Bring a Loupe: Four Lots To Watch At The Bonhams New York Sale TODAY (Think Amagnetic Patek & Oversized Universal Compax)
As the 2015 auction calendar comes to its end, New York City takes center stage. While the much awaited Speedmaster auction takes place at at Christie's next week, there's also a more under-the-radar sale at Bonhams today – and this catalog may have been slightly overlooked, so there's a chance here for collectors to find great vintage watches without too much bidding competition. Let's take a look at four lots you should watch out for this afternoon, including a very interesting Omega Speedmaster with a bearish estimate. Patek Philippe Reference 3417 Amagnetic 1 OF 9 Quirky would probably be the best word to describe the Amagnetic from Patek Philippe. It combines the classical elegance of a dress watch with a characteristic (resistance to magnetic fields) of a tool watch, something absolutely unique in Patek's offering until the introduction of the Nautilus in the mid-1970s. First, the case is in stainless steel, a very rare metal for vin

When did the AP15300 get the new clasp...
I looked at a friends AP15300 from 2012 yesterday, he said it had the newer style clasp, when was this launched on the 15300?

Bored on a rainy day. Shot a video of the new AP
Working from home today, and constantly distracted by looking at the ROOC, I decided to take a camera and shoot a bush league video showing how it reacts to different viewing angles and lighting. Will get a better cam next time. Was trying to how how the bezel refracts light differently at different angles, and show some of the milling we all have come to love about AP in the steel pieces.Also next time, will shoot one outside, the markers and bezel react differently altogether when under blue skies, as well as the dial, it is beautiful.I thought pictures don't do this watch justice, and was hoping video would, but it still falls short. Just thought posting this up might help other people in their searches, I sure wish I had more content to look at than the same 15 pictures of this watch on the net.Where possible, try to up the video quality for best resolution, try 720p if possible.

Tag or Omega???
Looking for this years Merry X-Mas to me watch and have got it down to 2. Either a Tag Carrera or a Omega Speedmaster pro. I can get a much better deal on the Tags but I'm trying not to let that be the deciding factor. What do you you all think.

What ref should I buy
HiI am currently considering adding a Patek but am unsure as to which one to go for (for reference I currently have a speedmaster, 116710ln and a 5513 sub from early 70s). Until recently I was planning to get a AP15300 White dial and in a couple of years add a Patek classic complications model in gold (likely 5146) but I am now also considering the following options - 5167 and Patek 5146 - 5711 and Patek 5146My main considerations are- whilst 5167 is nice it's a lot for a watch on rubber and at list the difference to 5711 is not that significant but it may be nice as something different (more sporty - nautilus is to me something in between sport and dress watch) assuming I am anyways getting a 5146 or similar and have a couple of steel Rolexes - is 5711/5167 overpriced/overrated in general even at list and better to get a ap15300 plus 5146 as was my original thought ( I don't want the 15202 as no seconds hand, tried it on recently)Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk