Cartier Artistic Crafts & High Jewelry Watches For 2012
At the exclusive watch show SIHH, Cartier has one of the largest booths. A lot of their space is dimly lit with museum style showcases offering glimpses of items you probably won't see anywhere else. Given that the show is not open to the public, most people will never see these pieces at all. In the cases are a range of artistic and high-jewelry creations that the French brand has produced for the year. Some of these are piece uniques, some parts of limited editions, and some might not even be sold at all. Whatever the nature of the item, I am usually sure to find at least a few beautiful things.Not all of these items are watches, but most are. High-jewelry (or haute joaillerie as it is often known) enjoys having "mystery display" watches where dials are only revealed after opening or sliding something to the side. That is certainly the case with an item I have not covered in this article, but will in a separate piece. It is just too amusing to be part of a pack, and is how Cartier do

What's better than 1 RG AP...
Been looking to add this to the collection. My first AP was a Panda, quickly followed by a 15400. Then a RG Novelty once Texex91 (Paul) started posting pics of the beast. Always had my eye on an ROC in RG and with one quick call, deal was made. Big thanks to Chris at ECJ Luxe for his professionalism and super easy transaction 🍻🍻 highly recommend him! As I always tell my wife... the collection is temporarily complete :)On to the main event... The packaging gets an A+And for the answer to the question above...

The Audemars Piguet Suite at the SIAR Mexico 2013
A fascinating and sleek place following the new look of the boutiques.

Sound from Breitling Bentley A13363 Movement
Hello Folks,I have a Breitling Bentley A13363 and when I tilt the watch from side to side it makes a sound like a tiny ball or screw rolling inside the watch. Anyone ever encounter this with their Bentley's (or Breitlings in general)?The seller I bought it from says that it's just the movement, but I just wanted to make sure that its not something else. I still have 10 days to return the watch. Any help will be much appreciated.Thanks.

What to do with an Omega credit note??
Hi All, I bought an Aqua Terra GMT in Oct 2010 only for the movement to keep breaking down!! This initiated a lengthy period when Omega tried to fix the problem, send it back to me, only for it to break again in a couple of weeks. In April 2011 they finally discovered an intermittant fatal flaw in the escapement and offered a replacement. Having lost all confidence in that model i wanted to see the back of it! Omega offered me a credit note / replacement up to the value (��5,450 - replacement sourced by the London Boutique) but nothing really caught my eye at the time and thought i'd wait until the release of the 9300 PO or better still the 8500 Ti PO (9300 Ti PO out of my budget). Whatever watch i get i am hoping to sell as unused. Any advice as to which model will be more desirable in the second hand market, although unused? I was also looking at the AT Annual Date or Date for similar price but there is not so much a 'buzz' surrounding these models as there is with the PO. Thanks!