watches-dealer Reader Joins Us For Watch Weekend In Los Angeles
Recently, watches-dealer reader Griffin C. from Chicago, Illinois, joined me here in Los Angeles for a few days of geeking-out watchnerd-style and to attend The World's Most Expensive Watches book party with us. This was a result of Griffin winning a giveaway prize early in the year that we had intended to experience with him over the summer. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, the originally planned trip to the watch maker RGM in Pennsylvania was cancelled by RGM, and resulted in a dispute between the company and watches-dealer that the online watch community has discussed a few months ago. Nevertheless, despite the setbacks, I had an obligation to Griffin and wanted to make the most out of the situation.Griffin had never traveled to Los Angeles, and I thought it would be a good idea to bring him to town and give him a great watch experience with people he might not otherwise get to meet. I was fortunate to have him come join me during the right weekend at the Chateau Marmont for

Zodiac Sea Dragon Limited Edition Watch In Bright Retro Colors
Zodiac is a Swiss brand with considerable heritage being founded in 1882 as Ariste Calame and registered in 1908 as Zodiac. Today the brand is continued under ownership from the Fossil Group. Zodiac had been a well-established manufacturer with quite some following thanks to its coveted lines of watches such as the - sadly discontinued - Sea Wolf, first introduced in 1953. Fossil, being the fashion-watch manufacturer giant as it is (making watches for DKNY, Emporio Armani, Michael Kors and many others), gave Zodiac a go in the fashion-watch market.?Now, with their newest Limited Edition Sea Dragon collection, they are about to follow two of the latest trends of the industry: retro styling and vibrant colors.We have not heard from Zodiac for quite some time now, and it's true that there have been some ups and downs in their previous collections.?They have been doing some very modern and generously sized (50-52mm) timepieces lately, like those in the Special Ops or the Sea Dragon collect

Diver question . .
When setting the time on my AP Diver - the minute hand always moves when pushing the crown in to set the time. Is this normal?Thanks,Jeff

Finally a Diver
Pull the trigger for a Diver finally!!After getting the ROO Chrono a month ago, I must confess that I am deeply attracted to the beauty of AP, especially the Diver. Upon a sudden call from the AD with a good deal on discount plus the AP bug bitten hard lately, I take this back home finally.Here's some pics to share with you.Here's the side by side with the Chrono. They look very similar but dissimilar - to be honest, I'm liking the Diver more now. But I like to see the AP logo on the Chrono more.Here's the side by side with my all time favourite, Sub-Date. The Sub-Date looks really small although it is only 2mm smaller. I must say that AP wins on the edge of design and more eye catching while Rolex wins my trust on its accuracy and ruggedness.Given the Chrono and Diver is such a close look, I will try to write more on the comparison later when I have time.Getting two AP in two months time - I must be crazy and AP addicted!!My next step is to get a shorter rubber strap for the Diver

Looking to get back into panerai
So I'm finally looking to get back into a panerai after wearing nothing but rolex for a while. I previously had a 000 and ended up selling it as I didnt particularly love it and consequently didnt wear it much. My options at the moment are1) A use 3272) brand new 424 (no date)3) brand new 4254) used 243I personally much prefer the radiomir case shape as its closest to the old military panerais and sits flatter against my wrist, but I also really liked the 327 (surprisingly I found it more comfortable than the 000). My worry with the 327 and the radiomirs are that they only really look good on leather....so during summer it'd be difficult to wear them a lot as I am often in the water and I sweat a fair bit. I dont like the look of the submersible as much as the others but being auto and with date function it'd be more versatile. I've also tried on a 305 but found it pretty big and couldn't get a nice fit with the stock rubber strap...Which would you go for? Also what's everyone's experi