Another Record Year for COSC in 2008
After setting records in 2006 and 2007, the Contr?le officiel suisse des chronom��tres (COSC) once again issued a record number of attestations in 2008 with 1,599,588, an increase of +8.6% over the 2007 results. The number of timepieces submitted rose by 10.6% to 1,676,515. Of these, 1,536,950 were awarded to mechanical movements and 62,638 went to quartz calibers, with the large majority of the latter (56,224) going to Breitling products. In terms of manufacturers, there was no change in the leading trio which has stayed the same in recent years: Rolex received 769,850 certificates, followed by Omega with 377,514 and Breitling with 234,021.The remaining manufacturers to receive at least 1000 certificates are:Panerai (46,446)TAG Heuer (35,429)Chopard (22,977)Mido (10,870)Ulysse Nardin (10,249)Enicar (8,861)Ebel (8,823)Corum (8,801)Chanel (8,407)Bulgari (8,067)Rado (5,807)Ball Watch (4,312)Tissot (3,767)Titoni (3,513)Movado (3,446)Carl F. Bucherer (2,262)Concord (2,224)Porsche Design (2,

Franck Muller Custom Oppa Gangnam Style Watch For PSY
Franck Muller, the always interesting and sometimes over-the-top Swiss watchmaker has produced a one-of-a-kind timepiece apparently for Korean musical artist PSY. Depicting PSY doing his more than well-known horse riding dance right on the dial, the likely 18k white gold or platinum watch is full pave covered with diamonds. Black diamonds are used to fill in the large Roman numerals and the image of PSY dancing is likely hand painted.The watch image was shared direct from a Franck Muller insider so for sure it is a legit piece for the pop superstar. PSY's famous Gangnam Style music video on YouTube (as of this article) has over 1.5 billion views. I suppose it was about time to treat himself (or perhaps it is a gift to PSY). franckmullerwatches-dealer

AP ROC RG 26320 pricing
Hi guys,One gray market dealer offered me 37% off retail on the 26320 RG on strap. Yes he has it in stock and it seems to be lying with him over a year.... but still, is this discount even possible? Has anyone else around here availed discounts like these?

Overpolished ROO Diver
What do you guys think about my Diver? Is the bezel and case over polished. Since I compared it to my friends Safari its seems that my bezel is not as sharp as the safari. Does the Diver and Safari shares the same Bezel?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The New 42 RG ROO
Anyone on TRF buy this model yet. Pics & experiences will be greatly appreciated. I am on the fence and need a little nudge. Also do you guys think this model will make the AP Hall Of Fame 😉 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk