Understanding 'The Owl' RO 25572
Hi guysSo, I'm not the biggest AP lover. I've always gravitated towards JLC but I've always been a fan of 'the owl', the RO day date (with or without moon phase). I think they are works of art in their simplicity and have had a love affair with them for some time now.I've only purchased one or two brand new pieces and tend to go for vintage watches and have my eye on a 1984 steel and gold variation of the owl (25572SAO/0789SA02). As ever, I research the hell out of the watches I eventually pick up (or don't) but I've now been thrown two curve balls in my current 'owl' pursuit.The first is understanding what movement actually powers this particular RO? Having now seen the archive extract of the watch it states 2224/2810 when up to this point I believed that it was the 2124/2810 combination inside the case, particularly for one this age. Why/how could this be inside the watch?Secondly, the crown of this particular owl is gold. Again, all my research, discussions and previous watches I've

Anyone Pre-Order the Silver Snoopy???
Just wondering..............my AD was allocated 6.....all gone. I have a deposit on one of them. Quite pricey......hoping they'll be as good looking in person as they are from the pics and previews.

State of Play: Russ Crowe with speedy
Hi friendsThe new Russel Crowe movie, State of Play just came out in the Fiji Islands last Thursday. I saw it yesterday. Russel Crowe was wearing an anniversary moon watch with the gold sea horse logo on a leather strap in the movie. Lots of great shots of a great watch. It was a good movie also. Cheers

The ��Swiss�� only dial OWNERS thread
A thread for celebrating the Swiss only dial variation produced by Rolex circa 1998-2000. A distinction often recognized, but one not necessarily meant to signify rarity �C just a neat transitional variation! What do you have?U series ? A series ?3-tick version with the straight S ?1-tick version with the curvy S ?Other?Lest we exclude anyone with a pre-1960 standard Swiss only dial ! ***Here's mine: A6 series, 1-tick, GMT 16710

DaytonaC representing at a JLC event - Pic Heavy!
So I got the opportunity to go to a private invite only event through JLC watches yesterday evening. It was focused on watchmaking and the craftsmanship of JLC watches. They had an exclusive watchmaking class at the event so we could get our hands on the movement and become a JLC watchmaker for a few hours. An expert JLC watchmaker was flown in from their NYC boutique to teach us about watchmaking. It was an amazing evening filled with tons of great food, drinks, desserts, and gifts. I represented the event with my Daytona C since I don't own a JLC but the Daytona was well appreciated at the event. Enjoy the pics!!