Jacob & Co. Lord Of The Bling Dances His Way Into Jail; No, Not For Selling Fugly Watches
Tragedy ensues in many communities as watch maker and jeweler Jacob & Co. founder Jacob Arabov will be sent to prison for 30 months. The crime was essentially laundering drug money and lying to law enforcement while providing false documents. Arabov's organized crime client "The Black Mafia Family" (this is what they are called and I am not sure if it is a literal statement, but I feel bad for their lack of creativity if it is) seemed to entrust "Jacob the Jeweler" with lots of drug money. Naturally, you'd give illicit money to the jeweler to entrust right? He'll just put your money into high yield precious gems. Arabov did anyone would do, defer to a big client when 100s of millions of dollars are at stake. I honestly feel bad for the guy, stuck between a rock (diamond) and a hard place (more diamonds). He probably felt like he didn't have much of a choice.It is no secret that bling happy hip hop stars often lack what I personally would describe as good taste. A few years ago, the

Incoming!!! a little late...
so I forgot to do an incoming and to be honest, it's already arrived, but later when I can upload the pics I will do a reveal!

Looking at vintage Speedmaster Pro- what to look for?
Hey,Now that I've got a Planet Ocean; I've been bitten by the bug...I saw a vintage Speedmaster Pro the other day at the local Jeweler... Priced 1975 it was a caliber 861 movement. The person there didn't know too much about it but gave me the email of the watch guy. What questions should I be asking; what should I be looking for. It looked like it was in quite nice shape....thanks!drccw

If you could would you still Daytona?
Posts in the Singapore AD Daytona thread got me wondering. If the 500C were as available as other Daytona's would so many people still want it?

Will the BLNR hype die down?
Hi guys,Got my BLNR arriving tomorrow and i'm super happy, although i have paid well over ��RRP from a reputable Pre-Owned' dealer. 2017 model unworn with stickers intact.Now my worry is with me paying ��1000 over sticker price, what if the so called hype dies off for the BLNR? What if supply starts to meet demand in the near future? Will i regret paying so much?Obviously at the moment any SS sports models are extremely hard to come by at AD's, but how long will it be like this? I guess nobody really knows...