The Limes Endurance Leviathan Dive Watch
German watchmaker Limes has announced a new addition to their Endurance sport watch range. Featuring a 44.5 mm stainless steel case, the Leviathan offers a chance for buyers to up size their order compared to the 41mm Limes Neptune 2 diver. The Leviathan's Ickler-made case is 13.5mm thick and features a sapphire crystal and a unidirectional dive PVD-plated black bezel. The dial design is simple, legible and one that I really like.Limes is part of the Ickler family of brands which is also home to Archimedes, Autran & Viala, and Defacto. Ickler is a case manufacturer that is based in Germany and makes some very nice cases in a wide range of styles. Not only does the Endurance Leviathan offer a larger alternative for the Limes brand, the Leviathan is also larger than what Archimedes features in their lovely 41.5mm SportTaucher 300m diver. So if you really wanted a big diver with an Ickler case, the Leviathan looks like a good choiceThe Leviathan is powered by a Sellita SW 200 automati

Chipped the glass on my PAM 164
Hi FriendsI accidentally chipped the glass of my Pam 164 while walking through a door in my office. My immediate concern is whether (a) this chipping of the glass will affect the water resistance and (b) whether this presents any safety issues in terms of any sapphire glass particles sticking on my fingers everytime they come into contact with the chipped glass Secondly, I have been informed by the Panerai shop in Dubai ( I live in Pakistan so Dubai is the closest panerai dealer) that it will take 28 days for the glass to be replaced. Do any of you have any idea how much it usually costs ? I am attaching a picture of the watch. The chipped portion is just before the 7 o'clock position.

Daytona C
How much did you sell your brand new Daytona C to the gray market ( Davidsw, Bob Rolex etc)? I am on the waiting list at the AD and wanted to know the mark up the gray market made from your purchase. Also does those gray market discount price on they website or prices are as is without bargain. Thanks

Discontinued(?) black dial WG BLRO
So assuming the previous black dial WG BLRO is now discontinued, since the Baselworld 2018 release is now with a blue dial (let's ignore the conflicting confusion between the red or silver timezone hand for the moment), should I still purchase the black dial WG BLRO if I see it in the ADs?Just spotted it sitting in a case in an AD in Hong Kong..

Automobile Magazine - 8 page homage to the Daytona
January 2018 print version page 88. Sorry - no link. I didn’t see it on their site.As a Daytona guy - it’s really good stuff. All they needed was Dr. Tom. They go into the history of Rolex and Motorsport, luminaries who wear them because they love them like Hurley Haywood to brand ambassadors like Jackie Stewart to Scott Pruitt who has won 15(!) Daytonas. Naturally they discuss Paul Newman and in the same way we do here on TRF make that car/watch connection.“Like a Porsche 911, the Rolex Daytona is instantly recognizable, and over the years changes to both have been incremental rather than evolutionary”