Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra Limited Editions
Baume & Mercier, which began a partnership with Carroll Shelby, Inc. in 2015, expands its collection of limited-edition chronograph watches inspired by the famed Shelby Cobra race cars this year. The newest models, introduced at SIHH 2016, take their distinctive design codes from the Shelby Cobra CSX2128, the 289-series roadster that won the 12 Hours of Sebring race in 1963 to become one of the most successful Cobras in history.The Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra 1963 Limited Edition comes in two versions, each with a 44-mm-diameter case. One is in stainless steel with satin-brushed and polished finishing, attached to a black alligator strap with white contrast stitching and yellow, rubberized calfskin lining (pictured at top); the other “Competition” edition (below) has black ADLC coating on the steel case and comes on a strap made of black, vulcanized? rubber, the same material used in the wheels of a Cobra race car.Other design features inspired by the Shel

My First Grail Watch: Cindy Livingston Of Guess Collection
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're speaking with Cindy Livingston, the woman at the helm of the watch company producing Guess and Gc watches. Along with hearing about her first grail, we learn what she admires when she stops by a watch shop window.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Cindy Livingston: My name is Cindy Livingston, and I am the President and CEO of Sequel AG, the watch company based in Zug Switzerland who has held the license for Guess and Gc watches for the past 30 years.ABTW: When did your fascination with watches start?Cindy Livingston: My true fascination with watches started when I was merchandising women's accessories along with watches and jewelery for a department store in the USA. We were selling traditional watch brands, and in the early 80's, alon

Great Service from APSC Clearwater!
The crown on my 15400 had worked its way loose so I decided to send it in to Clearwater for a checkup and a pressure test to activate the 3rd year warranty. The whole process was extremely smooth and communication from AP was exceptional. I got phone calls and emails confirming they received my watch, time for completion (estimated 1 month), service confirmation and notification of shipping home. They performed a full service of the movement under warranty and extended the warranty by an additional 2 years. Best of all the whole process was completed in just 3 weeks. The watch was VERY WELL packaged when it returned and even got the nice AP travel case. I know many of you have dealt with APSC before and had similar experience but for those of you that haven't AP is among the best when it comes to service and customer satisfaction. Big thanks to Betsy, Guillaume and the rest of the AP team in Clearwater

GMT question BLNR or LN?
I want to get a GMT. Didn't like the SkyDweller so gave it away. One of the ADs has a LN in stock. I haven't tried it on the wrist, but black and steel combination generally looks good on the wrist. The BLNR is tough to get, but with some perseverance I might be able to get it. I really like the blue hand compared to the green. Plus the blue/black combination looks better.Shall I get LN or wait it out? If I get the BLNR, I might get Blue/Red insert to swap the bezel. I think its a versatile watch. The insert would work better on BLNR than the LN? The SS BLRO will be a while to get plus not liking the jubilee bracelet much? So a BLNR that can be BLRO look aslike once in a while and BLNR when needed. What are your thoughts fellow TRF members?Anyone tried BLNR or BLRO insert on LN?Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using Tapatalk

Am I Crazy? 16570 Content Inside...
Hi Everyone,I bought this Exp II 16570 a while back and I have a small decision to make. As I look at more and more watches here, I realized that my bezel seems to have been polished. It's not the worst, and you should be able to see in the pictures that the bezel isn't in a perfect round shape in some lighting/angle vs. the unpolished 16570's bezel which is a lot sharper.I called RSC here in Asia and was quoted $230 for a new bezel and installation. I realized that this may be a small issue, but I am quite OCD so I am leaning towards replacing it. Thoughts on what you guys would do? Obviously it's not easy to tell unless you look at watches all day like us here..... Let me know and thanks!