Raven Watches Vintage 42mm
If you like vintage diver designs, specifically the early days of the Rolex Submariner, but not current vintage diver prices, Raven Watches has something you should see. The company, part of STEVRAL who also owns Benarus, recently release their new Raven Vintage 42mm. The name sets up what you are getting right away: vintage design cues in a modern, 42mm case. Some of the hard to find Rolex Submariners are the early non-crown guard models (6536 & 6538) and the military models with ?sword hands (5513 & 5517). The Raven Vintage 42mm combines elements from these ?models into this release.The case size of the Raven Vintage 42mm is clear in the title, with the lug-to-lug length coming in at a reasonable 50mm. Like the early Submariners the Raven has a large crown without crown guards. It really captures the look and spirit of those early watches, although the crown on the Raven is not quite as large. The domed acrylic crystal puts the height of the watch in at a thick 15.5mm, but it

Quartz Royal Oak Battery Change
My wife has a 33mm RO Quartz and the battery is now dead. I need some advice on how to go about getting a new battery. The forum here says:10. Stay away from a RO Quartz as changing the battery is something that needs to be done every 2-3 years. To change the battery you need to disassemble the whole watch. Remove the bezel, dial, hands, crown, etc. to access the movement and then replace the battery. If done by an independent there are a ton of things that can go wrong. Then again you will need to have AP do it and it gets really pricey even when it's just a battery change as they will still force you to do a periodic service.I would prefer not to send it in to Clearwater and skip the periodic service, is this something that my AP AD can do?thanks

A Complicated Evening with AP
It is always a pleasant surprise to receive private invitation from AP. You know you will be in for something exciting, refined and fun! This time, it was a night full of technical content befitting the haute horlogerie status of AP, a night of relentless showcase of pinnacle mechanical timekeeping technologies from the 138 years old Swiss watch powerhouse. ??The dinner venue was at a cozy Italian rstaurant called La Villa which is located just next to the AP Service Center. As ironic as it can be, the Italians were not the main casts of the day, but had to give way to the Swiss invasion... ??~~ Menu of the Day ~~Amuse-bouche: Assorted vintage AP complications from the early 1900s' till the new millenniumAP started making complicated timepieces in the late 19th century. It was quite amazing to see some vintage perpetual calendars and miniaturized minute repeaters on display. I can only imagine how much patience the watchmakers must have to construct each and every one of those precisio

5650G first impressions
Hello all, I really enjoy the info and thoughts on the forum here so - thought I might share my initial thoughts and some pictures in different lighting of what maybe the most polarizing offering this year from Patek. It's been a few years since I have had a Aqua so I found the recent tutorial from Puffy useful:) Just my opinions...and disclosure: Generally I like skeletons, old and modern Patek, limited edition pieces, sports model watches and I am not to serious about my watches. So - not unbiased and not known for great pictures. 1. The thin boarder around the skeleton area is an interesting finishing touch. It adds a little bit of finishing polish. 2. The blue is fantastic on the Aquanaut. 3. Generally the open skeleton area does not take away from the legibility of the hands. However outdoors the high polish skeleton area can pick up a quick glare from the sun. 4. The lume is significantly more powerful than I recall. 5. So far, those around me (that are not smitten with all thing

Patek Philippe price increase confirmed?
Assume this is common knowledge or otherwise a crafty ploy by the PP AD (UK based) to encourage a sale but my friend has been on the waiting list for a PP 5960/1A and was informed his watch would be ready to collect from 1 February. On enquiry of a discount he received the following reply (word for word, purchaser and sales rep names removed for privacy reasons).Hi XXXXX,The list price is still the same at the moment,There is going to be a price increase soon , we re not sure of dates yet.The price will be ��36,920 .Unfortunately because of the increase and the demand for this watch we are unable to offer discount.If you would like to pass on this watch at the present time we can allow the watch to the next person on our list.Please let me know your thoughtsBestXXXXX