Best Of: Audemars Piguet Watch Museum
It is ironic (and sad), that literally a week or two after I visited the Audemars Piguet Watch Museum in Le Brassus, it was burglarized! Yup, flat out heist. The thieves scaled the sides of the building with a ladder, broke into a window and ran off across the border into France with some watches. I am not sure what they were able to run off with. The museum is designed such that the exhibits are each in highly secured "vault" style rooms. Meaning that if you break into one room, chances are that you aren't gonna get into other rooms. I wonder what they were able to get. Some of those items are likely pictured here. Audemars Piguet and European police are clearly after the thieves, but a job like this requires a highly sophisticated client who wants the items for themselves. Not like you can sell one of a kind stolen watches on the open market. Everyone is gonna know they aren't legitimately for sale.While I truly hope the stolen pieces are recovered, some might not, and images like th

Ophion 960 Review
In the world of affordable watches, there's a lot of variation in terms of design and concept, giving us lots of watches to be interested in, talk about and occasionally pursue for purchase. But within those watches, there is little variation in the mechanical movements driving them. Under $1,000 is dominated by Seiko and Miyota these days with the occasional Swiss or Chinese offering. Over $1,000 and you see the Swiss regulars, ETA and Sellita, with the occasional Soprod, and the rare in-house movement. Nothing wrong with any of them, but seeing the same movements over and over can get a bit stale, if only from my perspective as a reviewer.So, when I heard that a new brand called Ophion was using a TechnoTime movement I had never seen before, I was immediately very excited. Based out of Spain, Ophion decided to really do something interesting, manufacturing their watch in Germany, using a Swiss TechnoTime manual wound movement with a 5-day power reserve, and charging a remarkable 1,30

DDouble incoming!!
Oh happy day cometh tomorrow as I fly to Geneva for my near 12 month wait for THE 5990! But to make this day even sweeter and as the kind gentleman said, it's not that often you're in Geneva so I will also have available for you the 5930G on your wish list .I almost dropped the phone and started screaming into the telephone like an F1 driver thanking everyone as he yelled into the helmet.I will for sure post photos! THANK YOU Patek Phillipe Geneva!!

When and where will it stop?
Since some time we have seen a huge increase in 5711 prices, and the 5712 seems to be following the same path, prices are increasingly strong. Do you think rhis trend will continue, either go up or stay stable, or will this stop and get back to normal prices some day soon? For the Daytona C I am sure prices will drop, sure they will be a little more than retail, but not such huge difference. When I see prices for 5711/12, I think how is it possible that there are people willing to pay up to 10 grand more than retail, just nuts, happy as I have both, and no intention to sell, but I would not have paid grey dealer prices for unworn on these 2, maybe a few k more, but 10? Never. What do you guys think?

Beautiful Day Tomorrow
If everything goes smoothly, a new Patek will be on my wrist & the beautiful part is... My 2nd Patek Sneak preview of my first love since 2007.... 5196RWill post some pictures as soon as I find the chance....Cheers, K