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Ultra Cool, Ultra Rare Seiko Spectrum E-Ink Limited Edition Concept Watch Available: A Woman's Watch You Pretty Much Want To Wear
You don't have to think of yourself as "pretty girl" for wanting to adorn this awesome watch. For Basel 2007, Seiko unveiled this incredible watch bracelet to show off the power of what e-ink (electronic ink) will provide to watches in the near future. The demand for the watch resulted in a limited production of about 1000 priced at a stratospheric $5,000 (and above). Very few of these watches ever made it to the US. One of these Seiko Spectrum watches is available on eBay right now starting at $500. I am impressed.I had an opportunity to play with one of these watches at a Macy's Department Store here in San Francisco. The store clerk knew next to nothing about it, but that was ok, I knew what it was. He said that it was something special Seiko wanted the store to show off. It was actually tucked away. Seiko is a bit notorious for not giving great sales lectures to the people selling for them. Only in a perfect world, the people who sell watches as also people who love watches. I was

Help Choosing A One Watch Daily Wearer
Hello everyone. First off, I'm a long time lurker on the forums and grateful for all for the information (and enabling) I've gathered. Been saving up a while now for my first big purchase as a daily wearer. A recent stroke of luck at the casino finally put me over the top, and now I have the problem of making a final decision and pulling the trigger. I figure what better way to do so than seeking the advice of the fellow watch maniacs here?I've narrowed it down to these options:1) AP Royal Oak 15400/15450 (probably white dial)2) AP Offshore Diver (black)3) Rolex Datejust 41 126331 (Everose gold, Chocolate Dial, Jubilee, Fluted)All are pretty close in terms of price. I've been waffling back and forth on pretty much a daily basis. So I've tried to break it down into a list of pros/cons:Royal Oak: Pros:1) I love the bracelet and the overall finish of the piece. Just a beautiful watch.2) Exclusivity. There are no AP boutiques or AD's within a few hundred miles of where I live, so it se

Strap on my PO 8500
I had this croc/alligator/caiman strap in my watch drawer for the last 4-5 years and just remembered it was a 22mm - the same lug width as the PO.It is very comfortable. What do you think? It's needs a little more padding, but I kinda like it.Rob

Rolex get your act together!
We need another teaser ASAP!