WATCH GIVEAWAY: Minus-8 Layer Automatic
This month on watches-dealer, you can enter for a chance to win a timepiece by the new San Francisco, California-based watch company Minus-8 (referring, of course, to GMT-8 as the time zone of San Francisco). The watch is called the Layer, and it combines a hip modern design with a Japanese automatic mechanical movement. Further, the Minus-8 Layer watch has an NFC-enabled silicon strap which includes a "near field communication" chip that allows the watch to interact with smartphones and other devices.There are a range of things that NFC in a watch can be used for. One good example, is allowing the watch to "unlock" a phone when it is in near proximity to it. There are currently four available versions of the Minus-8 Layer watch. Each comes in a steel case colored different with PVD coating applications. The case is 45mm wide, with a sapphire crystal, and 100 meters of water resistance.Inside the Layer watch is a Japanese automatic mechanical movement which is visible through a transpa

Incoming....first Patek
Happy New Year's everyone--I apologize for the length of this one. After much deliberation and debate I'm happy to announce that I am the proud owner of a new Patek Philippe 5711. Fortunately here in Hong Kong they are quite easy to source so once my mind was made up it only took a few hours to locate. Special thanks to Soly (Soly20) and Dan (dddrees) for their words of enabling wisdom , as well as the beautiful pics posted by HL65, Kilyung, martinr (though I think he may have sold his), and CWIN to name a few Also, this wouldn't be possible without Jorge's (JorgeCCW) less is more philosophy that I applied in funding this purchase. You may not agree with the 5711 but I definitely feel good about letting go of some of the others and adding a keeper. Thanks, Jorge! I wanted to highlight one brilliant thing about the Nautilus that I haven't heard mentioned��the chameleon effect this watch has where it picks up/reflects the colors that it is surrounded by (i.e. the shirt you are wearing

Patek ref. 3448 with Tiffany Dial Up for Auction
This very rare Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar with Moon Phases and Tiffany & Co. marked dial will be up for auction next month. Fascinating piece.

New PAM 312 - Is this too big for me? lol
Hi all, I just purchased my PAM 312 about a 3 weeks ago. Been wearing it and i love it but keep asking if i should've gone with the 42mm. What do you guys think?

Engraved
In what year Rolex started the engraved rehaut in the model 116520?