Top 10 Most Read Watch Stories Of 2013
With 2013 almost over, I felt a small recap of the most popular watch blog stories of 2013 might be interesting to look at. These are often difficult to predict but the results are surprising. First, we find that list-style articles perform well on watches-dealer. These appeal to a wider audience than dedicated reviews of hands-on coverage and we are pleased to see a very healthy mainstream interest in content about timepieces. Second, we find that popular brands clearly perform best. Rolex, Omega, and Seiko, as well as Hublot are all the topics of specific articles that have proved successful.What is also interesting, is that most of these articles (but not all) were actually written in 2013. We'd like to think that our best content has been from the last few years, but also know that Google has a tendency to promote newer-versus-older content when possible. Lastly, to put all this into perspective, we've found that unique visitors read articles on watches-dealer over 12,000,000 times

Wrist size vs watch size
Hi allI have long since been a strong advocate for choosing watches based on the size of your wrist; for instance, a 37mm Royal Oak on a 8.5 wrist is going to look odd, as would a 44 Offshore on a 6 wrist.I have 6.5 wrists so have typically avoided anything above 40mm; my collection until recently consisted of a Sea Dweller (40mm), a Daytona (39mm), a Royal Oak (37mm), and a Speedmaster Reduced (38mm).But then I fell in love with the Royal Oak Diver (a big 42mm). And I thought, what the heck!Personally, I think it is a little too big for me, but it is designed to be a big watch and to look big, and this is something that I hadn't really considered before. I tried on a 40mm Panerai and it looked wrong, because the design of Panerai lends itself to being big!So I've had a change of heart! It's ok to wear a larger watch as long as (a) the case/lugs don't overhang the wrist, (b) it is designed to wear big, and (c) it is worn with appropriate attire (i.e. I think the Diver can look good wit

AP RO strap conversion question
So I've read thru a number of threads about adding a strap to your RO and the options. Here's what I've done and my questions.I have the RO Day and Date, which I love by the way! Bought the conversion kit from APBands along with a black strap. The plots took a lot of coercion to get in and that made me quite nervous but worked in the end. The strap I received looks great from a distance but the quality is not what I'd like. Also, the deployant buckle doesn't really work, doesn't match the watch closely, etc. Net - I want something more fitting for the watch.I spoke to the AP boutique in NYC and they can sell me the following:- black alligator strap w/ white stitch (spc order) 26.5 / 18 (I believe these are the rt dimensions per another thread)- SS deployant buckle They have told me they do NOT sell plots for the RO, presumably b/c they come with the watches that OEM straps are made for (precious metals). They also said they do NOT sell a rubber strap for the RO. The guy on the

ETA/Valjoux 7750 Help - Running Out of Power
I have an Omega Seamaster Professional that was recently serviced.Prior to the service, I could wear the watch and never have to worry about it running out of power. I did this for almost twenty years (with modest service on the watch in that time).After the most recent service, I can't seem to get anything more than the power reserve from winding the watch--consistenly about 55 hours after 2.5 days, measured multiple times over a couple weeks.I have a Rolex watch that I can wear FAR less and not EVER have any issues with it running out of power.I know the mechanisms are different (7750 winds in one direction, Rolex in both directions), but I'm struggling with this being normal after a full service--especially since I never had any issues with automatc winding prior to the service. Plus, the 7750 has such a storied history of performance, I would imagine there'd be posts everywhere if the watch had to be manually wound every day-and-a half....Is this at all normal that the watch runs

PAM 127 - Grail watch!!!
I finally got my hands on the PAM 127! For months I was thinking of getting it's younger brother, the 372 but then takuya, Thanh Do came along and told me he had a 127 for sale. It was certainly more money but he made me a deal I couldn't refuse! I'm so thrilled and here it is with a Greg Stevens strap he threw in the box for me. Got some Mario Paci straps coming tomorrow and I'll update this thread with different strap combos. Thanks guys for looking!