Some sales people get it, some don't
I had the opportunity to establish a nice relationship with a sales associate at an Omega Boutique. He really knew his Omega stuff and I could tell he was a true WIS through our conversation. Based solely on his professionalism and politeness, I decided to purchase a few buckles and a new strap and pay full MSRP instead of going through my normal online discounted sources. I even told him so and he was appreciative since, as a WIS, he knows that there are plenty of places to buy watch goods online. My items arrived April 1st and I stopped by April 2nd to pick them up. I asked the gentleman I had been working with if I could just buy some of them and hold the strap for my wife to pick up as she mentioned it would be a gift. He was more than accommodating and I told him she would be in during the month sometime. He said not to worry and he would be happy to hold it for her as long as needed. We left it at that I left feeling like a valued customer. He sent a follow up email thanking me

Sword Hands or Skeleton... Vote
I really like the Sword hands that I actually prefer them over the Skeleton hands. Did Omega take a step back in their New hands design or should they have contacted us first...lol?

Visiting New York
Hi folks,I will be in NY 20-24th May. Would love to meet and greet any fellow TRF-ers around during this time. Who would like to hook up for some conversation, drinks/food, or both, during this time?PM contact details. Would be cool to meet up! Greetings, D

Where do you source your Pateks?
Other than ADs, can anyone recommend good, reliable, professional sources for Patek Philippe watches?Obviously, a new/current offering may be (relatively) easy to track down, but what about a reference that's no longer in production? (How do you track down a reference no longer in production?)Who do you trust and why?I have had good success working with many different sources for different brands, but at this price point it's hard to accept the risk of working with someone without references. Any thoughts and suggestions would be welcome. Thanks.

New to TRF - Planning first Rolex Purchase - GMT II LN - thoughts appreciated!
Hi All -Delighted to have joined the forum, I'm in the US and am planning out my first Rolex purchase - It will be for daily wear and I've fallen in love with the GMT Master II LN. I am currently in the process of sourcing one pre-owned. My watch dealer (who I trust explicitly and have purchased a number of non-Rolex watches) has a nice example with box and papers, its a G serial (2010) but the papers were stamped end-2012. It has not had a service. He is offering it at a fair price but has also told me that if I wait and another watch comes in post-2015 with the 5yr international warranty he would sell it to me for the same price. So my questions are:1. I'm assuming nothing has changed between 2010-present with this watch? 2. I'm in no rush, should I wait for a newer example to come up or just go for this one? The 5y Warranty is a consideration but more importantly if I decide to trade it because it doesn't agree with me as a daily wear watch, would I be better served value-wise with