15400 vs 15202 Jumbo
Greetings TRFers.I intend buying my first AP pretty soon now. I have gotten the strong impression from numerous posts here on the forum that many people who know believe that the 15202 is the one to have.My gut feeling draws me towards the 15400 with black dial. I have 7.5 inch wrists so the 41mm suits me, and I am having difficulty getting my head around the idea of a watch with no second hand. The 15400 also happens to be substantially less money.I would appreciate hearing your opinions on why the 15202 is considered the one to have over and above the 15400. Thank you.

Patek Philippe Geneva Salon
There have been some great write ups and pictures on thevSalon by both Ben and Andy so instead of rehashing the same old stuff, with the same pictures I just tried to fill in some gaps and maybe cover a bit about why I was there. The Salon is certainly impressive and I think could be slightly intimidating to a person wandering off the street. It was completely renovated in 2006 using craftsmen to restore the interior as close to the original as possible. Leather embossed walls, crystal chandeliers as found in Versailles and a heavy influence from the Napoleon 111, gives a sense of history. Whilst the building is 6 stories I was restricted to the ground floor (where the sales staff and watches are displayed), the first floor where the minute repeaters are kept (where the watchmaker is present) and then the 3rd floor where they have the boardroom, dining room and facilities for product launches etc. They moved to this building in 1891 which I understand was previously owned by Tiffanys w

Incoming!!!!!! My 2nd Patek !!!!
Thanks to all the enablers and eyeing this watch on TRF (and even trying one on at the GTG) I now own my 2nd Patek! I was just making a routine call/ check in to my local AD to see if he had gotten this watch in (it's never in stock) and low and behold, one had arrived this afternoon. I hurried down to the dealer and tried it on. I was planning on waiting until the fall or Christmas to purchase, but once it was on my wrist there was no way I could leave without it. Here is a teaser:Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Finally got it - Panerai 524 Flyback
I have been waiting over 6 months for availability. It finally arrived today. Here are some quick shots.

Who decides Rolex nick names? Because the SD43 needs a better handle.
One of the forum members on here mentioned that we should give the SD43 a better name. I personally agree. SD43 is very bland at best, and it definitely deserves a BA handle. I have no idea how these things actually get their names, but as Rolex aficionados in the forum I see no reason why we finally couldn't bless this Game changing model with a great nickname. With other famous Rolex novelties having names like Batman, President, Fat lady, and Superman GMT etc. I have to agree that the SD43 needs to have a very cool handle. The best way I can think of to do this is everyone comes up with a name then at the end of the month based on seconds, and votes we pick a WINNER.So far:Vader,The Red Bull,and Big Red,Are ideas I have seen. But I am sure no one is smarter than all of us, as far as coming up with a name for this new iconic model.So get to brainstorming gentlemen! We have a Rolex to name.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk