Wondering How The Swiss Luxury Industry Will Handle Smartwatches? One Cheeky Watch Maker Proposes This Option
I've been close with Swiss watch designer Yvan Arpa for years, and I understand his particular blend of humor and unorthodox style. So with that said, his recent "announcement" about how he personally plans to benefit from the inevitable success of the Apple Watch (hands-on here) and other smartwatch devices, does not come as a particular surprise. Yvan Arpa cleverly sees a market in luxury smartwatch modification. See, for example, his mockups of a re-cased Apple Watch, in a novel solid gold case with loads of baguette-cut diamonds.Stuff like this is rather easy to make fun of, but you know it is going to happen. Yvan Arpa is just being entrepreneurial about an expectant surge in smartwatch popularity, and what could possibly be Apple Watch dominance of the segment for at least a good while. Further, he is sending a message to his high-end clients that, "don't worry, we can still do business together, even if you'll want to wear an Apple Watch." If customers used to wearing lavish mec

Second guessing myself
I'm about to trade my Rolex and Panerai plus cash for an AP ROO panda. What I'm asking is, is this watch as amazing as I think it is. Will I miss my two watches? I know some of you might say, keep the watches and save for the AP. In reality I work somewhere I can't wear either watch, so I have two days a week I can wear something else. That's why I think downsizing is a good idea as well. Getting cold feet looking for some insight.

So, need a purchase advice..
Hi guys,I'll be doing a purchase in the upcoming couple of weeks and I'm a bit undecided actually.My intention is to add 2 valuable piece of Patek to my current collection.The first one is decided, it is going to be a 5270G. I have my eye on it for a long time now and I would like to own one very much.The other one is a true dilemma for me. I like to wear the watch as much as possible, but on the other hand, I'm trying to get the rare pieces as possible. For me, there are 3 candidates.1. 5711PI wouldn't actually think of another reference if I have my hands on one of this very rare pieces, but I'm not sure if i ever can get it, so I need to have some alternatives, thus this thread exists. This is the true simple but one of the most exclusive piece for me. I was thinking about getting a 5711/1A because of my admiration to its pure simple design, now it has added rarity and exclusivity. But as I said, I'm not sure about the availability, so the poll is really about the other 2 candidates

Rolex Submariner 16803
Good afternoon everyone, I am on the search for purchasing my first Rolex. I have been primarily looking at submariners, particularly pre-owned, excellent condition, and from several decades ago. I have came across reference 16803 with the black on black bezel and dial. The watch is in Excellent condition and comes with original box and papers. I would be paying around $7,000 USD. As a 20 year old I'm not as experienced, so I would love to get your opinions on the price and anything specific I should look out for on the watch. Thank you and have a great day.

Is this in fact a glacier dial?
Hi there,Just got a gorgeous 118239 (plus factory bezel). The dial has a little tint of blue to it - it's more apparent in certain kinds of light. The merchant from whom I purchased it sold it to me as silver (I'm not upset, I like this look) and when I asked about the tint, he said upon further research it appears to be the glacier dial. I thought the glacier was more blue, but apparently, that's ice blue. I just want to know what I have ... here are a few photos. Does this read as glacier to you? If not, what do we think it is?Thanks for your help!