SLYDE Sport Watches With Matching "Engines" 2013
My experience with the SLYDE?watch last year was an instructive one. While I will readily profess the religion of the mechanical watch to anyone who will listen, I was surprised to discover that during the time I spent with a SLYDE on my wrist, I felt a tinge of the future, and possibly of watch-making itself.While we interact with electronic devices all the time, it seems strange that in the arena of wrist-watch appreciation, the emphasis is decidedly still on the mechanical side of things. Perhaps if the future is to be engaged properly, developments need to be made on?the digital side as well, for who knows what we as a race will evolve to be like further down the line. Without a doubt, at some point the world of Swiss watches and smartwatches will converge.SLYDE is interesting and is an interesting company, guided by a singular vision that in the current environment, could reasonably be deemed to be very bold. Viewed by many industry pundits as a worthwhile experiment in the concep

Small wrist review on AP ROO steel Bracelet
I just picked up an AP ROO 42mm Panda on a bracelet about a week ago. After searching and asking question of how comfortable a ROO bracelet will feel on a small wrist man (6.50)Here are my findings...... I Love it. And it Feels great. Before everyone goes and buys a bracelet for there 42mm ROO. Please read. When i first got the watch i decided to size it myself. After finally get the right screw driver. A little smaller than a 1.4mm as the 1.4mm still didn't fit even though thats what most people said they used to size the bracelet.I noticed that i had to take every extra link out. Meaning if you have a wrist smaller than 6.50 this bracelet won't fit. It won't get any smaller. So I'm pretty lucky i just made it in terms of fit. Another thing is because of how the bracelet is designed if you take the bracelet all the way down to no extra links one side is actually one link longer. So the center deployment clasp does not sit center on the back of the wrist. This is probably what bothers

Lead Time To Get Patek Archive Papers
Hello AllJust curious, what is the typical lead time for getting Archive papers from Patek?It's been 9 weeks + per their site guidance but I have not heard back from them. I did send them an email (via their site) regarding status about 2 weeks ago just to make sure everything is going ok and no followup response.I guess you have to buy a 100k watch for them to even pay attention to you:(RegardsC

My advice to new comers...
Never look for Rolex watches to purchase after 5 o'clock...I'm just saying...

Watchmaker Experience Question...CW21... Rolex Parts Account
So I just visited two AD's in Portland today regarding a case re-brushing and re-polishing, new crystal, new crown and maybe a movement service for my 93' Explorer II.At Ben Bridge they have a Watchmaker who is CW21 certified and has a Rolex Parts Account. Everything above would be a little less than $700. That actually ain't that bad considering RSC would charge almost $600 for just the movement service AND I don't have to send it anywhere. One catch is that he said he CAN'T re-brush the bezel cause he doesn't have the special tool that RSC has....??? At Packouz they said their watchmaker can only re-brush and re-polish INCLUDING brushing the bezel for $150. So apparently his watchmaker who has no Rolex Parts Account has the special tool to re-brush my bezel?? Anything else would have to be sent to RSC. Their store also has the best rolex selection i've seen in Portland.... kinda odd they don't have a watchmaker with a rolex parts account but ben bridge who's selection and store pale