Baselworld 2013: Swatch Sistem51- Only 100 Swiss Francs for a Mechanical Watch!
Today sees the launch of the Swatch Sistem51 and the fire burns bright once more.Swatch watches were one of the guilty pleasures of my youth. When the Swatch craze took over the world in the early 90's, I was there in the thick of it. I remember going to Swatch boutiques looking for the "Bora Bora", the headline watch of the Scuba 200 series, and even starting a collection of the Swatch quartz chronographs when they first came out. Then, when the Midge Ure song "Breathe" came out, I was singing along like no tomorrow, making sure that I had a carefully selected Swatch on my wrist when it happened.There was something very cool about the attitude that Swatch embodied, and as a young boy whose only other option was a Casio or Seiko, everything by Swatch was instantly?elevated?to something special.?Of course, I grew up and Swatch was resolutely forgotten in?favor?of more sober watches in more traditional?colors. The?bright and sometimes gaudy designs of Swatch were put away.My early love f

Loupe(s)
I've been admiring the 15400 dial on my wrist and the case back when I take it off to clean or wind it. However, I think it's time I took a closer look. Literally.Any recs on a good loupe brand? Thanks!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Royal Oak 15300
As shot with my new macro nikon 105mm 2.8 vr

Today was a very good day!
I stopped by my Patek AD and just did it. I now own a 5980r. I will take some more pictures in the coming days. They were not prepared for me to walk out the door with it.

AD SS Sports inventory depleted.
Thought I'd add to the chorus of those who have reported low to zero inventory on SS sport models. I've purchased a handful (at least two!) of watches from my go to AD in the Midwest. They're a large Rolex seller and usually have a great inventory of their entire line in stock. I've never had a problem buying what I wanted - SD4 - for example when new. Stopped in this afternoon to check out the BBB and a couple of pre-owned 5 digit Polar Exp II's. Last time I was there was last April when I purchased my Exp I - most recent version - which btw never leaves my wrist. I was shocked to see no SS sport watches. Zilch. Zero. Not one. No subs, explorers, Gmt's, seadwellers or anything. Plenty of special metal and other stock. They only rec'd 4 43mm seadwellers in 2017 and have a waiting list of 25+. Also they confirmed all stickers must be removed at the store. He did tell me he wouldn't do that for my purchases but will for those they're not usual customers for fear of flipping. If a watch i