A bit annoyed
paid a deposit for a limited edition ROONot sure if i should mention which watch and what boutiqueBack in may have been saving all summer long, hoping to pick up the watch november.Only to be told this week from the AP boutique they have changed the price and up'd it by more than 10% ��2500Now im not a rich man, just love AP watches and its all ive wanted to buy for the last 12 months.Any ideas why they would price hike a watch on its last few pieces.

Hi ho hi ho
Its off to Switzerland we go Me and the wife on our way to Zurich in a few hours time then onto Basel on Sunday

Strap on my PO 8500
I had this croc/alligator/caiman strap in my watch drawer for the last 4-5 years and just remembered it was a 22mm - the same lug width as the PO.It is very comfortable. What do you think? It's needs a little more padding, but I kinda like it.Rob

The Crown
I was asked (and got a couple PMs on the operation of the Ploprof crown so I thought I'd try a few pics on it's operation.The Ploprof crown has got to be one of the most protective crown devices I've seen on a wristwatch. Everything about the ploprof screams overengineered and crown is no exception. Fully inclosing the winding crown, the only thing I have that compares is Panerai with it's device for protecting the crown, but the ploprof design has got be a bit more so as it raises and lowers as the crown is unscrewed.Seen here it's fully closed position, the crown is protected all around including the top.The Ploprof imploys a three position crown. Unscrewing the crown allows the watch to be wound in the normal way. (Omega states a 60 hour PR fully wound). Note how the top of the crown rises.Position 2 allows one to jump the hour hand in one hour increments forward or backwards without affecting the running of the seconds or minute hand. A nice feature if moving from one timezone to a

no watch, just a Patek gift
but better than a tie or scarf :-)