To polish or not to polish a royal oak?
As some of you guys know I just picked up my first royal oak.. It is a Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Day-Date Moonphase 36 mm 25594ST/O/0789ST/05 and I love it...the watch was bought new buy the guy I bought it from in 2003 and he had it on a winder or his wrist so it was always running , or so he says.. The watch was never serviced but it is keepin GREAT time so I am thinking to wait before dropping $1k on service and polish.. I believe I read somewhere that they will not polish without doing a maintence on the watch, is this correct?I also read about people NOT polishing watches because it takes away from the value on certain brands, does this also pertain to the royal oak?This watch scratches very easy and I probably put more Scratches on it in a week then the original owner did in 8 years.. So would getting it polished take away from the value of the watch? I am not looking to sell it anytime soon but will probably one day for a 39mm chrono royal oak..( I love the Apref 26300ST.OO.1

Before and after pics of a Datora 785 barn find!
Hi, here's some pre and post servicing pics of my 1946 Breitling Datora Valjoux 72C Triple date 785 in 18k Rose gold in pictures. Here are the pictures before this virtual barn find was serviced And here are pictures after a movement service and a cleanup by Craig Chrondeco, who made sure that everything remained original on the watch while at the same time bringing it to it's former glory so that I could wear it more often, giving me a glimpse and feel of what the original owner might have felt like wearing this watch when he bought it in 1946, the pictures say it best!Job performed: A simple dial cleanup to remove any dirt/grime/stains and a movement only service[img]i1157.photobucket/albums/p591/cruvon/IMG_0057.jpg[/imgand a wrist shot

How many of you have the Yellow Seawolf
Lets see some pictures of them if you got them.

Patek dealers in Taiwan
Going to visit Taipei and Taichung this coming Sunday. Will stay one week in Taiwan. Would like to seek you guys recommendation for the Patek and high-end timepiece ADs there. Or any suggestion for the reputable second hand's dealers. Or any advice?Would you please include their address and phone numbers if possible. Thank you very much in advance. Your help would be much appreciated. Have a nice day.

My First PAM Is....
The 277. . I am a novice when it comes to Panerai's but I just fell in love with the blue dial with the Rose Gold case. Love the GMT, power reserve & chrono complications. I wanted to seek your advise as to the pros & cons of the 277. Will it hold it's value, paid 25K. Is it the right PAM to own with a full inhouse movement and sandwich case. Please let me know your thoughts and would love to hear from past & present owners of the piece.