Should Watch Makers Advertise The Accuracy Of Mechanical Watches?
Research a car, and you'll know its mileage and 0-60 time. Buy a phone, and you'll get information about estimated battery life and how much memory it has. Buy a watch, and you'll rarely have any information as to how accurate it is supposed to be. Of course, anyone can take in their watch to a watchmaker and have its rate results tested or use a device they purchase on their own, but why is it that more watch companies don't make it a point of pride to advertise how accurate their watches are?Installing a balance wheel and upper tourbillon cageBefore I begin a longer conversation on this topic, I want to make it clear that there are some rather compelling reasons why watch makers do not make estimates on accuracy or how well their timepieces will perform �C and I'll get to that in more detail a bit later. Nevertheless,?in an industry where things like "chronometry and isochronism" (and related concepts) are discussed all the time in marketing materials, shouldn't watchmakers take a bit

Jumbo has arrived!
After much enabling here, I finally pulled the trigger on a Jumbo. Initially, I called George at Govberg's to discuss another watch. He knew I was looking at the Jumbo and told me they just got one in on a trade. They initially sold the watch new earlier this year and it was in mint condition. It took me about 2 seconds to decide to find a way to make the deal. In the end, I traded some watches for it. It does suck losing $ on trades, but I just don't have the time or aptitude to deal with selling them myself. A true Grail for me.George also threw in an AP hat!

Patek Philippe 3448 at Auction
Stumbled across this vid, thought you guys would like.

UPS is Now Showing ��Delivered��, hmmm...
Pretty special day for me. My Patek story started 30 years ago when I was 13 years old. Growing up in Houston, my father was in the Oil & Gas business and every year he would have colleagues in town from all over the world for the OTC (Offshore Technology Conference). I loved it because there was always a large formal party at our house (perfect excuse to stay up late). That particular year I remember, because I had just bought my first watch (well parents bought half, I bought other half of the $15 watch) a Texas Instruments LED push button watch--very cool to me. I remember showing my new watch to a very good friend of my fathers, and I asked him what he was wearing and he said ‘Patek Philippe’. Now at the time that meant nothing more to me than my fathers name was Phillip and he joked with me saying it was named after my dad (and I never forgot that). Fast forward 8 years to college when I bought my first Rolex Sub (saved every penny) and over the next 20 years o

I fancy a different kind of Panerai
When Mrs Van D is away, a naughty Ruud will play. I would love one of these on my desk, I mean who wouldn’t? An absolute complete, utter waste of money but, and it’s a huge but with a capital B, they’ve just had a price adjustment. Yep, against the current trend of increases, these babies have dropped by about 40% and they’re down to S$4,300 (��2,350 US$3,170). Alas, Mrs Van D has put the blockers on a purchase. If she comes out to Singapore in four weeks and finds one of these in the house then she’ll pull down my Alan’s and grab my Jacob’s and drag them over my head! The California dial is my favourite (651, I think). So, worth the risk?