Tourbillon Watches In A Nutshell; Expensive, Fun To Watch, Serve Little Purpose
If you know all about tourbillon watches, then none of this should be surprising or new to you. If you don't, you might have a couple of outstanding questions as to what a tourbillon is, why prestigious watch makers say you should want one, and why they are so expensive. This article is not going to be an in-depth analysis or explanation as to how a tourbillon works in detail, or all the different flavors, but it will shed enough light on the topic for you to participate intellectually in any topic related conversation.The tourbillon has been around for a long time and was patented by watch making master Abraham Louis Breguet in (who founded Breguet watches that is still around today and owned by the Swatch Group) in 1795 and patented 1801. That patent has long since expired. Tourbillon is French for "whirlwind." This is because the mechanism literally spins on itself. Breguet's ideas was essentially to house a clock within a clock. While this characterization is a bit off realistica

new MK2 chrono in Las Vegas
the Omega store in the Bellagio has a new one in stock. it's gorgeous. FYI

5146
Greetings TRF,After waiting and thinking about it for a little while I've decided to make another review of a Patek Philippe watch, I hope you will find this one interesting as I am about to talk about a piece that I consider to be one of the all-time classics from the brand: the Patek Philippe 5146.The case: With a 39mm diameter it is a tad on the bigger size side, a lot would agree that it is perfect since larger watches are very popular nowadays and it allows the owner to put this timepiece on his wrist to fit every attire and for a lot of occasions. Having tried similar cases myself and despite being a smaller watches enthusiast I can only agree with those people, the watch seems to have a lot of presence on the wrist but remains very elegant with its lugs smoothly coming out of the case, there isn't a single rough cut on this watch and that is what makes it a versatile and timeless piece.The dial: Rather unique when compared to both watches with similar or different complications,

Rolex purchase issue - Need advice on what to do now
Yesterday I posted an incoming thread for a SS Daytona that I was very excited to receive, but today I need advice from the forum.When I purchased the Daytona it was described as a 2007 Daytona and in March 2018 had an extensive refurb/service at RSC in the UK. Bezel, dial, hands, glass and crown were replaced. Watch came with box, original document with perforated serial number and 2 year Rolex warranty.The document states the watch was sold in 2007 (hand written) however, the serial number has the letter P at the beginning which means it was produced in 2000.So what I thought was an 11 year old watch, may actually be 18 years old according to a friend who knows these things.I find it hard to believe that it was lying around unsold for 7 years!!!I can return the watch within 14 days of purchase.What should I do?Thanks in advance.

Duty fees when buying a watch duty free at airport and bringing back to US?
I'm planning on finally pulling the trigger and buying a new Rolex GMT 2. I live in California which has a fairly high sales tax rate of about 8.5%. I'm thinking of either buying the watch in another state and seeing if they will ship it to me without charging sales tax, or buying the watch at an airport duty free and then bringing it back into the U.S. I travel a lot and I'm thinking of maybe going through Schipol in Amsterdam to buy the watch.My question is does anybody have an idea what the duty would be when bringing it back into the U.S.? I've done a lot of research but haven't been able to find a reliable answer. I know most people say to just ship the box and then wear it on your wrist and don't declare it. It's not worth the risk for me. Knowing my luck, they would catch me and I don't want that on my record so I'm searched overtime I enter the country.Thanks for any help!