symmetry and style, but that requires significant complexity starting with the design of the movement. O

Buying A 44mm Offshore
Hello TRF-ers! I'm really considering to buy a new 44mm Offshore soon. My choice is either the 26400SO or 26400IO. I know there's been a couple of thread comparing these two watches, but I'm sincerely confused. My local AD has a new 26400SO which I was really surprised of, so I'm buying new. From what I see most of you prefer the 44mm Ti, but I haven't seen it in real life. And I'm afraid that the dark grey combo makes my 42mm Vampire a bit redundant because of the black/dark grey and red color scheme. On the other hand, I just saw the 26400SO and I think it looks awesome . Let me know what which one you think I should choose . And how much should I pay for the 26400SO if I want to buy it? And since I've seen the Elephant a few times, how does the grey color of 26400IO looks like compared to the Elephant? I uploaded the pic of 26400SO on my wrist and my two-watch collection

AC 5205G Silver-gray or Matt black ?
Hi all I am considering to purchased AC Patek 5205g and I have two color option to choose. Please share your opinion which one look nicer. I have search some review saying that the Matt black dial have some legibility issue. What you see this ? Would this affect your decision ? Thanks for sharing By the way how to create a poll? Thanks

Cheapest place to buy Lange/Patek (USA/Aust/Hong Kong/Europe)
Hi all Just wondering what would be the cheapest place to buy a brand new A.Lange or Patek. I am doing a round the world trip next year so will be visiting a few places in Europe, LA and NYC. Will visit Hong Kong or Singapore if I have to as well Prices in Australia are pretty high, but so is the Australian Dollar so it might be worthwhile purchasing overseas. Currently: 1 AUD = 0.7558 Euro 1 AUD = 0.9957 USD 1 AUD = 7.742 HKD 1 AUD = 0.6403 GBP Unfortunately I do not have access to Lange and Patek prices overseas, but given that the list price of a Patek 5196R in Australia is about AUD $23,500, and in Hawaii, it is USD $19,400 + 4.7% tax in Hawaii (about a total of AUD $20,400) so there is already a significant saving there. Other countries may also offer a bigger (maybe smaller) dealer discount but may also include tax, so please let me know what these might possibly be so I can take it into account Thanks all!

Tudor 1 Week
I'm really happy I picked this up last week. Most people on here seem to like the Black first which I do as well then Red and then Blue. After owning a red for a short period of time I'd have to say the Blue passes it by just a hair. Panerai has really got me hooked as well for last couple of months. After owning Rolex for 15 years I figured it was time to switch it up for a bit and glad I did. Still kicking myself in the ass for last year when my AD had a few Hulks and he was going to sell it to me 7500 but o well when Rolex gets their heads out their butts I'll make it happen. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk