WATCH GIVEAWAY: Minus-8 Layer Automatic
This month on watches-dealer, you can enter for a chance to win a timepiece by the new San Francisco, California-based watch company Minus-8 (referring, of course, to GMT-8 as the time zone of San Francisco). The watch is called the Layer, and it combines a hip modern design with a Japanese automatic mechanical movement. Further, the Minus-8 Layer watch has an NFC-enabled silicon strap which includes a "near field communication" chip that allows the watch to interact with smartphones and other devices.There are a range of things that NFC in a watch can be used for. One good example, is allowing the watch to "unlock" a phone when it is in near proximity to it. There are currently four available versions of the Minus-8 Layer watch. Each comes in a steel case colored different with PVD coating applications. The case is 45mm wide, with a sapphire crystal, and 100 meters of water resistance.Inside the Layer watch is a Japanese automatic mechanical movement which is visible through a transpa

AP ROO Date wheel font
I have been a Rolex, PAM, Omega, Chopard owner with a collection of 6 different watches, I think now is the right time for me to get the long awaited AP first step is to identify which Off shore model to chase (needs a lot of studying) looking at several photos in the forum I noticed that there are 2 different fonts for the date within the offshore! I personally like 1 of them but need to understand have they changed the font on newer models or it is just kind of random?Thanks Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Stainless Diver & Durability
Hey everyone, Thinking out loud here, and trying to source some inputs from owners regarding daily wear and durability of your AP divers. Ive had this watch on my mind for years now and until recently have strayed from its grasp. I purchased a Rolex Seadweller 4000 around Thanksgiving and have been wearing it daily, scuba'ing with it, shoveling, driving, boating... the works. The watch has not a nick on it, and has been put through its paces with ease. I recently went to a local AP AD and was talking all sorts of references from many brands, and was instinctively drawn to the diver in person. Was essentially told without a doubt I can get close to what I paid back for my SD and into a LNIB AP diver with the enclosed case back (not sure what the latest serial designation this is) for a great price. A bit of cash would have to be added from my end, but I am able and willing to make the switch if this would make sense. My issues lie with accuracy, and durability of the movement. From what

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Hi all happy new year.im looking for some side by side comparison pics of APs 41mm Royal Oak - 15400 or Royal Oak Chrono along side a Patek Nautilus AC or 5980 - can anyone help.Lots of 5711 and 15202s on the web but not the slightly large models

Wife said me sub looks like a...
Timex .Exact words. “It’s nice, not as bulky as the other one you tried on, but it looks like a timex”. To be fair my wife loves the Rolex models... it just has to have diamonds.I had to explain to her this is the quintessential dive watch etc etc.“Ok”Lol