AD in Jamaica
How's it going fellas?I'm in Jamaica for the next week...any suggestions? I plan to see the AP AD here, but find them to expensive...better deals here for BNIB

Re : AP Ceramic Pieces being discontinued?
I have just heard from my AD that AP is discontinuing / stopping production of AP Ceramic pieces such as the AP Ceramic Diver and AP ROO 44mm. Any one else received news about this? As some of you might know, AP outsource the actual production / fabrication of the ceramic pieces to 3rd party as ceramic is very hard to machine. The added time and cost esp to make them to AP's specification and finishing makes it not worthwhile as it will mean selling ceramic pieces at a price level near equivalent to RG pieces to break even. That's what I heard anyway.

Blue 300m SMP on NATO?
Anyone have any pics? I'm thinking of buying a grey one. I've found a couple of places to purchase them online through recommendations on the forum, but i'm not quite sure of the lug size. 22mm?

Poll time
5146R vs 5396r v 5205r (white dial) These are 3 I'm considering getting my father for father's day. He is a relatively hip man with more modern tastes. Currently he has a 5170G and that's it (a gift from my mother). I believe his wrist is 7.25 but that doesn't really matter. I feel the 5205R is the most dressy and kind of cool with the lugs and dial, really a special piece to look at. The day, date, month are easy to read (but the 24h indicator seems useless)The 5146R is classic looking and the sub dials are nice rather than have a digital display....the power reserve is nice for a man like him.The 5396R is pretty slick, I could see him liking the clean contemporary look. Just want some input, I'm going to take him to the AD and he will ultimately have the last say but I can sway him one way or the other as he's a very indecisive man (the 5170 was bought going in thinking he was going to get a 5960P...so yeah he can always change his mind). But a calendar is what he says he wants. Annu

Can I pull this off?
Ok, here we go, Ruud Van Indecisive strikes again. I was passing the OP boutique and it was rude not to call in for a mooch. I guess I want to be sure before pulling the trigger on my final PAM. My man pulled out a couple of divers and my eye was really caught by the 389 and 615. The added bonus of these references is the ceramic bezel; personally, I would avoid the new 692 on the basis of a non-ceramic bezel. I like the quirkiness of the Flyback but it bothers me not having a date. In comes the 389, which has a date. I would love either of them and both are very different to what I already have. The 389 is about S$8,000 cheaper (GB��4,500, US$5,600), which is a factor but no deal breaker. What puts me off the 615 is the significant extra service cost and the possibility of the chrono hands becoming misaligned over time. Anyhoo, what you guys think? Firstly, can I pull off a 47mm diver and which one looks the business?