Diver Rubber
A week or two ago I picked up an AP Bands nice matte black crock strap for my diver. It was great and I loved the change in look, no regrets, but I just switched back to the rubber strap. Why?It is just so amazingly comfortable!! Nothing else like it. I also missed the two channel lines coming off the links at the head of the watch. Subtle, not noticeable when you are used to it, but the detail is missed when its not there. Love my diver

Emergency
Any of you guys buy the new Emergency yet?

If the Gods of Patek (aka Mr Stern) read this... I dream...of...!!!
Ok i'm crazy but who knows??Mr Wonderful Stern...I've been dreaming of this watch since its presentation for the 175th. The 5575GI'm not a big collector (meaning i don't have the means yet to spend hundred of thousands on my daily desires, aka the 5970s/5270s, the 5204s, the 5370 etc)I don't have the willing, or the means, to pay double its price on chrono24.My collection is composed of only rolex (sub, daytona and iwc galapagos).But i still dream of looking everyday into this chilling moon.I still dream of which city i'll think of visiting when reading the worldtimer cities.And i still dream of those little stars that are sparkling and would make me feel a little star in the Patek universe too.i'll also tell you why acquiring THIS amazing worldtimer has a meaning to me.I'm even ready to knock on your office door to express my love to the Patek brand! I'm going to be 40 in a few weeks and I wanna reach this milestone with this incredible watch.After praying to the Gods of Patek, aka, M

The 5726-1A
The more I look into Patek pieces, the more I think that if one day I will get a buddy for my 5712-1A, the more I think it whould be a 5726 but with grey dial and bracelet not strap, of course there is a big price difference between bracelet and strap version, but I really love the bracelet for all Nautilus models.I know some don't like it very much, Ken for example but I personally love this model, the complications are very useful, the AC is a great one to have, love the moon phase, even if the use is very limited except if you are a werewolf, highly unlikely IMO, like the sweep seconds, the 24hrs is cool also.Since I can't upload pics, go figure why, here is the link to the 5726 page on the Patek site..patek/contents/defaul...26_1A_001.htmlDon't hesitate to post pics of your 5726's, whatever the version, and tell us what you like/dislike about thos model.Thanks guys

BLNR rejection at AD
Whilst visiting my local AD today I witnessed a customer who had arrived at the dealer after getting the call that his new Rolex GMT BLNR had just arrived! Whilst he was left alone for a few minutes to look at the BLNR in more detail I took the opportunity to make comment on the watch. To cut a long story short, he was underwhelmed when he saw the watch in the flesh and actually passed on the opportunity to buy the watch! He was wearing a black faced explorer II and thought the BLNR was too small in comparison. He also thought the blue was brighter than he had expected and didn't think it was a watch he could use for everyday wear like the explorer. He had intended to trade his explorer against the BLNR but in the end decided to put the safety catch back on and not pull the trigger! I couldn't believe what I was witnessing.I guess it was a lucky day for the guy next on the list. During a chat over a coffee with one of the owners of the AD about the usual availability of SS models and B