Japanese Watches Test Marketable Features
One of the wonderful things about Japan is the wealth of gadgets and electronics they produce. There, they have a totally different mentality that the US when it comes to new technology or products. In Japan, it seems as though they release some items to market and watch and see what occurs. Sometimes things catch on, other times they don't, but they realize that markets are incredibly hard to gauge. The US on the other hand will take forever before releasing a product to make sure that marketing, advertising, and consumer opinion all align. And still the result is often unpredictable.Lucky for watch fans, Japan takes this same approach with the watches it makes. Japanese and European watches share very little in common. Other than accepting the quartz movement, there is probably little the Swiss or Germans took from the Japanese, but the same is not true in the reciprocal. Japanese designers and engineers are masters of borrowing styles, ideas, and implementation from other sources, a

Swiss luxury watch brand Franck Muller has recreated its Ellipsocurvex Papillon watch
Swiss luxury watch brand Franck Muller has recreated its Ellipsocurvex Papillon watch. Now, the timepiece reveals not only the ingenuity of the one-of-a-kind mechanical time display but also the beauty of elegant gem-setting.The red gold watch sparkles with black and white round brilliant diamonds, while the white gold watch is adorned with diamonds and blue sapphires.

Pull the Trigger?
I have a chance to obtain a ceramic diver at 14,800 US. To be honest, I don't love the watch. If I bought it, I'd likely just trade it for a 15202st ultra thin via this forum. What would you guys do in this situation? Are the two watches of relative similar value where I could do this trade easily? To be honest, I'm a bit hesitant with member to member trades. Curious to see other people's experience here.

The Big Boys - Anyone Own a 48mm AP?
Would love to see some shots of the Arnold All-Stars in particular.

My Wife's new addition
After spending most of January looking for a new addition to our collection she picked a Wonderful 31 Oyster perpetual with a lovely Silver Dial.Our local AD which we have known for sometime in Canterbury treated us to a bottle of Champagne with a few added extras..After the wife spent a short time admiring our new purchase while I popped over to have a look at the wolf winders..I pop back to the desk to take a few photos and totally unaware there's something not quite right..The wife is looking the other way trying so hard not to give the game away..trying hard not to laugh..Still totally unaware of what my wife and staff had done... Rotten lot well I really need glasses...