Cartier ID Two Concept Watch: Goodbye Metal
In the slow warm Swiss summer, Cartier wrapped up its announcement of their latest concept watch called the ID Two (ID2). It is a follow-up to the ID One watch from a few years ago and while something totally different, is a serious step forward in the progress the ID One attempted to make (the futurization of the mechanical watch). There are a few ways of looking at the ID Two. You could look at it as a gear-head watch lover and be in awe, you could look at it as a luxury marketer and scratch your head, or you could look at it from the perspective of a consumer and think, "now that is pretty cool, I'd buy one for the right price." The ID Two won't be available for any price because Cartier isn't going sell any. In fact it might be worth much more to them as a marquee product and brand defining concept piece. However, the writing between the lines of the elaborate concept announcement and fancy watch presentation are instructions on how to turn the entire luxury watch industry on its h

Rome + AP =
Picking up a AP Brandizzi in Rome next Saturday, Dec 13th. Any AP/watch lovers around would love to meet up.ImageUploadedByTapatalk1417868695.831269.jpg

School me on the difference between these 2!
I've never been a fan of Omega or the Speedmaster (great history, but the watch itself didn't do it for me)...and then I saw the 60th from Basel this year:WOW. So of course I had to make my way to the boutique, knowing full well that they wouldn't have it in stock. That's when I saw the '57 Co-Axial, which also blew me away:So, what can you all tell me about the differences between these two? I know one has a date while the other doesn't, but what else should I know, being a total Omega newbie?The '57 retails for over 9k but I've seen them for around 5k on the pre-owned market. The 60th retails for a little over 7k but is selling at a premium pre-owned. What am I missing, besides the fact that the 60th is a Limited Edition of a whopping 3557 pieces?

And I thought a Daytona was challenging to buy...
Did anyone else see on the one of the stock channels on television this morning, that PP brought and displayed this uber special model with over 600 parts in it, various chimes which the PP President tunes himself, and it took over 5 years to build with over 100 man hours alone on the enamel dial, which has a cost of $1.2M Swiss Francs, on a leather strap, and on and on - and they said that you have to - are you all ready..plete A Customer Application including information on your current watch collection in order to even Be Considered a high brow enough watch enthusiast in order for PP to even Consider Selling you this watch.....good thing I was friends with my AD as obtaining my black faced Daytona a few years ago was a little easier.

216570 and 116622 can you share pictures of bezel wear?
Calling all owners have 116622 and 216570, can you please share photos of your bezel scratches? I want to see what non-ceramic bezels look like when they're given day-to-day wear and tear. I really want one of these watches, but I'm nervous about how they look with patina. Thank you!