Watch Insider: Patek Philippe to Unveil New Booth at Baselworld 2014
Baselworld 2014 is almost upon us, and I have continued to preview new watches and cover other news on my blog, Watch-Insider. This week Patek Philippe, one of Baselworld’s most popular exhibitors, announced that it will be debuting an all-new booth at the fair.Patek Philippe describes the new space as “An innovative, functional and futuristic booth to illustrate the brand's core values, showcase its products in a modern yet timeless environment, and provide a functional yet traditional work space.”All the showcases are visible to the public from the outside, creating a surprise with the presentation of all (!) the Patek Philippe collections �� namely 198 timepieces in total? �� including a special focus on new watches. An innovative showcase dedicated to movements presents 50 different calibers with detailed information on screen. There will also be visuals and films devoted to the new collections.Detailed info on the new Patek Philippe Baselworld booth, from PatekR

Watchmaker Compares Omega Seamaster Timepieces With Caliber 1120, 2500, & 8500 Movements
As an watches-dealer guest, Hugh Taylor from Xupeswatches-dealer (a pre-owned watches and luxury goods dealer in the UK) once again interviews their in-house master watchmaker, Mickey Nolan, as he proceeds to explain and dissemble three different movements that have all found homes within Omega Seamaster watches. Like many timepieces which have been produced for a number of years, the movements inside those watches evolve and change. Here, we go inside of the Omega caliber 1120, 2500, and 8500 movements to understand what they are about, how Co-Axial escapements matter, and what Mickey the watchmaker has to say about them.Several Fridays ago, while Twitter accounts across South East England ticked away with trademark Anglian wisecracks about how an unheard-of-in-these-parts 4.2-magnitude earthquake had toppled an alarming number of wheelie bins �� We will rebuild! �� Owen (the photo wizard) and I nestled into Mickey's watchmaking workshop.We were at Xupes HQ in a peaceful town on the f

Cleaning a ROO 44mm
Evening gentlemen, I was hoping to get some tips on how to clean my ROO, as compared to My rolex's, I'm finding it much more challenging to get it looking brand new. Cheers

Very nice, congratulations!
Ok...I have been wanting a PAtek for a long time..and finally i heard one singing to me...I had Oscar(bodybump) help me track it down....Here it is!! Simple..Readable...BEAUTIFUL!!

What's the safest way to ship a watch internationally?
Have a few watches for sale and tons of international interest, however, I don't have an EIN - I believe Parcel Pro requires this... To safely ship and insure a watch internationally, is there another way to go about this?TIA for any advice!