Prometheus Signatura Day/Date: Something New, Something Different
If you were to ask me to summarize the watches made by Prometheus as of last week I would have said "a line of sport and tool watches for divers and sport watch enthusiasts." And I think that would have been a legitimate generalization of the Portuguese brand's offerings. They are known for serious, hard-as-nails contemporary dive watches (and one pilot), such as the Ocean Diver GMT ?(a design favorite around w&w) and the Manta Ray, which are both big no fuss watches with real diving credibility and surprisingly good looks. Well, they went and turned that summary on its head with the release of the Signatura Day/Date line of dress watches, which are not only gorgeous, but a fair deal at $530 considering their looks and features.Case: Stainless SteelMovement: Selitta SW220Dial: Black or White EnamelLens: Flat Sapphire with A/R coatingCase Back: Sapphire DisplayStrap: Steel BraceletWater Res.: 50mDimensions: 42mmThickness: 10.9mmLug Width: NAThe Signatura line is clearly inspired by

BASELWORLD 2011 - New Model - Patek Philippe 7180 /1J
(Info and images - Patek Philippe SA)7180/1J-001Ladies' Complicated WatchesDescriptionAs a guardian of rare artisanal talents and exceptional artistry, Patek Philippe presents this precious ladies watch as a tribute to the discipline of creating a skeleton movement. Its ultra-thin manually wound movement is completely skeletonized, manually decorated, and engraved. The watch is a fantastic mechanical extravaganza crafted to adorn the wrist.Technical dataWatch: * Ultra-thin mechanical manually wound skeleton movement, manually decorated and engraved * Caliber 177 SQU * Small-linked gold bracelet * Sapphire-crystal case back, brown-tinted perimeter * Water resistant to 30 m * Yellow Gold * Case diameter: 31.40 mmCaliber: * Manual winding * Diameter: 20.8 mm, Height: 1.77 mm, 18 jewels * Gyromax balance * 3 Hz * Power reserve: 43h max * 110 parts

Legend status: manual Daytona v. modern Nautilus
Just a thought/question I've had lately and wanted to put out for the opinion of you esteemed Patek enthusiasts on a Rolex forum: With the ongoing craze for the Nautilus causing steel 5711/12 5980s/90s to reach 2nd hand prices closer to the 50-60k mark, do any of you consider the relative (value and collectibility) merit of purchasing a manual wound Daytona instead? I suspect the vast majority of you (and myself I'll say) all waited and purchased your Nautilus from an AD at retail. But, when multiple treads on this forum have started asking how many non coveted PM Pateks one has to purchase from an AD to be considered for the opportunity to purchase a steel 5711 for 30k, obviously we all see at least a slight bubble. It hard to predict the future but manual wound Daytonas have been the top echelon of Rolex and sport but really all watch collectibility for a generation. Can we say the same for the modern Nautilus in whatever metal? These are tribute models produced for the last 12 years

PAM0098 in Dies in Winder
I was surprised to find my recently serviced PAM0098 (picked up from Panerai service at the end of July), and find the movement would stop after 5-6 days in my winder after placing it in when fully wound. The winder is an Orbita Siena 1 which is set to 650 turns per day in both directions.Should this happen? Any advice on how to proceed?Thanks for any help!

How important is an original bezel insert - 70's Sub?
I'm thinking about a 70's 5513 - the watch looks great but papers say a replacement bezel insert was installed five years ago. I've poked around but can't find an answer to the question of how important to the value of the watch is an original bezel insert? By important I guess I'm thinking about how does it generally affect the desirability and value when an insert is replaced?The bezel insert does appear to be aged or period as it's faded from black to a blue. Thanks in advance!