Alpina Startimer Pilot Manufacture Review
Last week we brought you a review of the Frederique Constant Slimline Moonphase, and today we're bringing you a review of a watch by their sister brand, Alpina. Alpina Watches has been in existence since 1883, making them one of the oldest brands that you might have never heard of. Founded by Gottlieb Hauser, Alpina was a genuinely innovative brand in the early 20th century, with impressive distribution to match. They manufactured watch calibers and chronometers in both Switzerland and Glashutte, supplied to the military as well as civilians, making them a sizable brand.In 1938 they made a big leap in the development of durable sport watches with the "Alpina 4", which is a set of standards, that are clearly in use today, including anti-shock, waterproof, anti-magnetic and a stainless steel case. The brand stayed strong, producing various lines of watches up to the seventies, when like so many other great brands, they were leveled by the "quartz crisis". For a very detailed look at thei

Took a stroll into downtown Manhattan with my AP today
Just caught my ferry into Manhattan.Downtown streets very relaxing with blue sky line.You don't see these too often..Had to sneak in a bowl of noodle soup before picking up roast duck and pork for the family.RO bracelet build quality and wrist presence is second to none and better than 5711 to me.Basking in the glory of the Hudson river sunset before ferry is nice..Thanks for reading guys

15202st RRP
Hey Guys,Does anyone know the current rrp. Of this model (any currency is fine)Cheers Sent from my SM-N920I using Tapatalk

Advice for AP AD in CT
I see in AP's web site there are 2 AP ADs in CT (MANFREDI JEWELS in Greenwich, and ARMSTRONG & ROCKWELL in Hartford,. I am in RI and want to check out some APs in person. Hartford is about an hr and a half, and Greenwich is 2hrs away. Witch dealer has the best stock of different models? If I'm taking a drive, I don't want to go to an AD that has a small selection. Or would I be better off dealing with the hassle and going in to NYC and go to the AP boutique?

Is buying a new Speedmaster Professional lame?
I find myself with some spending money to burn, but not enough for a new Rolex. Since I got my gen2 Exp1 in October that seems reasonable.I've finally realized that I'm just not into vintage, I'd rather start fresh and make my own way with a watch (nothing against vintage of course). Plus I'm still totally confused by the Speedmaster lineage, and I really care about nice bracelets, have heard Omega makes good ones, and also like that the new Speedmaster has screws instead of pins.So is it lame buying a new Speedmaster? For some reason it feels like it is, maybe because vintage is so in right now. I'm seriously considering a Seiko Marinemaster as well, which I think I love (apart from the bracelet), and dive watches sing to me loudly, but I dunno. I'm also knocking around buying a Seiko Sumo and saving up some more for when my wife goes to the UK in April in the hopes she could find me a no date SubC, hard as that is these days.Also does anyone pay retail for a new Speedmaster Professio