Is Slowing Demand For Watches In Asia Finally Causing Job Cuts At Swiss Manufactures?
While the?luxury watch fair Watches & Wonders is running at full throttle in Hong Kong, one needs to take a step back to understand how markets in China and other places around the world are affecting the watch market and causing it to adapt and evolve. Even in Hong Kong, strong?pro-democracy protests have been under way, in what some refer to as "the worst unrest since the territory's 1997 handover from Britain," according to Reuters. At the same time, news released from TAG?Heuer (the largest watch company in the LVMH luxury conglomerate) announced earlier this week it is cutting jobs in its watch manufacturing facilities. We believe that this news is strongly linked to the?slowing demand from?the "Asian watch capital," and China overall.According to official Swiss statistics, Hong Kong alone accounted for?nearly 20% of all Swiss watch exports in value, more than the USA and Germany combined �C and with that in mind, it is easy to see why this has been urging TAG Heuer to undertak

AP Fever
Long time Rolex Fan boy here, but recently started to get into AP. Been trying out a lot of models. Even a 37mm Diamond Bezel.

Can I pull off 44mm ROO (6.5" wrist)
Ladies and Gents... I apologize for the pic overload but need your honest opinions. Have owned bigger watches Panerai and Bell and Ross (44-45mm) in my younger years early 20s and now in my mid 30s my tastes have changed to smaller watches and have just Rolexes and Pateks (38.5-41mm). Have always wanted an AP but did not like the fit of the lugs of the Classic Royal Oak design on my small wrists so always seemed to pass. I love the look of The AP 44mm ROOs but just wonder if it is too darn big for my wrist. Our AP expert Paul has told me repetitively if you change to a short strap on the 44mm ROO the watch will fit great on a smaller wrist. Here are some pics I took of me trying on the 44mm Ceramic ROO at Bal Harbour. And the last pics are of a Sales Associates FC ROO with a short strap he let me try on and it does make a difference. For whatever reason the FC ROO looks bigger on me. If I can pull off the size would be deciding between the 44mm Ceramic or 44mm RG. Thanks in ad

5140 day change oddity
I have only just had the time (no pun intended) to start enjoying my recently acquired 5140G, and have noticed an oddity. The day changes at around 11.30pm, rather than waiting until midnight, although I believe that the date does not change until midnight. Is that normal with this movement ?

Some Rolex Basel news
I've heard Rolex will show their news at Wed in next week. Sorry I'm not allowed to post what it is.