BASELWORLD 2011 - New Model - Patek Philippe 5496 P
(Info and images - Patek Philippe SA)5496P-001Men's Grand Complications DescriptionPerpetual calendars with retrograde date displays are a Patek Philippe specialty. With its satinated silvery dial, the new Reference 5496 comes in a timelessly sleek platinum case inspired by the famous 1930s Calatrava Reference 96. It is powered by the mechanically elaborate self-winding caliber 324 S QR.Technical dataWatch: * Mechanical self-winding movement * Caliber 324 S QR * Retrograde perpetual calendar * Retrograde date hand * Day, month, leap year in apertures * Moon phases * Sweep seconds hand * Satinated silvery dial, gold applied hour markers * Strap: alligator with square scales, hand-stitched, shiny black * Fold-over clasp * Interchangeable full back and sapphire-crystal case back * Water resistant to 30 m * Platinum * Case diameter: 39.5 mmCaliber: * Perpetual calendar with retrograde date hand * Caliber 324 S QR * Day, month, leap year in

Sorry...I meant Datora
I saw here on this forum that several people own 1940's Breitling Daytona watches. I was wondering where to get one. I looked on Ebay and found a few of them. However, I do not know enough about them to judge their quality and genuity. Does anybody have recommendations for trustworthy sellers?Thanks,Boris

World Time - Limited Edition City Change on Dial from HK to SH
Article about the rumored city change on the world time. It seems that it will only be a limited edition of 50 and HK will still remain on the world time. Only available in Beijing or *surprise* Shanghai.blogs.wsj/scene/2013/03/1...h-worth-72000/I am pretty sure the question is-this-watch-worth-72000? is useless in this forum... my take: good investment and beautiful watch

starting the watch on Pam1024
Hey guys Im new to Panerai and have a simple question I hope someone can help me out with or ease my mind. I wear my PAM1024 in rotation so it runs down and I have to reset it when I wear it. I hand wind it first before I set it but it will not start running until I hold the watch and spin it around. This seems to kick start it I guess you could say. I dont have to do this with any of my other watches for example my Breitling second hand starts to move after about 20 turns of the crown.Is this normal for Panerai or do you think it needs to be serviced?Thanks for any help

Pam 510, amazingly quiet watch...
So I went to pick it up yesterday at my AD, first thing I noticed was the absence of ticking sounds, I was really drawn to the 8 Day power reserve.Next thing was the case, which looked slimmer to me as compared to the 111, and the slimmer lugs looked like it has more curvatureA welcome to me was the AR coating on the crystal, which improved the legibility at any angle.The strap was very Tudor-ish, soft and comfortable, but not burnished on the sides. Fraying of strap is imminent.An interesting addition to my stable of watches. Thanks for reading!