Historical Perspectives: Ten Out Of Production Watches That Offer A Ton Of Bang For The Buck
Last year I put together a list of 10 vintage watches that I genuinely believe(d) should cost more than they do, for a variety of reasons. You can read it here. Today, I will take a look at another sector of watches with the same pervading thought: these watches deserve to be more expensive than they are. But today, I'll be looking at modern, but out of production, watches. What I mean is that these pieces were designed in the modern era, with the help of CAD, and modern production technologies, and in many cases they offer a tremendous amount of watchmaking firepower. But, for some reason, they just don't cost that much (relatively speaking). Here are 10 modern, but out of production watches that offer a lot of horological bang for the buck. 1. Girard-Perregaux Ferrari Chronographe A Rattrapante Foudroyante 2 OF 11 The curse of the Ferrari watch strikes again. This limited edition chronograph dates to when Ferrari was linked up not with Hublot, or Panerai,

Introducing: The Patek Philippe 5170R �C The Classic Manually Wound Patek Goes Rose Gold
Okay, so nothing super new here, but this is the type of thing that will get a hardcore PP guy going �C the 5170 has been shown in rose gold! The 5170 is, for the uninitiated, the classic manually wound, two-register, in-house chronograph from Patek Philippe. You can read a full review of it here. So what's the deal for the 5170R? Essentially you have the same watch as the last 5170G with black dial and leaf hands, but now in a rose case with silvery opaline dial (5170R-001), and black dial (5170R-010). The 5170G with white pulsation scale is now discontinued, though the black Breguet dial is still in limited production. 1 OF 2 We've got the same superb in-house, column-wheel chronograph, that same 39.4 mm case, and all the fixings you'd expect with a Patek of this stature. Price will be exactly the same as the 5170G, or just north of $80,000. More here and here. 2 OF 2 Follow us during Baselworld on HODINKEE Live, available on desktop, mobile, or in the free

Omega '57 Speedmaster
If anyone is interested, I saw the new Omega '57 Speedmaster at the Omega Boutique in Los Angeles, at the Beverly Center. They had just one in stock, in their vault. Black dial, SS bracelet. At least, it was there as of Friday.Also, Feldmar's, also in LA, just received one today. Black dial, SS bracelet (I believe). They will take orders from out of state as well. First class AD and they usually will discount.I passed on the watch...it's gorgeous and a perfect size, but the timing isn't right for me. So, given that it's fairly new and not in a lot of stores yet, thought I'd put out the word...

Anyone have a black dialed stainless speedy with a gold bezel?
If so, you like it? Can you post photos??

Braclet Market Strategy
I'm a little curious. What if Rolex began offering the option to ditch the braclet on certain models (like the DJ or GMT) in favor of a strap? Certain brands do this already (Omega, Blancpain) and it lowers the cost of the watch by over $2k. This is especially useful for people (like myself) who prefer straps over bracelets, particularly on watches that aren't specifically designed to be in the water.Just wondering the general thoughts of the community.