On the road to acquiring my first AP
Hi everyone, been reading the forums for awhile and I think I have finally decided to buy my dream watch. I fell in love with the aesthetics of the Royal Oak many years ago but didn't know too much about it at the time. The more I find out about it, the more I see it's value and respect all the work put in to creating a piece like it.I only have 2 nicer watches so far (Rolex Milguass GV for work and a U-Boat Flightdeck Beige for fun) and I was originally going to add a white faced Calibre de Cartier with steel band to my collection. I was kind of set on buying it...but after going to Japan for vacation and actually trying it on a couple times and talking to some people about it, my mind started to wander to AP...I know it's more than double the price but it's what I've always wanted so I figured what the heck?!So...here I am on the hunt for one! I went to my local AD and tried on a 15400 which is pretty much the one I am set on. My first choice would be the boutique edition blue dial b

Thinking Of Bee
Happy new year everyone. Lately I've been thinking of picking up the AP bumblebee and wanted some opinions on the fit and feel vs the SS version of the ROO line. Is the forged carbon and ceramic bezel justify the additional cost of the watch. Are there any other differences than I should be aware of that would add to the price. Hoping some of you bee owners could comment and add some pics. Thanks in advance.

Omega Service.
Hi, question for you guys, I got my estimate from Omega today for service on my 2592.54 SMP. Its only 7 years old. They(Swatch Group) want 896.00 for full service on this watch. This includes new crown, new hands, new gaskets, overhaul the 3301 movement and polish the few scratches off the case and bracelet. The hands in my opinion were fine, Finks told me the lume was starting to peel and were afraid pieces would get into the movement. Original dial to remain.Is this a fair estimate or am I getting hosed? Granted its a genuine overhaul but jeeez!!! If I knew where else I could send it I might tell Omega to send it back. Any help appreciated and thanks in advance. AL

Omega Aqua Terra Annual Calendar Question
So I've been in the market for an AT Annual Calendar for a while and on my recent trip to NYC I stopped into the Omega boutique to decide on the dial and so forth. Turns out they have the skyfall blue dial just released and get this they actually LOWERED the price from 9500 to 8400. Reason given was the month and date no longer have frames around them hence less labor. It's so strange to see lowered prices for popular models like this but then again 43mm is a rather large case to wear. I think Omega pulls it off beautifully unlike Rolex with their super size models. Which would you choose given the factors mentioned? The sales rep told me both have gold dial markings but the previous version had the gold frames as well. The movement should be the same I would think. It's either the skyfall blue or the older teak version. Thanks

Patek 5227r Pricing
I am no Patek expert but i came across a Patek 5227r this weekend from an local AD for $17,000. This seems like really good deal, i could only find (4) listing in the classified that were relatively old and were never updated as sold, is this not a popular model? Just looking for some opinions.