Sotheby's Geneva Auction To Feature Watches By Patek Philippe
Geneva of Sotheby's organizes a sale of important watches 13 Quai du Mont Blanc, at 20: 00 on November 16, 2008. The sale will approximately 200 timepieces with a historic range of the 17th century to our days. Among the many desirable to be represented in the Sotheby's s 16th November auction include Patek Philippe , Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Breguet, IWC and Vacheron Constantin.

Question about 42mm metal bracelet (old style)
So I was looking at the metal bracelet I bought for my Diver today and noticed that the way the bracelet latches onto the clasp (old style with balls on each side) is by a c clamp they basically clamps onto the middle bar in the middle of the clasp section. Seems like with such design with time the c clamp will wear out and the latching mechanism would not be as tight anymore. To the people that have own the 42mm bracelet for a while, have you noticed that the clasp is not as tight as before? Has it become looser with time?By the way I still prefer the old style with the balls on the side because nothing digs on the skin. The new style has the two push buttons on the deployant (similar design as many other manufacturers) and this definitely digs into anyone's skin. Hate this design... Wish everyone would switch their deployants for buttonless systems.

Aqua Terra Master Co-Ax with aftermarket strap
In an effort to just use my new watch without worrying about scratches on the PCL's, I changed the band/deployant :)The new band and the tool.And the outcome.And finally some wrist shots.

Newbie - saying hello
Am looking to buy my first Rolex this year. Waiting to see what happens in Basel. But my aim is to go for a watch I can wear daily and keep for many years. Contenders are of course the SUB (No-date), but I do also like the Explorer I and am pondering others in the range. Looking forward to contribute here, have read many posts and it appears a nice friendly place to spend time!

Do People Buy New From ADs and then Sell for a Profit?
I ask this question because I am looking to buy a BLNR. My nearest AD helped me out recently dealing with a fake watch I got stuck with, so I wanted to do business with them on a new watch. But they don't have any in stock, so I also have been looking here in the classified forum for pricing info. One BLNR I saw had a msrp tag of $8,950, yet I see prices up to 10k. I guess this makes sense if the supply is so low and there is a lot of demand, but I was surprised that a used watch could cost me more than a new one, lol.