Recall Your Math Classes With The Fortis 2pi Watch
When it comes to the so-called "art watches," there are a few brands that I would offer up as creating watches of this nature. Funnily enough, until today, Fortis was not a brand that I would have put into that category. As it is largely a dial-based sort of effort, though, it would not be a surprise to see, well, any brand create something like this. That said, with the help of Rolf Sachs, we now have the Fortis 2pi available for us.Apparently, the Fortis 2pi is part of the Terrestis collection which was recently introduced, but of course, this model is something of a different nature. Looking at the dial, you see what looks almost like a whiteboard with various geometry-related things scribbled down, with two pi symbols showing up as part of calculations that one would expect to result in approximations for the angles?at?the?2 o'clock and 5 o'clock positions. Nevertheless,?they have other lines and curves in play, which add some additional color to the dial. In all of that, I think m

Just noticed a price jump for the 5712/1A
So about a year ago I was looking at the Nautilus 5712/1A. It was beautiful watch and I noticed one could get it from a trusted dealer on here for 30K. I thought the price was justified for a beautiful time piece like that and then moved on.Today I decided to go this forms of classified section of this forum and noticed it is being sold by trusted seller for about 54k. I have not been following what is going on in the watch world for about a year now. I was wondering if anyone knew what caused the price jump and when did it happen?I must admit I thought someday I could get that watch, but I am not sure if I can personally justify spending 54k on that watch. I'd probably want to spend that type of money on a Vacheron Constantin or A.lange & sohne.

Hacking the 324 movement. Will this hurt the watch?
A random video popped up while I was on YouTube and the guy showed a way to hack the seconds hand on his Aquanaut 5167. Just thought it was interesting more than anything else since have seen so many haters complain about the lack of this feature. I'm not very knowledgeable at all when it comes to watch mechanics so honestly have no idea if this is harmful, common knowledge, or unique to this movement. Anyway thought I would share for any opinions about this hacking work around. https://m.youtube/watch?v=ZvbpMg1Zlzg

Scratches and dings = stories
I was strapping my favorite watch - my SD4k - on my wrist this morning, and a little ding on the side of the case caught my eye. I had forgotten about it, as it's been there for a long time, and it actually brought a smile to my face. Got me thinking of all the places I have traveled, things I have accomplished, and fun I have had while wearing this watch. I banged into a doorframe on the night I proposed to my wife, because I was nervous, which led to that little ding. Great memory of that night! What stories does your watch tell?

UK importing laws
I was wondering if anyone had any information or prior experience on the laws of importing Rolex watches into the UK? I know there's an import tax but I couldn't find any information on a limit on the number of watches that can be brought in at a time. I'm aware of a one watch policy when it comes to bringing watches into America but I'm not sure if this goes both ways. So basically I'm wondering, what's the import tax, is there a watch limit, and how strictly is it enforced? Thanks!