Perrelet Regulator Retrograde Watch
The people at Perrelet are at it again, dancing the complication jig. This new Perrelet Regulator Retrograde watch mixes a few complications in a way that (to my knowledge) hasn't been done before. You have a retrograde hour display, regulator style separation between the hours, minutes, and seconds (that occupies the main dial), and a periphery style date display. The balance of the elements is quite good. Plus, there is likely to one one (or two) people in the world who have been dreaming for a watch that combines all these complications together.So if no one has been clamoring for a watch like this, what is the point? Well, to look cool. Watches with various different hands and types of dials are visually fascinating. People will look at the piece and ask "what exactly is going on there?" You can see how Perrelet split the watch in to two personalities (as is typical for them to do these days). There is the slightly larger sporty model in titanium that is 43.5mm wide, and a more for

Patek Salon in Shanghai
Wuz so looking forward to visiting (for the first time) as it's the only place in Shanghai that showcase PP. What disappointment - when we arrived, the security guy was very rude and shouting at people taking photos outside the building, no a/c inside and sweating my ass off, collection so small not a single Nautilus or grand complication to view and their is no service level at all. Goodness...what a difference compared to the salon in Geneva. No wonder all the mainlanders are flocking to CH and HK to buy.

I did something silly today
I had some time to kill before meeting some people for lunch (anyone in Melbourne - make sure you have a burger at Merrywell) - so I stopped by the AD to get a feel for the size of a nautilus and how it would wear on my wrist.They had a 5726 in the window, so I asked to try that on. I shouldn't have done that.. I managed through a massive force of will to drag myself out of the shop, but I am going to be thinking about it for a long time.At least they didn't have a 5711 in stock, that could have been an expensive burger lunch! Also, the attendant there mustn't deal with their Patek stock all that often. Maybe they have different staff on the weekends. They didn't know anything about when the 5227's would be available here (fair enough), but first tried telling me they had one and sold it late last year! I politely suggested that perhaps they meant the 5127..

Awful Concept
https://youtu.be/LNg3j49ao1E

14060 vs 14060M vs 16610
I purchased a 14060 (not a M model) and have been really surprised at the differences between my 14060M and my 16610 LV. The case is thinner - I'd say at least by 1 mm. So it wears very nicely on the wrist. The dial also looks smaller, maybe the bezel is thinner, but it overall looks like a smaller watch at least compared with my 16610. The hands are thinner than my 16610. Anyway, just thought I'd share my observations. I can now see why there are folks that like the older models. I have a feeling this 14060 will get a lot of wrist time.