Someone noticed my watch, how would you handle the situation?
Went to the mall with the family and I was sitting outside of a store where wife was shopping with kids. I was on my iPhone and all of a sudden two teenage boys stand infront of me and one of them asked me hey man do you have some job for me? I usually don't pay attention to this when someone try to strike up a conversation like this, especially when I am walking in city. However, I was sitting down so I couldn't just walk away. I just told him sorry whatever he is asking, I am busy and I am not able to help him.He continues to say you are wearing an AP (now I know what caught his attention) you must be doing something that makes money, what do you do? He must have asked what I do for 10 times. I just told him sorry cannot help you and ignored him. After several minutes they left. I was very careful when I walked to the parking lot with my family!I was wearing my 26331 ROC. What would you have done?

Speedmaster sapphire caseback fitting
Just thought I would share with you my Speedy caseback transformation utilising a Thomas Preik sappire caseback. This is an easy DIY job and all you need is a tool that has an end like this:You simply adjust to size and unscrew the existing caseback. Here's mine from 1969 for anyone that hasn't seen a pre-moon Speedy caseback obviously lacking the FIRST WATCH ON THE MOON wording When the caseback is removed you will be faced with a shiny dust cover which just needs prising off with something sharp to get into the join.After having removed this you will need to sit the spacer provided with the caseback on top of the movement edge. The spacer looks like this: And when in place like this:Next is to make sure the new caseback is clean so careful of finger marks. This is the inside of it.And simply screw it back in place, initially finger tight and then with the tool.I absolutely love it since it seemed such a shame to keep the glorious 861 manual wind movement under wraps.The website for

Patek discount too good to be true?!
Hi all, long time lurker and finally decided to join because something happened to me recently.I have been collecting watches for sometime now and recently started to purchase Pateks. I recently visited an AD in the US with whom I have no prior relationship, and inquired about a highly sought-after brand new Nautilus. He said he does not have one in stock but can order one in and it will be here in 3 to 4 weeks. I asked him how confident he is with this estimate. He said 100%.We then proceeded to discuss price. Without much effort on my end, he offered a discount in the 15-20% range. I gave a range here because I am guaranteed at least 15% but he gave me a sense that it could possibly go to 20% if I commit soon. I was shocked upon hearing the discount, but kept my poker face until the end.For the record, this is a popular Nautilus model that many of the members here sport. From what the store told me, he is only being allocated one this year. Once I buy it, he will not have mo

Rolex Collection plus Speedy
It was interesting to see on another thread how many people had a Rolex collection plus an Omega Speedmaster.Curious to know how many have the Speedy as the only non-Rolex piece in their collection.166001670016570116710 BLNR1603016014Speedy incoming...

Missed the boat on Daytona 16520
So now that the prices for Daytona 16520's have basically doubled in the past year I'm just giving up on finding a reasonable one. I like the modern 116520 but really wanted a zenith. Most have convinced me that the 16519 (white gold) is not that desirable and the latest Daytona is equally expensive and I won't buy into that. So I used to have a big block which I really liked and although it was cool, future investment is always a nice addition. That leads me to the Tudor Monte Carlo. There are some great three register fancy dial Monte Carlos out there that can be had I the $8-$12k range. Any speculation on the future of the Monte Carlo? I don't want to sound too investment only but if I'm spending $10k on a watch I would prefer to wear one which apreciates in the future. It's a pretty funky dial as well and truly to me has all the function the Daytona should have had but just a little ol 7750 working under the hood. Thanks for any thoughts. I'm still trying to find a sub $16k Dayton