Three On Three: Comparing The Patek Philippe 5170G, The Vacheron Constantin Harmony Chronograph, And
There is something special about a hand-finished, manually wound, in-house chronograph. It is a category that houses so many of the timepieces to which so many of us aspire to own – and today we will compare three of the very best available in the world today. This original HODINKEE Three On Three pits heavyweight contenders from A. Lange & Söhne, Vacheron Constantin, and Patek Philippe against one another in several categories: design, finishing, wearability, and collectibility. The thing about this comparison is, quite simply, there is no wrong choice – we purposefully selected the finest manually wound chronographs we could think of – all priced similarly – to be able to highlight each watch's strengths and weakness, of which there are many.Have a look at our video first and then read on for the details of these three incredible timepieces. The History Of The In-House, Manually Wound Chronograph The first thing that one must underst

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Survivor
My sons friends dad owns this watch (among many others). Held one in my hands today. It's a beautiful watch. I used to think AP were ugly, I now get it.

Diver - FC or Ceramic?
Thinking of the next AP purchase after getting the new Jumbo yes the bug has bitten :) between the New coming soon Ceramic diver and FC diver which one should I go for? I know they are quite different in materials and color scheme yellow vs orange see through back plus there is also price difference with the ceramic priced lower I understand.which one would you go for? Wait for ceramic or go FC?

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Hi guys,I was diving in the new Rolex catalog, exited to see the new GMT master ii Pepsi on oyster steel and jubilee, and noted that some models has new prices, for example the Hulk (not discontinued apparently) is at $9,750 now, instead of $9,050. Maybe I'm being redundant here but this is what I noticed.What do you guys think?

At Long Last!
I'm aware it's a bit of a read, but I'd love to share my story:I've had a love for watches for quite a while now. From $150 Diesel watches to my Squale 20 Atmos that I've worn lovingly for the past few years, the goal was always the same: a Rolex submariner. I grew up constantly eyeing my father's 16613LB. I recall at one point, long before I was old enough to realize the severity of my careless action, I put his watch on while he wasn't home, and proceeded to run around playing outside with my neighbor. I can still remember the look of his jaw dropping as he pulled into the driveway and I came running up to him to show off his watch on my wrist (still surprised he didn't kill me back then).At long last, my own turn has finally come. I made the mistake of lurking on TRF a while back, which only fueled the fire. I made it a point to begin saving up. Back in August, I hopelessly walked into an AD (#1) and asked about the Hulk. Naturally, they didn't have one in stock, but I gave them my