watches-dealer Reader Joins Us For Watch Weekend In Los Angeles
Recently, watches-dealer reader Griffin C. from Chicago, Illinois, joined me here in Los Angeles for a few days of geeking-out watchnerd-style and to attend The World's Most Expensive Watches book party with us. This was a result of Griffin winning a giveaway prize early in the year that we had intended to experience with him over the summer. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, the originally planned trip to the watch maker RGM in Pennsylvania was cancelled by RGM, and resulted in a dispute between the company and watches-dealer that the online watch community has discussed a few months ago. Nevertheless, despite the setbacks, I had an obligation to Griffin and wanted to make the most out of the situation.Griffin had never traveled to Los Angeles, and I thought it would be a good idea to bring him to town and give him a great watch experience with people he might not otherwise get to meet. I was fortunate to have him come join me during the right weekend at the Chateau Marmont for

Alpina Startimer Pilot Manufacture Review
Last week we brought you a review of the Frederique Constant Slimline Moonphase, and today we're bringing you a review of a watch by their sister brand, Alpina. Alpina Watches has been in existence since 1883, making them one of the oldest brands that you might have never heard of. Founded by Gottlieb Hauser, Alpina was a genuinely innovative brand in the early 20th century, with impressive distribution to match. They manufactured watch calibers and chronometers in both Switzerland and Glashutte, supplied to the military as well as civilians, making them a sizable brand.In 1938 they made a big leap in the development of durable sport watches with the "Alpina 4", which is a set of standards, that are clearly in use today, including anti-shock, waterproof, anti-magnetic and a stainless steel case. The brand stayed strong, producing various lines of watches up to the seventies, when like so many other great brands, they were leveled by the "quartz crisis". For a very detailed look at thei

Seeing blue
Just wanted to share a pic of my 5711. Love the blue! Thanks for looking

Incoming - DD36 Content
Have been waffling for some time on my first YG watch to mark my 30th birthday. Looked at Daytona's, Subs, DD 36 and 40 but decided for my first all gold piece and to mark an important year I couldn't go wrong with what is in my eyes the quintessential gold Rolex - the 118238. Special thanks to tonupbklyn on these boards for a super easy transaction and for keeping this in such pristine condition. Stand up guy and would recommend anyone to transact with him. Now for some pics!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Controversial Question: Is it time for TRF to limit Trusted Seller Prices??
We have all seen the recent shortages on many of the popular Rolex range..and let’s be honest, there are only the Grey Market Sellers benefitting from this. As TRF is a highly reputable forum with Hundreds of thousand of active users, do you think it’s time for the TRF moderators to make a RULE & restrict sales on current models to MRSP??As an example, on many sites when selling tickets for concerts, sporting events, sales are only allowed at ‘Face Value’ to halt Ticket Touts.In reality, what is the difference between a ticket tout buying all the tickets for a concert on the day of release (and everyone seems to dislike a ticket tout) and a gray watch dealer buying all the stock from AD’s and marking it up for silly prices??Think hard about my comparison and then reply. Vintage models & discontinued models then of course it’s fair game, I’m talking solely about current inventory.