My First Grail Watch: Christophe Claret
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 Christophe Claret, of the eponymous brand as well as several other ventures in the Swiss watch industry.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Christophe Claret: My name is Christophe Claret, president of Manufacture Claret S.A., Christophe Claret S.A., Christophe Claret Engineering S.A., and president of the brand Jean Dunand. I have been designing and producing very high complicated movements for the most prestigious Swiss brands for more than 25 years, up to 25 different brands. In 2010, I launched my own brand under the name Christophe Claret, but I go on producing movements for third parties (a dozen of brands).ABTW: When did your fascination with watches start?Christophe Claret: At the age of 14, when my parents took me

Rubber strap/band for AP RO(C) 41 mm?
Is it possible to get a rubber strap/band for the 41 mm AP RO(C)��s?

Put it back to "original"?
One thing that I have definitely learned on this beloved forum is that what I once thought was a great thing... In fact is not!!!I am talking about getting my watches serviced by the Omega Service center.Case in point about my 2531.80 SMP that I bought new in 1998 and that has been serviced three times by Omega in that span... Including the last one where they changed the bezel that was a bit banged up (but really nothing bad) and especially all three hands (the orange tip of the second hand had faded, and the minute hand seemed a bit corroded around the tip, may be due to the luminova?). Anyhow, my point is that at time, the watch came almost as new, and I was psyched. Fast forward a couple of years, and I now realize that I should have kept it in as original state as possible in order to keep building the patina. May seem ridiculous but I am planning on passing this watch (and the other ones) to my son someday. Question for you: although this is not a rare or vintage watch by any str

Pam061. Thoughts for a first Pam?
The more I look at Panerai's the more I seem drawn to the Ti models. Not a fan of the all polished cases that a lot of the SS versions seem to have. I like the small seconds of the 061 & 177. I also think the tobacco dials are neat and a little different. Currently I own a 16610LV sub and a older TT datejust so I feel like I have the dressier side of things covered and was thinking adding a Pam Ti model to my collection would cure my need for something a little bigger than my Submariner. Thoughts, advice, ect. Greatly appreciated

Your Biggest Rolex Transformation -- Pics
I was just leafing through some of my older pics, and I came across these 'before and after' pics. I rescued this old 1665 several years ago and had NO IDEA that it would come out looking like this..........Anyone else have any before and after pics of a favorite Rolex??