Corum Admiral's Cup Watch Line Gets The Black Flag And Black Hull For Piratey Good Times
I've always been a fan of the Corum Admiral's Cup lines of watch, the more modern versions that is. The watch is meant to celebrate the Admiral's Cup yacht race, that you've only heard about if you are known in some circles as "admiral," or are currently wearing deck shoes. The trademark of the watches are the flags that have been used as hour indicators. Oh, and the chronograph seconds hand that was apparently fashioned from a cocktail drink stirrer. Which of course goes with boating.What is really great about the Admiral's Cup watches is the angular cases, large size, and large hands. It is a fine looking watch with nice components. Functions have varied widely from tide graphs to calendars, small seconds, and of course a chronograph. Not sure if they have a regatta timer though, they should.Banking on the success of the design, Corum keeps releasing variations, the most recent of which are pretty large. The Blag Flag and Black Hull share the 48mm wide case that does serious justice

New PO, PO Chrono, Speedy Prices as of Sep 1, 2011
Just received some info on the price raise coming Sep 1, 2011All prices are U.S. DollarsBond Co-Axial NON-CERAMIC $3550 to $3800Old PO $4150 to $4400Old PO with ANY ORANGE ON THE WATCH $4150 to $4500PO $6000 to $6200PO Chrono $7900 to $8200Speedy Hesalite $4000 to $4500Speedy Sapphire $5000 to $5500Aqua Terra $5000 to $5500Constellation Co-Axial $5800 to $5900Still no price raise info on the new Bond Ceramic yet, as it hasn't been released yet :)

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Any Patek Philippe Owners?
Are there many Patek Philippe owners on here either in the UK or Stateside?I've owned an Aquanaut and Gondola now for a year or so but have been longing for a Grand Complication for the last few years.Anyone know of a good place to get a deal on one? Dealers in the UK just don't want to do any sort of deal and we get absolutely hammered with tax.Would it be worth a trip stateside or are there any reputable dealers that will ship to the UK?I'd pref like to either trade in my 2 patek's or sell them on first, again something which dealers in the UK aren't interested in doing.Cheers,Mike.

Why so manywatches without boxes and papers?
Hello All - Very new to the forum - and to Rolex....Looking at purchasing my first Rolex (Sub Date). I'm leaning towards used at the moment.My newbe question:Is there a legit reason why 95% of the watches I find have no box or papers included? (I find this especially true with dealers... Not as much via private party)I've read lots on the forum about the pros/cons to having the complete kit, and I understand it all... But I feel like I'm missing a piece of info as to why so many are box/paperless - even ceramic subs that are a year or two old.