BEST FROM: watches-dealer & Friends December 5, 2014
With so many new collectors coming into the market, watch auctions are a big business now. Philips recently announced a new watch department headed by Aurel Bacs, who was until very recently the International Head of Watches for Christies. However, the world of watch auctions is not all as it may seem. Yes, it may be exciting and glamorous, but there are also many potential pitfalls. We kickstart this month's roundup by highlighting some facts about watch auctions that you ought to know.And since Christmas is just around the corner, there are also no shortage of new watch reviews too. We begin with Patek Philippe's exquisite Reference 5270 perpetual calendar chronograph watch, which is one of my favorite watches from the storied brand. We also take a look at Panerai's new 1940 3 Days Automatic, which boasts of the company's first micro-rotor automatic movement; and also Tudor's Heritage Ranger, which I hear is something of a best seller at dealers worldwide.To finish off, we take a clo

Angular Momentum 9 Dragons Collection Watches
You can disagree with me but I think that watches containing hand-painted dials are pretty cool. Especially when the dials depict actually masculine things like dragons. Most of these watches seem to be of flowers, fairies, or family portraits. I can dig these. Not on a daily basis, but I can dig these pretty well.Angular Momentum is no stranger to hand-painted enamel dials. I am pretty sure that such is their current bread-and-butter. This new set called the 9 Dragons Collection has nine different watches each with a unique style of dragon on the dials. Each dial is done in a "Verre Eglomise" miniature painting, with a small opening cut into them offering a view to a time disc. Telling the time in this way is not super precise, but offers a surprisingly clear and simple way of showing the time with a disc moving along a time-indicating needle.My favorite part of the collection is that the watches depict different types of dragon styles. There are Asiatic, European, and modern fantasy

26320 vs 26331
Because of the rock your 26320 thread, I saw the 26331 in blue and thought what an amazing watch... Might need to trade my black 26320 in for this baby. Stopped by the ap boutique in nyc, saw the blue 26331 in person, what an amazing blue, but the sub dials under the light just didn't do it for me. I actually preferred mine on how the the silver trimmed sub dials reflected the light. The reflection of the silver made it unreadable for me. I can't describe why but the 26331 seemed alittle bigger.I also checked out the titanium roc, now that is truely a stunning piece. The dial caught the light right showing off the waffling and texture, the sub dials added great contrast without being overwhelming and the offset date really wasn't noticeable. The best part of that watch was the bracelet, it had some redesign so that it flexed more yet looked the same. The bracelet draped so much better on my smaller wrist( dare I say it kinda like a Rolex jubilee , w weight). Great day in the boutique a

Are there any Breitling dealers associated w/ this site?
Are there any Breitling dealers associated with this site?I'm on the verge of purchasing a Navitimer, would like to find a good deal from a reputable dealer.Thanks in advance.

Two things I'd change on the Daytona
I'm a big Daytona fan. I wear mine more than all my other watches, combined. But still there are two small, presumably easy and inexpensive things that could be done to it to make it better.1. Anti-reflective coating on the underside of the crystal. Why hide the beautiful dial in glare? Topside AR smudges too much, so I'd prefer only underside. It's frankly embarrassing for a five-figure watch not to have AR coating these days. Especially when the dial is glossy; sometimes the dial or hands will reflect off the underside of the crystal, onto the glossy dial, back onto the underside of the crystal, back onto the dial...it's like a funhouse mirror effect. 2. Re-do the ticks between the minute markers.There are 5 ticks per minute marker. But the Daytona ticks 8x/second. Let's have four ticks per minute marker, so the chrono second hand, you know, can actually be read to its 1/8 second capability. This is really just an academic exercise, because Rolex does what Rolex wants. But these two