Breaking News: Steel Patek 5016 At Only Watch Sells For 7.3M CHF, Becomes The Highest Priced Wristwatch Of All Time
If you’ve been following HODINKEE lately, you probably know that this is a big weekend in the watch auction world. And the watch that has probably attracted the most attention is Patek Philippe’s contribution for Only Watch, a piece unique 5016 in steel. Why? Because, as Jack alludes to here, there has been a widespread consensus that if the right elements came together, this watch could become one of the highest priced wristwatches of all time. 1 OF 2 Patek Phillipe for Only Watch 2015 ADVERTISEMENT Well, the hammer just dropped on the Patek and we have the result. After back and forth bidding between two phone bidders for the last 2 Million CHF, the watch sold to a phone bidder in English (probably from the UK, based on the fact that Paul Maudsley was the Phillips employee taking the bid), and the final price was 7,300,000 Swiss Francs (CHF), which makes it the #1 wristwatch of all time!  A very strong result that shows

Advice: Purchasing my first AP
So I have zero background in APs, as I have always been a Rolex / Panerai owner for a while. I have been looking very closely at a AP Survivor being sold at watchuwant - I just love the aesthetics of the watch in every way. My wife says it looks like a casio g shock and thats what I want, something that can be easily confused for a 99$ watch by some and recognized as a amazing watch by a few. I realize this is about post is extremely general and I hope you excuse me for my ignorance. I have parsed through several topics but I just wanted the more experienced AP ROO guys and if possible guys that own the Survivor to give me some of their thoughts and opinions relative to comfort as a daily watch, resistance to damage, scratching of the coating, resale, or anything else that would be relevant to understand before I swipe a credit card. Once again apologies for topic that is as deep as it is wide. I have looked through the stickies and read several posts in TRF about AP and ROOs but not

It Arrived from DAVIDSW
It finally arrived!!!!

Purchasing my first Omega tomorrow!
I'm quite excited! I originally wanted a Rolex GMT Master II Ceramic but just couldn't justify the price. My job has me traveling constantly and I really wanted the GMT function on a watch that goes well with any wardrobe. I had always loved the Planet Ocean and was just about ready to pull the trigger until I came across a brand new 2538.20 Seamaster GMT tucked away in the corner of the display case! I instantly fell in love. It has everything I was looking for functionality-wise, and looks killer. I'm headed back in the morning to complete the transaction and get it sized, so hopefully no one beats me to the punch.

Got my 16200 back from Rolex service... and it's super-broken :(
Really disappointing. I got it back two weeks ago and wore it virtually 24/7 without issue. I was amazed at the condition they sent it back in (it looked brand new).I was sick this past weekend, so it sat on my nightstand, which meant it needed a re-wind this morning.At around 2pm I noticed the date was off; it had jumped ahead a day. No biggie, I'll just wind it back, I thought. As I wound it back, the date switched at 7:55pm, rather than ~12:00! Uh oh. It also slowly crawled the date backwards, then snapped, as I wound the time over a two-hour span, rather than just snapping at a specific time. It was then that I realized the watch is actually running super-slow. I've lost approximately two hours since this morning (it was reading 12pm when it was actually 2pm).I called them and now I have to send it back.It's awfully disappointing to get a watch back from the official Rolex service after six weeks only for it to have these issues, especially after paying $1K to get it fully serviced