AP security features?
Wondering if AP has integrated any special anti-counterfeit features on their watches? We all know that Rolex has the laser etched crown and the rehaut printing. Although the latter may not be a security feature per se.But what about AP? Any external features?

SMP 300 - Another COSC question
So my Dad's SMP300 - brand new model bought in April of 2012 - has been running fast.I bought it for Dad, so I said I'd deal with sending it back for warranty/adjustment or try to take it to the new local AD that just opened about 1 month ago.Couple things:1. So it's running solid at +5.7 seconds (average over 3.5 days) and I anticipate by the end of the week to be averaging over +6 each day. By this, I mean that each day its gaining a full 5 to 6 seconds from the atomic clock. So, from the mark, or synch time with the atomic clock 3.5 days ago, the watch has gained 20 seconds.(meanwhile, my Speedy Auto has gained 4 seconds since I synched from Daylight Savings to Standard time over a week ago!!)2. I think it should be adjusted...do I send it to Omega or should I try the new AD which is really close by...3. I didn't buy it at the AD since they didn't carry Omega at the time, would they still adjust it under warranty?I haven't had any experience dealing with any of these issues, so I

38mm vs 42mm
Can someone explain how the Speedy Pro sizes came to be?

In search of my first Patek (a 5270G)
This is my first post, so please excuse the plethora of questions, and the basic nature of many of them !I am UK based but can travel easily, and for the right saving would be prepared to do so.I would like to buy a 5270 in white gold. Can anyone tell me the list price and availability of this item from an AD in Europe, the US or Asia ?Europe should, presumably, be the way to go if PP have not yet re-priced their watches in the aftermath of the slump in the value of the Euro ?Do I stand any chance of negotiating a discount on one of these from an AD in the UK or elsewhere ? Is this something which a smaller AD might have, or is it sufficiently scarce that only the PP boutiques and larger AD's would have one ? There is certainly a lovely 'pre chin' (excuse me if this is not the right terminology) model sitting in the London boutique just at the moment ....Thanks in advance for all your help !

Travel Watch
HelloI have been a proud Rolex wearer since the 1980s and now, thanks to some excellent advice on TRF, I have a collection growing in the way that I want. Having started out with divers, I now find that (still having a couple of divers) I have most use for timepieces with a dual-time function. Obviously, my GMT II and Exp II are central to this. I am fascinated by the new Sky Dweller, but am happy to watch this from the peripheries for the time being. Having said that, I want to add a new travel watch.........one that I will wear and use........and my preference would be for a Patek (I increasingly love wearing my 5127). I have a few straight questions that I am sure you will be able to help me with:My absolute grail (along, I suspect, with many of you) is the 5131. I see the sums they sell for but am certain that they must, somehow and somewhere, be available new at RRP. Is this just a fantasy? I expect it is, unfortunately.Given the likely impossibility of the above, the 5130 is the