Show us your vintage!
Here is my vintage automatic Omega Seamaster which I believe is circa early 1960's unless anyone can tell me otherwise?Let's see yours!

5111G verses 5111PR
I'm looking at buying either the 5111G or the 5111PR. Im just not sure about how the rose gold along the the top and bottom of the face looks on the 5111PR. It looks a bit busy compared to a clean 5111G. Also, I wonder about which one holds their resale value better? Any thoughts?

Question: on Patek's
I was looking on the non rolex forum on one of the topics about value retention which got me thinking. Can anyone tell me truthfully is there a new current Patek, or a model say that is up to 3 years old, that is under 200k and that in the pre-owned market i.e. someone privately selling it on, will not sustain at least 20% hit on the resale? So is there a current model that you can buy today and sell say one year later and not lose a penny?I would just be interested to hear. I ask because I never buy new, I never buy new cars, watches or new houses(ok maybe clothes!!) Reason being is that the first owner will always sustain a hit of at least the associated tax, be it VAT or whatever, the moment they walk out once they've paid their money. And as I do not have a must buy new character anymore, I prefer to buy pre-owned. I know this may sound like a stingy or mean streak in me, but I have learned the hard way in the past and therefore refuse to succumb again.

Any Patek Philippe Owners?
Are there many Patek Philippe owners on here either in the UK or Stateside?I've owned an Aquanaut and Gondola now for a year or so but have been longing for a Grand Complication for the last few years.Anyone know of a good place to get a deal on one? Dealers in the UK just don't want to do any sort of deal and we get absolutely hammered with tax.Would it be worth a trip stateside or are there any reputable dealers that will ship to the UK?I'd pref like to either trade in my 2 patek's or sell them on first, again something which dealers in the UK aren't interested in doing.Cheers,Mike.

RSC - service tips please!
Just gave my GMT Master II 16710 from 2000 in for service in London. I don't believe it had ever been serviced before; bought it secondhand a few months back. So for the next 2 months its strictly my Air King only!I asked RSC not to buff out the scratches on the case and bracelet. There is a small dink to the case towards/at the 4pm mark. I also asked not to replace any original parts without asking me first. This was all based on a few conversations I read here. Here's a few pictures of it.RSC are going to come back with a quote in a few days.I probably should have asked my TRF friends before giving it in, but my question is what is the best thing to ask for when you give your watch in for service by RSC? Does it make a difference at all? Thanks!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk